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Stray Cat Strut

Stray Cats
ChordsKeyCmadvanced132 BPM
★4.8(662)

Chords in this song14

Intro

Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm N.C. N.C. N.C.

Instrumental

        

Pre-Verse

Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo

Verse

Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence.    
Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent.    
Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm N.C. N.C.
I'm flat broke but I don't care, I strut right by with my tail in the air.

Chorus

Stray cat strut I'm a ladies cat, I'm a feline Casanova hey man that's that.
Fm Eb Db C7 Fm N.C. N.C.
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man. Get my dinner from a garbage can.

Instrumental

        

Guitar Solo

Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm (Stop!)(Gtr lick) (Gtr lick)

Bridge

I don't bother chasing mice around. 
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night.

Verse

Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry.
- add 'oo oo' harmonies to above
Wild stray cat you're a real gone guy. I wish I could be as care-free and wild but I
Cm N.C N.C.
got cat class and I got cat style.

Instrumental

        

Walking Bass – 8 bars

                

Guitar Solo – 8 bars

Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm Bb Ab G7 Cm (Stop!)(Gtr lick) (Gtr lick)

Bridge

I don't bother chasing mice around. 
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night.

Verse

Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry.
– add 'oo oo' harmonies
Wild stray cat you're a real gone guy. I wish I could be as care-free and wild but I
Cm N.C. N.C.
got cat class and I got cat style.

Outro

Cm Bb Ab G7 (STOP!) (GUITAR LICK) G A B C

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