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Josie And The Pussycats - Theme Song by Cartoons Music

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F

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: F
Key Changes in Chorus: F#


Intro:
Bass riff in intro:

   C                          C
|--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:
F               Bb7   C7
  Josie and the Pussy-cats
F                    Bb7      C7
  Long tails and and ears for hats
F             Bb7        C7
  Guitars and sharps and flats
C7
Neat, sweet, a groovy song
C7              C7     Bb7/C
You're invited, come a-long.

   F         Bb7       F       Bb7/N.C.
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|--3-1--------------|----------------------|
|--------3---1------|----------------------|
|----------------4--|--1-------------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                         Hurry, Hurry


Verse:
Bb7            F
   See yall in Persia (Or maybe France)
Bb7            F
   We could be India (Or perchance)
Bb7              F
   Be with us in Bangkok, Make no difference
G7
We're involved with this or that
C7                        C7
Everywhere the actions at

C#7  (Key change)
Come on along now


Chorus:
F#              B7    C#7
  Josie and the Pussy-cats
F#            B7        C#7
  No time for purrs and pats (Get ready!)
F#               B7        C#7
  Won't run when they hear scat (Here we come!)
F#                  F#    C (Key Change)
Josie and the Pussy-cats


Interlude:
F  |Bb7 C7| x3
C7 |C7    |

   F         Bb7       F       Bb7/N.C.
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|--3-1--------------|----------------------|
|--------3---1------|----------------------|
|----------------4--|--1-------------------|
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                         Hurry, Hurry

Verse:
Bb7            F
   See yall in Persia (Or maybe France)
Bb7            F
   We could be India (Or perchance)
Bb7              F
   Be with us in Bangkok, Make no difference
G7
We're involved with this or that
C7                        C7
Everywhere the actions at

C#7
Come on along now


Chorus:
F#              B7    C#7
  Josie and the Pussy-cats
F#            B7        C#7
  No time for purrs and pats
F#               B7        C#7
  Won't run when they hear scat

F#/C#             E5     |F# E5 F# E5|F#
They're where the plot be-gins.
F#                    E5       |F# E5 F# E5|F#
Come on and watch the good guys win
F#                  D#m7
Josie and the Pussy-cats
B7                  F#    C#7
Josie and the Pussy-cats (yeah)


Chorus:
F               B#7   C7
  Josie and the Pussy-cats
F               B#7   C7
  Josie and the Pussy-cats
F               B#7   C7
  Josie and the Pussy-cats
C7                    F#
  Josie and the Pussy-cats

Repeat to Fade: