Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Key: 
FF
Difficulty: Intermediate
Theme song from 1970s cartoon, "Josie and the Pussycats." Written by Hoyt Curtin, William Hanna
(under the pseudonym "Denby Williams") and Joseph Barbera (under the pseudonym "Joseph Roland").
Style: 1950s/early 60s fast Blues/Motown Rock
Temp: 154 bpm
Key: FF
Key Changes in Chorus: 
F#F#
Intro:
Bass riff in intro:
C majorC C majorC
|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-2------|----------------------|
|---------------------3-r--|----------------------|
|--------------------------|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Get ready!
Chorus:
FF 
Bb7Bb7 
C7C7
Josie and the Pussy-cats
FF Bb7Bb7 C7C7
Long tails and and ears for hats
FF Bb7Bb7 C7C7
Guitars and sharps and flats
C7C7
Neat, sweet, a groovy song
C7C7 C7C7 Bb7/C
You're invited, come a-long.
FF Bb7Bb7 FF Bb7/N.C.
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|--3-1--------------|----------------------|
|--------3---1------|----------------------|
|----------------4--|--1-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Hurry, Hurry
Verse:
Bb7Bb7 FF
See yall in Persia (Or maybe France)
Bb7Bb7 FF
We could be India (Or perchance)
Bb7Bb7 FF
Be with us in Bangkok, Make no difference
G7G7
We're involved with this or that
C7C7 C7C7
Everywhere the actions at
C#7C#7 (Key change)
Come on along now
Chorus:
F#F# 
B7B7 C#7C#7
Josie and the Pussy-cats
F#F# B7B7 C#7C#7
No time for purrs and pats (Get ready!)
F#F# B7B7 C#7C#7
Won't run when they hear scat (Here we come!)
F#F# F#F# C majorC (Key Change)
Josie and the Pussy-cats
Interlude:
FF |Bb7Bb7 C7C7| x3
C7C7 |C7C7 |
FF Bb7Bb7 FF Bb7/N.C.
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|--3-1--------------|----------------------|
|--------3---1------|----------------------|
|----------------4--|--1-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Hurry, Hurry
Verse:
Bb7Bb7 FF
See yall in Persia (Or maybe France)
Bb7Bb7 FF
We could be India (Or perchance)
Bb7Bb7 FF
Be with us in Bangkok, Make no difference
G7G7
We're involved with this or that
C7C7 C7C7
Everywhere the actions at
C#7C#7
Come on along now
Chorus:
F#F# B7B7 C#7C#7
Josie and the Pussy-cats
F#F# B7B7 C#7C#7
No time for purrs and pats
F#F# B7B7 C#7C#7
Won't run when they hear scat
F#/C# 
E5E5 |F#F# E5E5 F#F# E5E5|F#F#
They're where the plot be-gins.
F#F# E5E5 |F#F# E5E5 F#F# E5E5|F#F#
Come on and watch the good guys win
F#F# 
D#m7D#m7
Josie and the Pussy-cats
B7B7 F#F# C#7C#7
Josie and the Pussy-cats (yeah)
Chorus:
FF 
B#7B#7 C7C7
Josie and the Pussy-cats
FF B#7B#7 C7C7
Josie and the Pussy-cats
FF B#7B#7 C7C7
Josie and the Pussy-cats
C7C7 F#F#
Josie and the Pussy-cats
Repeat to Fade:
