Cattanooga Cats Album chords by Cattanooga Cats

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1. Mother May-I

CHORUS:

C majorC       DmDm
Mother, may I? Tell me what to do
FF        G+G   C majorC
Tell me where to go and who to sock it to
FF       C majorC      A minorAm
Mother, may I open up the door
    G+G         C majorC
To the heart of the one I love?

Verse 1:

C majorC
If you may take another big step
FF           C majorC
Closer to the one you love
C majorC
Yes, you may take a giant step
  G+G             C majorC
And sing for joy and shout for love
FF
May I hug her, and may I kiss her
  C majorC         B minorBm   A7A7
And miss her till she comes again?
   D7D7             G+G
She's something more than just a friend
   A minorAm             G+G
I'll love her till the very end

CHORUS:

C majorC       DmDm
Mother, may I? Tell me what to do
FF        G+G   C majorC
Tell me where to go and who to sock it to
FF       C majorC      A minorAm
Mother, may I open up the door
    G+G         C majorC
To the heart of the one I love?

Verse 2:

C majorC
If you may take another big step
  FF           C majorC
Get closer to the one you love
C majorC
Yes, you may take a giant step
  G+G           C majorC
And sing it to the stars above
FF
May I hug her, and may I squeeze her
  C majorC          B minorBm   A7A7
And please her till she comes again?
   D7D7             G+G
She's something more than just a friend
     A minorAm            G+G
Oh, I'll love her till the very end

Ending:

C majorC       DmDm
Mother, may I? Tell me what to do
FF        G+G
Tell me where to go...

2. How did-I ever get so lucky

Verse 1:

E MajorE
How did I ever get so lucky
             F# minorF#m B7B7
To find a boy as sweet as you
  C# minorC#m       F# minorF#m
My lucky star must have been shining
    A augmentedA         BB
And it led me straight to you
  B7B7
Oh oh oh

CHORUS:

E MajorE       A augmentedA   B7B7
How did I ever get so lucky?
E MajorE     A augmentedA  B7B7   E MajorE
How did I ever get so lucky?

Verse 2:

E MajorE
I have known a lot of others
                F# minorF#m B7B7
And they would always treat me bad
C# minorC#m      F# minorF#m
But with you, it's so different
      A augmentedA       BB
'Cause you never make me sad
B7B7
Oh oh oh

CHORUS:

E MajorE       A augmentedA   B7B7
How did I ever get so lucky?
E MajorE     A augmentedA  B7B7   E MajorE
How did I ever get so lucky?

BRIDGE:

A augmentedA
You don't play games
A minorAm
Like all the other boys
  G# minorG#m
To keep me guessing is not your thing
F# minorF#m    A augmentedA   BB  E MajorE
I'm not a puppet on a string

Verse 3:

E MajorE
How did I ever get so lucky
             F# minorF#m B7B7
To find a boy as sweet as you
  C# minorC#m       F# minorF#m
My lucky star must have been shining
    A augmentedA         BB
And it led me straight to you
  B7B7
Oh oh oh

CHORUS:

E MajorE       A augmentedA   B7B7
How did I ever get so lucky?
E MajorE     A augmentedA  B7B7   E MajorE
How did I ever get so lucky?

3. Wait a minute for Country

Verse 1:

FF
Wait a minute for Country
C majorC       FF
before you go away
FF
Wait a minute for Country,
C majorC          FF
hear what he has to say
A#A#
Maybe he didn't mean what he did
FF
Maybe the reasons are better hid, oh!
Wait a minute for Country,
C majorC        FF
let him have his day.

Verse 2:

FF
A augmentedA second chance for Country
C majorC       FF
Would only be fair
FF
A augmentedA second chance for Country
C majorC           FF
Would let him know you care
A#A#
Don't believe all that you always hear
FF
All that you see may be sincere, oh!
Second chance for Country,
C majorC        FF
let him have his day.

Bridge:

A#A#
There he comes walking down the street
FF
Go halfway and then you meet,
G+G
shake his hand and understand
C majorC
he's a good guy too, just like you

Verse 3:

FF
Wait a minute for Country
C majorC       FF
before you go away
FF
Wait a minute for Country,
C majorC          FF
hear what he has to say
A#A#
Maybe he didn't mean what he did
FF
Maybe the reasons are better hid, oh!
Wait a minute for Country,
C majorC        FF
let him have his day.

Coda:

FF
Wait a minute for Country
C majorC        FF
let him have his day
FF
Wait a minute for Country
C majorC        FF
let him have his day


4. My Group Has Too Many Cavities

Intro:

A augmentedA
Do doo doo, do doo doo doo do
Do doo doo, do doo doo doo do

Verse 1:

A augmentedA                  E MajorE
Baby, I'm really feeling down in the dumps
B minorBm                      A augmentedA
My jaws are swollen and you'd think I got the mumps
              A7A7            D MajorD
My dentist looked at me and said "You're in the wrong group"
         A augmentedA        B minorBm       A augmentedA
And now that he's through with me, we're living on soup

Chorus:

       E MajorE
My group has too many cavities, too many cavities
A augmentedA
My group
       E MajorE
My group has too many cavities, too many cavities
A augmentedA
Where did we go wrong?
E MajorE          FF
Too many cavities, too many cavities

Verse 2:

 A#A#                        FF
I brushed with the fluoridized brand of the leading paste
  C minorCm                             A#A#
And when I couldn't brush, I chewed the gum with the flavorful taste
A#A#         F#7A#7         D#D#
Test after test is made, I failed every one
        A#A#        C minorCm     A#A#
I brushed, and brushed, but somehow I never won

Chorus:

       FF
My group has too many cavities, too many cavities
A#A#
My group
       FF
My group has too many cavities, too many cavities
        A#A#
Where did we go wrong?
FF         F#F#
Too many cavities, too many cavities

Ending:

      F#F#
Oh, oh, oh, too many cavities, too many cavities
BB
My group


5. Alee alee oxen free

Chorus:

A augmentedA       E MajorE
Alee Alee Oxen Free,
E7E7       A augmentedA
Come and run on home with me.
           E MajorE
Just be nimble and be quick
E7E7          D MajorD    A augmentedA
We're gonna jump the candlestick.
             E MajorE
Hold me close and hold me tight
E7E7       D MajorD    A augmentedA
Ain't no bears out tonight
             E,
Kick the can and run with me
E7E7       A augmentedA
Alee Alee Oxen Free

Verse 1:

A augmentedA
Hey, little girl
    E MajorE
staring down at me
E7E7
from your window
A augmentedA
can't you see
        E MajorE
it's gonna be a groovy day
E7E7         D MajorD    A augmentedA
Why don't you come out and play
NC
Ah-One-two-three-four
come around and round some more

Chorus:

A augmentedA       E MajorE
Alee Alee Oxen Free,
E7E7       A augmentedA
Come and run on home with me.
           E MajorE
Just be nimble and be quick
E7E7          D MajorD    A augmentedA
We're gonna jump the candlestick.
             E MajorE
Hold me close and hold me tight
E7E7       D MajorD    A augmentedA
Ain't no bears out tonight
             E,
Kick the can and run with me
E7E7       A augmentedA
Alee Alee Oxen Free

Verse 2:

A augmentedA
Hey, little girl,
   E MajorE
don't be afraid
E7E7
this little game
  A augmentedA
for you it's made
          E MajorE
It's gonna be just you and me
E7E7      A augmentedA
no one in the world could see
N.C.
Ah-One-two-three-four
come around and round some more

Chorus:

A augmentedA       E MajorE
Alee Alee Oxen Free,
E7E7       A augmentedA
Come and run on home with me.
           E MajorE
Just be nimble and be quick
E7E7          D MajorD    A augmentedA
We're gonna jump the candlestick.
             E MajorE
Hold me close and hold me tight
E7E7       D MajorD    A augmentedA
Ain't no bears out tonight
             E,
Kick the can and run with me
E7E7       A augmentedA
Alee Alee Oxen Free

A#A#    FF
Alee Alee Oxen Free,
F7F7       A#A#
Come and run on home with me.
           FF
Just be nimble and be quick
F7F7          D#D#  A#A#
We're gonna jump the candlestick.
             FF
Hold me close and hold me tight
F7F7       D#D#   A#A#
Ain't no bears out tonight
             F,
Kick the can and run with me
F7F7       A#A#
Alee Alee Oxen Free


6. Cattanooga cats theme

   A#A#    FF
Jabbadah! Jabbadah!
   A#A# FF
Say Jabbadah!
   A#A#    FF
Jabbadah! Jabbadah!
     FF
Say Jabbadah!

