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            [Intro]
Cm    Bb     Ab    G7   Cm  N.C.   N.C.   N.C.
[Instrumental]
Cm    Bb     Ab    G7      Cm    Bb     Ab    G7
[Pre-Verse]
Cm  Bb   Ab G7    Cm Bb    Ab G7     Cm Bb   Ab G7     Cm Bb   Ab G7
Oo  Oo   Oo Oo    Oo Oo    Oo Oo     Oo Oo   Oo Oo     Oo Oo   Oo Oo
[Verse]
Cm               Bb        Ab           G7     Cm       Bb     Ab           G7
Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence.
Cm          Bb             Ab      G7          Cm       Bb     Ab           G7
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]
Fm        Eb          Db     C7         Fm         Eb       Db         C7
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]
Cm Bb   Ab G7   Cm Bb   Ab G7
[Guitar Solo]
Cm Bb   Ab G7   Cm Bb   Ab G7   Cm Bb   Ab G7   Cm (Stop!)(Gtr lick)   (Gtr lick)
[Bridge]
Fm             Fm7            Cm    Cm
I don't bother chasing mice around.
  Fm                   Fm
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
 D7                           G7
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night.
[Verse]
Cm             Bb            Ab        G7
Singin' the blues while the  lady cats cry.
- add 'oo oo' harmonies to above
Cm       Bb              Ab       G7     Cm           Bb    Ab            G7
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]
Cm Bb   Ab G7   Cm Bb   Ab G7
[Walking Bass – 8 bars]
Cm  Bb   Ab G7    Cm Bb    Ab G7     Cm Bb   Ab G7     Cm Bb   Ab G7
[Guitar Solo – 8 bars]
Cm Bb   Ab G7   Cm Bb   Ab G7   Cm Bb   Ab G7   Cm (Stop!)(Gtr lick)   (Gtr lick)
[Bridge]
Fm             Fm7               Cm    Cm
I don't bother chasing mice around.
  Fm                   Fm
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
 D7                           G7
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night.
[Verse]
Cm             Bb            Ab        G7
Singin' the blues while the  lady cats cry.
 – add 'oo oo' harmonies
Cm       Bb              Ab       G7     Cm           Bb    Ab            G7
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 
        
                