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Stray Cat Tab by Donnie Iris

Stray Cat tab by Donnie Iris

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Intro:
e|----0------0--------0-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------|
B|------0------0----0---0---0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0--------|
G|--4------2-------2-------2-------4--------2--------2--------2--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   C#m7     F#m                       C#m7     F#m
e|------0-------0--------0-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0-------|
B|----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0----0---0-----|
G|--4-------2-------2--------2--------4--------2--------2--------2-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
         C#m7 F#m                              C#m7 F#m
e|-------4----2--------------------------------4----2------------------------|
B|-------5----2--------------------------------5----2------------------------|
G|-------4----2--------------------------------4----2------------------------|
D|-------6----4--------------------------------6----4------------------------|
A|-------4----4--------------------------------4----4------------------------|
E|------------2-------------------------------------2------------------------|
          One day he's at your backdoor         Scratching your lace veneer

         C#m7 F#m                              C#m7 F#m
e|-------4----2--------------------------------4----2------------------------|
B|-------5----2--------------------------------5----2------------------------|
G|-------4----2--------------------------------4----2------------------------|
D|-------6----4--------------------------------6----4------------------------|
A|-------4----4--------------------------------4----4------------------------|
E|------------2-------------------------------------2------------------------|
          He's hunting for a sweet bird        And now he's looking here

          F#m E                             F#m E
e|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
B|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
G|--------2---1-----------------------------2---1----------------------------|
D|--------4---2-----------------------------4---2----------------------------|
A|--------4---2-----------------------------4---2----------------------------|
E|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
           He'd like to sink his claws in    Rip the flesh from the bone now

          F#m E                             F#m E
e|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
B|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
G|--------2---1-----------------------------2---1----------------------------|
D|--------4---2-----------------------------4---2----------------------------|
A|--------4---2-----------------------------4---2----------------------------|
E|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
            Any place he crawls in             Is a place called home

Chorus:
   C#m             B                    C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4----------------------4--4-----4---4---0-----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4--------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4------------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2--------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (Don't feed)    (Feed the stray cat) He knows the way back home (Don't complain that)

   C#m             B                       C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4-------------------------4--4-----4---4---0----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4-----------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4-----------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2-----------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (He knows the place that he can lay back) He knows the way back home (Don't look way back)

Verse 2:
         C#m7 F#m                              C#m7 F#m
e|-------4----2--------------------------------4----2------------------------|
B|-------5----2--------------------------------5----2------------------------|
G|-------4----2--------------------------------4----2------------------------|
D|-------6----4--------------------------------6----4------------------------|
A|-------4----4--------------------------------4----4------------------------|
E|------------2-------------------------------------2------------------------|
          Women like pretty flowers              Bursting with nectar sweet

         C#m7 F#m                              C#m7 F#m
e|-------4----2--------------------------------4----2------------------------|
B|-------5----2--------------------------------5----2------------------------|
G|-------4----2--------------------------------4----2------------------------|
D|-------6----4--------------------------------6----4------------------------|
A|-------4----4--------------------------------4----4------------------------|
E|------------2-------------------------------------2------------------------|
          He'll drift among the flowers         Just like a busy bee

          F#m E                             F#m E
e|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
B|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
G|--------2---1-----------------------------2---1----------------------------|
D|--------4---2-----------------------------4---2----------------------------|
A|--------4---2-----------------------------4---2----------------------------|
E|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
           He wants to sting you cleanly       Aww he likes you honey

          F#m E                             F#m E
e|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
B|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
G|--------2---1-----------------------------2---1----------------------------|
D|--------4---2-----------------------------4---2----------------------------|
A|--------4---2-----------------------------4---2----------------------------|
E|--------2---0-----------------------------2---0----------------------------|
            Wants you in his pocket            Just like his paper money

Chorus:
   C#m             B                    C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4----------------------4--4-----4---4---0-----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4--------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4------------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2--------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (Don't feed)    (Feed the stray cat) He knows the way back home (Don't complain that)

   C#m             B                       C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4-------------------------4--4-----4---4---0----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4-----------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4-----------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2-----------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (He knows the place that he can lay back) He knows the way back home (Don't look way back)

      C#m             B                    C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4----------------------4--4-----4---4---0-----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4--------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4------------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2--------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (Don't feed)    (Feed the stray cat) He knows the way back home (Don't complain that)

   C#m             B                       C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4-------------------------4--4-----4---4---0----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4-----------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4-----------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2-----------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (He knows the place that he can lay back) He knows the way back home (Don't look way back)

 Interlude:
    E      F#m      E       F#m        E     F#m E
e|--0---0---2-------0---0---2------2---0-----2---0------|
B|--0---0---2-------0---0---2------2---0-----2---0------|
G|--1---1---2-------1---1---2------2---1-----2---1------|
D|--2---2---4-------2---2---4------4---2-----4---2------|
A|--2---2---4-------2---2---4------4---2-----4---2------|
E|--0---0---2-------0---0---2------2---0-----2---0------|

Chorus:
   C#m             B                    C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4----------------------4--4-----4---4---0-----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4--------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4------------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2--------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (Don't feed)    (Feed the stray cat) He knows the way back home (Don't complain that)

   C#m             B                       C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4-------------------------4--4-----4---4---0----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4-----------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4-----------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2-----------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (He knows the place that he can lay back) He knows the way back home (Don't look way back)

   C#m             B                    C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4----------------------4--4-----4---4---0-----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4--------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4------------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2--------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (Don't feed)    (Feed the stray cat) He knows the way back home (Don't complain that)

   C#m             B                       C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4-------------------------4--4-----4---4---0----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4-----------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4-----------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2-----------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (He knows the place that he can lay back) He knows the way back home (Don't look way back)

   C#m             B                    C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4----------------------4--4-----4---4---0-----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4--------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4------------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2--------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (Don't feed)    (Feed the stray cat)                          (Don't look way back
   C#m             B                       C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4-------------------------4--4-----4---4---0----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4-----------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4-----------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2-----------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (He knows the place that he can lay back) He knows the way back home (Don't look way back)

   C#m             B                    C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4----------------------4--4-----4---4---0-----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4--------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4------------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4------------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2--------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   (Don't feed)    (Feed the stray cat)                          (Don't look way back

   C#m             B                       C#m              A    B
e|--4-----4-4-4--4-------------------------4--4-----4---4---0----------------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4-----------------------5--5-----5---5---2----4-----------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4-----------------------6--6-----6---6---2----4-----------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2-----------------------4--4-----4---4---0----2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 (He knows the place that he can lay back)                        (Don't look way back)

   C#m             B             (fade)
e|--4-----4-4-4--4----------------------|
B|--5-----5-5-5--5-4--------------------|
G|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------|
D|--6-----6-6-6--6-4--------------------|
A|--4-----4-4-4--4-2--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
   (Don't feed)    (Feed the stray cat)

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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