Nine Lives Chords by Stray Cats

Tempo:
131.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

Ab

A

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stray Cats - Nine Lives chords
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Hey New York man, I gotta ask you something.
You and me are driving the wrong way down 3rd Avenue.
Do you think you just about had your last chance man?
You know what I'm [G] talking about.
Well I learned one thing.
You know this little Jim?
Yeah but tell me again man.
I'm gonna tell you.
Right here, right now, [Cm] yes.
I got [N] nine lives baby, I just keep on coming back.
I got nine lives baby, I just keep on coming back.
Oh yeah.
I got nine lives, I nearly lost them all.
But each and every time I really had a ball.
I got nine lives baby, [F] I just keep on coming [G] back.
[Cm] [Bb] First time that it happened, [Cm] well [C] how was I to know.
[A] She loved me then she left me, it was a long [Db] long [Abm] time ago.
[A]
Lovers hate to say [G] goodbye [Fm]
[A] like we did.
[G] [F] Don't hang around for me baby, [G] I'm [B] coming back.
[Cm] [G] I [Cm] got nine lives baby, I just keep on coming back.
I got nine lives baby, I just keep on [G] coming back.
[F] [Cm] I got nine lives, I nearly lost them all.
[Ab] But each and every time [Cm] I really had a ball.
I got nine lives baby, [G] I just keep on coming [Cm] [G] back.
[Fm] [Cm] [Ab]
[C]
[Eb] [C] [Eb]
[G] [Fm] [G] [Abm] [Eb]
[C] [Cm] [G] [Cm]
[D] [Fm] [Ab] [B] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Db] I had one other lover to [Dbm] say, but baby I got her stuck on fire.
[Em] She took all [Dbm] of my money honey, [Ab] she'd marry me if [Am] she realized.
[Dbm] For if we got better, [Gbm] we'd watch out for [G] number two.
[Db] [Dbm] That one almost killed him, don't [Ab] you think it might happen [Dbm] to me.
[A] [Dm] [Eb] I got just one [D] life left, I'm gonna live it up.
[Dm]
[Dbm] [Dm] Just one last chance baby, [A] I gotta die this last [Bbm] time.
[Gb] No [Dm] more whiskey, no more wine, no [Gm] more women of [Ab] this type.
[D] [F] [Ab]
[N]
[Fm] They [B] used to kill us, [Bb] [Bbm]
[Gb] now they're [A] slaying [Em] us.
[N]
[A] I'm a fool again.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm]
[C]
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
A
1231
Fm
123111111
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
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To start learning Stray Cats - Nine Lives chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: N, F, Cm, Ab, Cm, G, F, G and Cm. A good strategy is to initiate at 65 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 131 BPM. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ Hey New York man, I gotta ask you something.
_ _ You and me are driving the wrong way down 3rd Avenue.
_ _ Do you think you just about had your last chance man?
_ _ You know what I'm [G] talking about.
_ _ Well I learned one thing.
_ _ _ You know this little Jim?
Yeah but tell me again man.
_ I'm gonna tell you.
_ _ Right here, _ _ right now, _ _ _ [Cm] yes. _ _
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I got [N] nine lives baby, I just keep on coming back. _ _ _ _
I got nine lives baby, I just keep on coming _ back.
Oh yeah. _
_ I got nine lives, I nearly lost them all.
But each and every time I really had a ball.
I got nine lives baby, [F] I just keep on coming [G] back.
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] First time that it happened, [Cm] _ well [C] how was I to know.
_ [A] She loved me then she left me, it was a long [Db] long [Abm] time ago.
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Lovers hate to say [G] goodbye [Fm] _ _ _
[A] like we did.
_ [G] _ [F] Don't hang around for me baby, [G] I'm [B] coming back.
[Cm] _ [G] _ I [Cm] got nine lives baby, I just keep on coming back. _
_ _ _ I got nine lives baby, I just keep on [G] coming back.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] I got nine lives, I nearly lost them all.
[Ab] But each and every time [Cm] I really had a ball.
I got nine lives baby, [G] I just keep on coming [Cm] [G] back. _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Db] I had one other lover to [Dbm] say, but baby I got her stuck on fire.
_ [Em] She took all [Dbm] of my money honey, _ [Ab] _ she'd marry me if [Am] she realized.
_ [Dbm] For if we got better, _ [Gbm] we'd watch out for [G] number two.
[Db] _ _ [Dbm] That one almost killed him, don't [Ab] you think it might happen [Dbm] to me.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] I got just one [D] life left, I'm gonna live it up.
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_ _ _ [Dbm] _ [Dm] _ Just one last chance baby, [A] I gotta die this last [Bbm] time.
_ [Gb] No [Dm] more whiskey, no more wine, no [Gm] more women of [Ab] this _ type. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Fm] They [B] used to kill us, _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] now they're [A] slaying [Em] us.
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[A] I'm a _ fool _ _ again.
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