Chords for The cat came back -- Tex Morton
Tempo:
89.6 bpm
Chords used:
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E
D
B
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [Ab] [A] [E] [A]
[E] Now old Mr.
Johnson [A] had worries of [E] his own.
He had an old yellow cat that wouldn't leave home.
Tried everything he knew to [A] do to keep the cat away.
He took him up to Canada and told him [E] for to stay.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old [A] cat came back.
Thought he was a [D] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E] [A] [E] Now this cat was a terror, so they thought it was the best to give him to a fella who was going out west.
[A] Train ran around a curve and it hit a broken rail.
Not a blessed soul aboard the train lived [E] to tell the tale.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old [A] cat came back.
Thought he was a [Dm] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E]
[A] [E] [A] Now they throwed him in a kennel where the dog [E] was asleep.
And the bones of cats lay piled in a heap.
[A] That kennel burst open and the dog come out the side.
His [E] ears chewed off and holes in his hide.
But the [A] cat came back.
The very next day the old cat came back.
Thought he was [D] a goner, but the cat came [E] back.
[A] He wouldn't stay away.
[E] [A] Oh, [E] they snuck into a shop [A] when the butcher wasn't round.
And they throwed him [E] in the hopper where the meat is ground.
The [A] old cat [E] disappeared with a blood curdling shriek.
[A] And the [E] town's mincemeat tasted furry for a week.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old cat [A] came back.
[D] Thought he was a goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E]
[A] I like this bit.
Now [E] the farmer on [A] the corner said [E] he'd shoot the cat on sight.
Loaded up his gun with nails and dynamite.
He waited in the garden [A] till the cat came around.
[Eb] Seven little pieces of the man [E] was all they found.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [B] the old cat [A] came back.
Thought he was a [D] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E]
[A] How many lives does a cat have?
[E] Well, they put him in a rocket ship [E] heading for the stars.
[A] Got a message back [E] saying landed up on Mars.
[A] Said the men were doing fine and the monkey and the rat.
But they couldn't find a trace of the [E] old yellow cat.
And the [A] cat showed up.
The very next [E] day the old [A] cat came home.
We don't know how he [D] did it, but the cat came [E] back.
[A] He wouldn't stay away.
No, [Gm] he wouldn't [A] stay away.
[E] Now old Mr.
Johnson [A] had worries of [E] his own.
He had an old yellow cat that wouldn't leave home.
Tried everything he knew to [A] do to keep the cat away.
He took him up to Canada and told him [E] for to stay.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old [A] cat came back.
Thought he was a [D] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E] [A] [E] Now this cat was a terror, so they thought it was the best to give him to a fella who was going out west.
[A] Train ran around a curve and it hit a broken rail.
Not a blessed soul aboard the train lived [E] to tell the tale.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old [A] cat came back.
Thought he was a [Dm] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E]
[A] [E] [A] Now they throwed him in a kennel where the dog [E] was asleep.
And the bones of cats lay piled in a heap.
[A] That kennel burst open and the dog come out the side.
His [E] ears chewed off and holes in his hide.
But the [A] cat came back.
The very next day the old cat came back.
Thought he was [D] a goner, but the cat came [E] back.
[A] He wouldn't stay away.
[E] [A] Oh, [E] they snuck into a shop [A] when the butcher wasn't round.
And they throwed him [E] in the hopper where the meat is ground.
The [A] old cat [E] disappeared with a blood curdling shriek.
[A] And the [E] town's mincemeat tasted furry for a week.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old cat [A] came back.
[D] Thought he was a goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E]
[A] I like this bit.
Now [E] the farmer on [A] the corner said [E] he'd shoot the cat on sight.
Loaded up his gun with nails and dynamite.
He waited in the garden [A] till the cat came around.
[Eb] Seven little pieces of the man [E] was all they found.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [B] the old cat [A] came back.
Thought he was a [D] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E]
[A] How many lives does a cat have?
[E] Well, they put him in a rocket ship [E] heading for the stars.
[A] Got a message back [E] saying landed up on Mars.
[A] Said the men were doing fine and the monkey and the rat.
But they couldn't find a trace of the [E] old yellow cat.
And the [A] cat showed up.
The very next [E] day the old [A] cat came home.
We don't know how he [D] did it, but the cat came [E] back.
[A] He wouldn't stay away.
No, [Gm] he wouldn't [A] stay away.
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[Em] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ Now old Mr.
Johnson [A] had worries of [E] his own.
