Saturday, January 30, 2010

Promised STRAY CAT STRUT Arrangement

When I did a post about songs for a small uke gathering I said I'd post this song later...
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STRAY CAT STRUT – Stray Cats (Rockabilly)

AH Foooeey Google Blogger, my buddy, screwed up all of the chord alignments! I'll be getting back to this to make it clearer soon.
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Am G / F E7 / Am G / F E7 /
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Am G / F E7 / Am G / F E7 / (2X)
Ooo ooo ooo ooo Ooo ooo ooo ooo
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Am G F E7 -------------------------------- /Am G / F E7 /
Black and orange stray cat sittin’ on a fence.
Am G F E7 -------------------------------- /Am G / F E7 /
Ain’t got enough dough to pay the rent.
Am G F E7
I’m flat broke but I don’t care.
Am [STOP]
I STRUT right by with my tail in the air.

Dm C Bb A7
Stray cat strut, I am a ladies cat.
Dm C Bb A7
I’m a feline Casa-nova, hey man that’s that.
Dm C Bb A7
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man.
Dm [STOP]
GET my dinner from a garbage can.
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[INSTRUMENTAL] Am G F E7 (4X Solo)
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[BRIDGE] Dm Am
I don’t bother chasin’ mice around (Oh, No!)
Dm
I strut down the alley lookin’ for a fight
B7 E7
Howlin’ to the moonlight on a hot summer night.
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Am G F E7
Singin’ the blues while the lady cats cry
Am G F E7
Wow, stray cat, you’re a real gone guy.
Am G F E7
I wish I could be as carefree and wild.
Am [STOP]
But I’ve GOT cat class and I’ve got cat style.


[INSTRUMENTAL] Am G F E7 (4X)

REPEAT [BRIDGE] and then LAST VERSE.

[INSTRUMENTAL] Am G F E7 (4X) To Fade Out

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Note: the original is in Cm and a lot more Brian Setzer-ish.

1 comment:

  1. Rockabilly fans (and who isn't?) should like the
    Canadian trio, Cousin Harley, featuring the uber-amazing guitar work of Paul Pigat. Then stop
    by the Official Rockabilly Hall of Fame site for
    even more fun. Go, (stray) Cat, Go!

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