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Song title:      Stray Cat Strut
Original Album:	 The Stray cats

Words and Music by Brian Setzer
Copyright © 1981 Arista Records Inc.
Published by Sony Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
You can play the original chords or play at capo 3 where you might find
the chords easier for an acoustic guitar. In the text below, I've shown
the original chords, but you can map them across to capo 3 chords if you wish.

For capo 3, chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4.




INTRO:
Chords:

No capo        Capo 3
-------        ------
Cm  x35543  /  Am  x02210
Bb7 686766  /  G7  353433
Ab7 464544  /  F7  131211
G7  353433  /  E7  020100


[play: 4/4| Cm  Bb7 | Ab7  G7 |]  [x2]

[play: 4/4| Cm  Bb7 | Ab7  G7 | Cm  Bb7 |]




VERSE1:
Chords:

No capo        Capo 3
-------        ------
Cm  x35343  /  Am  x02210
Bb7 686766  /  G7  353433
Ab7 464544  /  F7  131211
G7  353433  /  E7  020100


| Cm               Bb7      | Ab7          G7    | Cm Bb7 | Ab7 G7 |
  Black and orange stray cat  sittin' on a fence.

| Cm         Bb7        | Ab7      G7  | Cm Bb7 | Ab7 G7
  Ain't got enough dough  pay the rent.

| Cm        Bb7       | Ab7      G7
  I'm  flat broke, but  I  don't care.

| Cm
I strut right by with my tail in the air.



CHORUS:
Chords:

No capo        Capo 3
-------        ------
Fm  133111  /  Dm  x57765
Eb  x6888x  /  C   x35553
Db  x4666x  /  Bb  x1333x
C7  x35353  /  A7  x0222x


| Fm        Eb          | Db      C7
  Stray cat strut, I'm a (Ladies' cat)

   | Fm         Eb             | Db                C7
I'm  feline Casanova (Hey, man,  that's where it's at)

     | Fm          Eb          | Db       C7
Get a  shoe thrown at me from a  mean old man.

| Fm
  Get my dinner from a garbage can.



[GUITAR SOLO over these chords:]

Chords:

No capo        Capo 3
-------        ------
Cm  x35343  /  Am  x02210
Bb7 686766  /  G7  353433
Ab7 464544  /  F7  131211
G7  353433  /  E7  020100


[play: 4/4| Cm Bb7 | Ab7 G7 |]  [x2]

[play: 4/4| Cm Bb7 | Ab7 G7 | Cm |]




BRIDGE:
Chords:

No capo          Capo 3
-------          ------
Fm    133111  /  Dm   x57765
Eb    x6888x  /  C    x35553
D7    x5777x  /  Bb   x1333x
Abm6  x6646x  /  Fm6  x3313x or x5656x
Cm    x35343  /  Am   x02210
Bb7   686766  /  G7   353433
Ab7   464544  /  F7   131211
G7    353433  /  E7   020100



| Fm                            | Cm
  I don't bother chasing mice a - round.

| Fm
I slink down the alley looking for a fight

   | D7                        | Abm6
How -ling to the moonlight on a  hot summer night.

| Cm          Bb7            | Ab7       G7
  Singin' the blues while the  lady cats cry.

| Cm         Bb7          | Ab7       G7
 "Wild stray cat, you're a  real gone guy".

| Cm           Bb7  | Ab7          G7
I wish I could be as  carefree and wild,

     | Cm
but I  got cat class and I got cat style.



[GUITAR SOLO over these chords:]

Chords:

No capo          Capo 3
-------          ------
Cm    x35343  /  Am    x02210
Bb7   686766  /  G7    353433
Ab7   464544  /  F7    131211
G7    353433  /  E7    020100
G7+5  xx3443  /  E7+5  030110


[play: 4/4| Cm Bb7 | Ab7 G7 | Cm Bb7 | Ab7 G7 |]

[play: 4/4| Cm Ab7 G7+5 | Cm Ab7 G7+5 |]  [x3]

[play: 4/4| Cm Ab7 G7+5 | Cm |]



[repeat BRIDGE]



ENDING:

No capo
-------

Lead guitar:
                                                            Ebmaj7
|-----8---------------------------|-------------------------10__________________________________------|
|---------10b_r-8-----------------|-------------------------8___________________________________------|
|-----------------10--8-----------|-------------------------8___________________________________------|
|-------------------------10--8---|-----7---9---10----------8___________________________________------|
|---------------------------------|-10------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 



Capo 3
------

Lead guitar:
                                                            Cmaj7
|-----5---------------------------|-------------------------7___________________________________------|
|---------7b__r-5-----------------|-------------------------5___________________________________------|
|-----------------7---5-----------|-------------------------5___________________________________------|
|-------------------------7---5---|-----4---6---7-----------5___________________________________------|
|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -