Stray Cat Strut

Words & Music:

The Stray Cats

Am G F E [basic riff - originally in Cm]

Am G F E

Black and orange stray cat sitting on a fence.

Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent.

I'm flat broke but I don't care.

Am [n.c.]

I strut right by with my tail in the air.

Dm C Bb A1 [etc.]

Stray cat strut, I'm a ladies' cat.

I'm a feline Casanova. Hey, man, that's that!

Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man.

Dm [n.c.] [back to original riff]

Get my dinner from a garbage can

BRIDGE:

Dm Am Am1 Am Am1 Am

I don't bother chasin' mice around.

I slink down the alley, lookin' for a fight,

B1 E1

Howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night

Am G F E [etc.]

Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry.

Wow, stray cat, you're a real gone guy!

I wish I could be as carefree and wild.

Am [n.c.]

But I got cat class and I got cat style.

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE:

BRIDGE:

LAST VERSE REPRISE:

Guitar tab by unknown tabber. Transposed in Am from original Cm.

INTRO LICK:

e|------------------------------5~---5--------------------------------|

B|------------------------------5~---5---------------------5----3-----|

G|------------------------------5~-----8\7p5-7-5---------5----3-----5-|

D|-----------------------------------------------------6----------4---|

A|-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-2---2-2-------------------------7----------------|

E|-5-5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-0---0-0------------------------------------------|

FIRST SOLO:

e|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------

B|-5-----------------------------------------------------------1-4-3-

G|---7/8\7p5-7-5------------------0h0p-----------0-----------2-------

D|-------------------7-5\3-5-3-5-----------0-1-0---1-0---2\3---------

A|-------------------------------------x\0-------------0-------------

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------

v v v v v ^ v v ^v

-0-0-3-3-1-1-1-0---0-0------------------5------|

-1-1-5-5-3-3-3-3---3-3-----------1-4~-----4-2~-|

-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-1---1-1---------2---------------|

-2-2-5-5-3-3-3-0---0-0-----1-4-----------------|

-----------------------0-3---------------------|

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SECOND SOLO:

v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v^

e|---0--------------0--------------0--------------0-------1----4/5---

B|---1---------1----1---------1----1---------1----1-------1----4/5---

G|---2------2--1----2------2--1----2------2--1----2------22----4/5---

D|-0--------1-0---0--------1-0---0--------1-0---0--------1--0--------

A|-0--------3-----0--------3-----0--------3-----0--------3-----------

E|------0/1-1-0--------0/1-1-0--------0/1-1-0--------0/1-1--0--------

-8--7---5---------------5~---8--7-5-8-7-5-------------5--

-7--6---5-6/-5\---1---0-5~---7--6------------8-7-5-------

-8--7---5-5/-5\--2---1--5~---8--7-------------------7/---

-7--6-----------3---2--------7--6------------------------

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-7/8/7-7-5-----------5~---------|

---------------7---------7-5----|

------------------7-----------7-|

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OUTRO LICK:

e|-------------------------------5---------------------------5555555555555~------5\--|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------5555555555555~------5\--|

G|---------------------------------7/-5-7-5------------------5555555555555~------6\--|

D|--------------------------------------------7-5---4-5-8~-----------------------7\--|

A|-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-2---2-2----------------------7------------------------------7\--|

E|-5-5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-0---0-0-----------------------------------------------------5\--|