He had an old yellow cat that wouldn't leave home.
Tried everything he knew to [A] do to keep the cat away.
He took him up to Canada and told him [E] for to stay.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old [A] cat came back.
Thought he was a [D] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E] _ _ [A] _ [E] Now this cat was a terror, so they thought it was the best to give him to a fella who was going out west. _
[A] Train ran around a curve and it hit a broken rail.
Not a blessed soul aboard the train lived [E] to tell the tale.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old [A] cat came back.
Thought he was a [Dm] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E] _ _
[A] _ [E] [A] Now they throwed him in a kennel where the dog [E] was asleep.
And the bones of cats lay piled in a heap.
_ [A] That kennel burst open and the dog come out the side.
His [E] ears chewed off and holes in his hide.
But the [A] cat came back.
The very next day the old cat came back.
Thought he was [D] a goner, but the cat came [E] back.
[A] He wouldn't stay away.
[E] _ _ [A] _ Oh, [E] they snuck into a shop [A] when the butcher wasn't round.
And they throwed him [E] in the hopper where the meat is ground.
The [A] old cat [E] disappeared with a blood curdling shriek.
[A] And the [E] town's mincemeat tasted furry for a week.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old cat [A] came back.
[D] Thought he was a goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E] _ _
[A] _ I like this bit.
_ Now [E] the farmer on [A] the corner said [E] he'd shoot the cat on sight.
Loaded up his gun with nails and dynamite. _
He waited in the garden [A] till the cat came around.
[Eb] Seven little pieces of the man [E] was all they found.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [B] the old cat [A] came back.
Thought he was a [D] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E] _ _
[A] How many lives does a cat have?
_ _ [E] Well, they put him in a rocket ship [E] heading for the stars.
[A] Got a message back [E] saying landed up on Mars.
[A] Said the men were doing fine and the monkey and the rat.
But they couldn't find a trace of the [E] old yellow cat.
And the [A] cat showed up.
The very next [E] day the old [A] cat came home.
We don't know how he [D] did it, but the cat came [E] back.
[A] He wouldn't stay away.
No, [Gm] he wouldn't [A] stay away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Now old Mr.
Johnson [A] had worries of [E] his own.
He had an old yellow cat that wouldn't leave home.
Tried everything he knew to [A] do to keep the cat away.
He took him up to Canada and told him [E] for to stay.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old [A] cat came back.
Thought he was a [D] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E] _ _ [A] _ [E] Now this cat was a terror, so they thought it was the best to give him to a fella who was going out west. _
[A] Train ran around a curve and it hit a broken rail.
Not a blessed soul aboard the train lived [E] to tell the tale.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old [A] cat came back.
Thought he was a [Dm] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E] _ _
[A] _ [E] [A] Now they throwed him in a kennel where the dog [E] was asleep.
And the bones of cats lay piled in a heap.
_ [A] That kennel burst open and the dog come out the side.
His [E] ears chewed off and holes in his hide.
But the [A] cat came back.
The very next day the old cat came back.
Thought he was [D] a goner, but the cat came [E] back.
[A] He wouldn't stay away.
[E] _ _ [A] _ Oh, [E] they snuck into a shop [A] when the butcher wasn't round.
And they throwed him [E] in the hopper where the meat is ground.
The [A] old cat [E] disappeared with a blood curdling shriek.
[A] And the [E] town's mincemeat tasted furry for a week.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [E] the old cat [A] came back.
[D] Thought he was a goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E] _ _
[A] _ I like this bit.
_ Now [E] the farmer on [A] the corner said [E] he'd shoot the cat on sight.
Loaded up his gun with nails and dynamite. _
He waited in the garden [A] till the cat came around.
[Eb] Seven little pieces of the man [E] was all they found.
But the cat [A] came back.
The very next day [B] the old cat [A] came back.
Thought he was a [D] goner, but the cat came [B] back.
He [A] wouldn't stay away.
[E] _ _
[A] How many lives does a cat have?
_ _ [E] Well, they put him in a rocket ship [E] heading for the stars.
[A] Got a message back [E] saying landed up on Mars.
[A] Said the men were doing fine and the monkey and the rat.
But they couldn't find a trace of the [E] old yellow cat.
And the [A] cat showed up.
The very next [E] day the old [A] cat came home.
We don't know how he [D] did it, but the cat came [E] back.
[A] He wouldn't stay away.
No, [Gm] he wouldn't [A] stay away. _ _ _ _ _ _