Stray Cat Blues
Ton : EEnglish
AI hear the Gclick-clack of your feDet on the stairs,C A
AI know you're Gno scare-eyed honeyD. C A
AThere'll be a Gfeast if you just comDe upstairs, but
EIts no hanging matter, It's no capital crime.
AYes I can sGee that you're fiDfteen years old. C A
ANo I don't waGnt your i.Dd. C A
AYes I can sGee that you're so farD from home, but
EIts no hanging matter, Its no capital crime.
EOh yGeah, you're a strange stray cat
GOh yDeah, don'tcha scratch like that
DOh yAeah, you're a strange stray cat, I bet
EBet your mama don't know ya scream like that
EI bet your mother don't know that you spit like that.
AYou look so Gweird and you're so, so Dfar from home C A
ABut you Greally miss your moDther C A
ADon't look so Gscared I'm not no maDd-brained bear, but
EBut its no hanging matter It's no capital crime, oh yeah...G D A E
EI bet your mama don't know that you scratch like that
EI bet your mother don't know you bite like that.
AYou say you got a frGiend, and she's wiDlder than you C A
AWhy don't you brGing her upstDairs C A
AIf she's so wGild then she can joDin in too
EIts no hanging matter It's no capital crime
EOh yGeah, you're a strange stray cat
GOh yDeah, don'tcha scratch like that
DOh yAeah, you're a strange stray cat
EI bet your mama don't know you can bite like that
EI bet she never saw ya scratch my back