  FF          A#A#  FF
The Cattanooga Cats dont ever purr
G+G         C majorC
They know how, but not what ferr
  A#A#          G+G
The Cattanooga Cats dont go meow
C majorC        C7C7
Wouldnt try, but they know how

A#A#     FF
Doin' their thing
   A#A#    FF
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
    A#A#     FF
They're doin' their thing
   A#A#    FF
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
   A#A#    FF
Doin' their thing
   A#A#    FF
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
  FF          A#A#     FF
The Cattanooga Cats are doin' their thing

A#A#     FF
Doin' their thing
   A#A#    FF
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
    A#A#     FF
They're doin' their thing
   A#A#    FF
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
   A#A#    FF
Doin' their thing
   A#A#    FF
(Jabbadah! Jabbadah!)
  FF          A#A#     FF
The Cattanooga Cats are doin' their thing

   A#A#    FF
Jabbadah! Jabbadah!
  A#A#  FF
Say Jabbadah!
   A#A#    FF
Jabbadah! Jabbadah!
  A#A#  FF
Say Jabbadah!


7. Country Carnival

CHORUS:

A augmentedA
Country carnival, and you and me
B minorBm          D MajorD   E MajorE
Down towards Nashville, Tennessee
A augmentedA
Cotton candy and a ferris wheel
     B minorBm        A augmentedA
A majorA country carnival is how I feel

I:

C majorC         DmDm
It's almost on the riverbed (riverbed)
G+G        C majorC
Kewpie dolls and sugarheads (sugarheads)
E minorEm        A minorAm
All the glitter, all the fun
DmDm        G+G
All the smiles on everyone


CHORUS:

A augmentedA
Country carnival, and you and me
B minorBm          D MajorD   E MajorE
Down towards Nashville, Tennessee
A augmentedA
Cotton candy and a ferris wheel
     B minorBm        A augmentedA
A majorA country carnival is how I feel

II:

C majorC         DmDm
It's almost on the riverbed (riverbed)
G+G        C majorC
Kewpie dolls and sugarheads (sugarheads)
E minorEm        A minorAm
All the glitter, all the fun
DmDm        G+G
All the smiles on everyone

CHORUS:

A augmentedA
Country carnival, and you and me
B minorBm          D MajorD   E MajorE
Down towards Nashville, Tennessee
A augmentedA
Cotton candy and a ferris wheel
     B minorBm        A augmentedA
A majorA country carnival is how I feel
A augmentedA
Country carnival, and you and me
B minorBm          D MajorD   E MajorE
Down towards Nashville, Tennessee
A augmentedA
Cotton candy and a ferris wheel
     B minorBm        A augmentedA
A majorA country carnival is how I feel


7. Johnny Johnny jump up

CHORUS:

C majorC            G+G
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, where you gonna go?
G7G7           C majorC
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, don't you know?
FF          C majorC
Little girl blue is waitin for you
            FF    G+G   C majorC
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, whatcha gonna do?

I:

C majorC
Little Jack Horner sat in a corner
G+G
Always in a hurry to find
G7G7
"What's it gonna be now? What's in it for me now?"
              C majorC
Everything good, but takes time

II:

C majorC            G+G
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, where you gonna go?
G7G7           C majorC
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, don't you know?
FF          C majorC
Little girl blue is waitin for you
            FF    G+G   C majorC
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, whatcha gonna do?

II:

C majorC
Now, Simple Simon was a good pieman
G+G
But he had a problem one day
G7G7
Cooked too many, couldn't sell any
             C majorC
Then he had to give them away

CHORUS:

C majorC            G+G
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, where you gonna go?
G7G7           C majorC
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, don't you know?
FF          C majorC
Little girl blue is waitin for you
            FF    G+G   C majorC
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, whatcha gonna do?

III:

C majorC
Then Henny Penny ran himself skinny
G+G
Yellin' that the sky might fall
G7G7
Everyone knew now, that wasn't true, now
               C majorC
But that didn't save them at all

CHORUS(fading):

D MajorD            A augmentedA
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, where you gonna go?
A7A7           D MajorD
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, don't you know?
G+G          D MajorD
Little girl blue is waitin for you
            G+G    A augmentedA   D MajorD
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, whatcha gonna do?
D MajorD            A augmentedA
Johnny, Johnny jump-up, where you gonna go?
A7A7
Johnny, Johnny...

8. My girlfriend is a witch

I:

A minorAm
Riding high
G# minorG#m        G+G        A minorAm
Leaving trails of smoke across the sky
A minorAm
On a broom
G# minorG#m      DmDm       A augmentedA
Glad that I am safe within my room
DmDm    C#C#     F#F#  A minorAm
I know my girlfriend is a witch

II:

A minorAm
Smoke fills the air
 G# minorG#m     G+G       A minorAm
I think I hear foosteps on my stair
A minorAm
Coming near
  G# minorG#m         DmDm      A augmentedA
Her thoughts are telling me that she's here'
DmDm    C#C#     F#F#  A minorAm
I know my girlfriend is a witch
DmDm    C#C#     F#F#  A minorAm
I know my girlfriend is a witch

III:

A minorAm
What a fate
 G# minorG#m      G+G      A minorAm
A augmentedA worshipper of magic for a date
A minorAm
But tonight
G# minorG#m    DmDm        A augmentedA
I become a warlock just for spite
DmDm    C#C#     F#F#  A minorAm
I know my girlfriend is a witch

9. My birthday suit

Chorus:

C majorC            FF
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
C majorC        G+G
A minorAm I cute in my birthday suit?
C majorC            FF
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
G+G            C majorC
I'm just crazy 'bout my birthday suit.

Verse 1:

C majorC         FF
Out in the party, it's my birthday
C majorC        G+G
Lots of presents for me today
C majorC        FF
But most of all, i wanna show
  G+G
the present for the roar that loves me so, tell me

Chorus:

C majorC            FF
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
C majorC        G+G
A minorAm I cute in my birthday suit?
C majorC            FF
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
G+G            C majorC
I'm just crazy 'bout my birthday suit.

Verse 2:

D MajorD      G+G
It's divine, it's all mine
D MajorD       A augmentedA
It's a beaut' my summer suit
D MajorD       G+G
An attraction in any crowd
A augmentedA
My birthday suit makes me feel so proud, tell me

Chorus:

C majorC            FF
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
C majorC        G+G
A minorAm I cute in my birthday suit?
C majorC            FF
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
G+G            C majorC
I'm just crazy 'bout my birthday suit.
C majorC            FF
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
C majorC        G+G
A minorAm I cute in my birthday suit?
C majorC            FF
How do you like me in my birthday suit?
G+G            C majorC
I'm just crazy 'bout my birthday suit.


10. Merry go round

Verse 1:

A augmentedA        D MajorD      A augmentedA       D MajorD
Children on the playground, watching merry-go-round
A augmentedA        D MajorD      A augmentedA        F#F#
Grabbing for the brass ring, laughing at the plaything
B minorBm       E MajorE           A augmentedA    D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round

Chorus:

A augmentedA            B minorBm   E minorEm        A augmentedA
How can you tell a carousel the world cannot stay happy
         D MajorD     E MajorE       A augmentedA    D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Better go 'round, let her go 'round, merry-go-round

Verse 2:

A augmentedA         D MajorD     A augmentedA       D MajorD
Children, how you do sound, yelling "merry-go-round"
A augmentedA         D MajorD    A augmentedA        F#F#
Soon enough you'll grow up, moments start to show up
B minorBm       E MajorE           A augmentedA
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round

Chorus:

A augmentedA            B minorBm   E minorEm         A augmentedA
How can you tell a carousel the blue skies may turn cloudy?
         D MajorD     E MajorE        A augmentedA  D MajorD
Better go 'round, let her go 'round, merry-go-round

Bridge:

A augmentedA      C# minorC#m F#F#  BB
Children go downtown and forget merry-go-round
B minorBm        E MajorE       A augmentedA      D MajorD    E MajorE
Soon enough will come December, and then you shall remember
 D MajorD   E MajorE     D MajorD     E MajorE       A augmentedA    D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Better go 'round, let her go 'round, merry-go-round

Verse 3:

A augmentedA        D MajorD      A augmentedA       D MajorD
Children on the playground, watching merry-go-round
A augmentedA        D MajorD      A augmentedA        F#F#
Grabbing for the brass ring, laughing at the plaything
B minorBm       E MajorE           A augmentedA    D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round

Bridge:

A augmentedA      C# minorC#m F#F#  BB
Children go downtown and forget merry-go-round
B minorBm        E MajorE       A augmentedA      D MajorD    E MajorE
Soon enough will come December, and then you shall remember
 D MajorD   E MajorE     D MajorD     E MajorE       A augmentedA    D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Better go 'round, let her go 'round, merry-go-round

Verse 4:

A augmentedA        D MajorD      A augmentedA       D MajorD
Children on the playground, watching merry-go-round
A augmentedA        D MajorD      A augmentedA        F#F#
Grabbing for the brass ring, laughing at the plaything
B minorBm       E MajorE           A augmentedA    D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round
A augmentedA        D MajorD      A augmentedA       D MajorD
Children on the playground, watching merry-go-round
A augmentedA        D MajorD      A augmentedA        F#F#
Grabbing for the brass ring, laughing at the plaything
B minorBm       E MajorE           A augmentedA    D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Merry-go-round, merry-go-round, merry-go-round
A augmentedA        D MajorD      A augmentedA       D MajorD
Children on the playground, watching merry-go-round
A augmentedA        D MajorD      A augmentedA        F#F#

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