Chords for Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut Acoustic

Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Bb

Cm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut Acoustic chords
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[D] Hmm.
Lost in love.
[F] Oh no, you want to do that in the first one.
[N] Is Heart is Alive or That Apple Window, am I going to do that one?
Well, the vocals
that's going to be a little rough.
You want to try it?
Why can't
you know, that one on the record is acoustic.
Yeah, that's true.
Okay, that
yeah, that might be a little rough.
[Dm] Alright, so we got Lost in Love.
We're going to try acoustic.
Why don't we do an old one then?
[N] Let's take Straight Cat and Lost in Love.
Yeah, I'll do the Straight Cat and we'll do the other one.
So you want to do Straight Cat, Straight Cat Strut and like another one?
Yeah.
What, Lost in Love?
[A] Okay.
Can I go to the door?
Sure.
[E] [G]
[Em] [B]
[E]
[A] [Cm] [Gm]
[Fm] [E] [Em]
[N] Probably the problem with that one is
[Ab]
[N] I'm a devil, George.
Oh, me!
You ain't got no more.
[Eb] [N]
You want to hear that one?
Yeah.
Ready, Mac?
Start it off.
A
[Gb] one, two, three, four.
[Bm]
[Bb] [A] [Db] [B] [C]
[G] Oh, shit.
[Gm] [N] We've only played it every nine to twenty years.
Two, a one, two, [F] three, four.
[Bm] [Bb] [A] [Ab] [C]
[F] [B]
[A] [Cm] [Bb] [Gb] [G]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [F]
[C] [Gm] [Ab] [E]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [B]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] [Gm] [Ab] [E]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
[C] I'm walking right by [A] with my tail in the air.
[Fm] Straight [Eb] cat, strut, I'm [C] a
[F] I don't feel [Bbm] like passing over, [Db] hey!
[C]
[F] Get a shoe [Eb] for my head, [Db] they follow me all [C] around.
[N] Grab my dinner from a garbage [A] can.
I [C] don't want to be alone.
[Bb] [Fm] [G]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [G]
I [F] [D] [F] [Bbm] [Eb]
[D] [Eb] [Dm] [Ab]
[G] [D] [Bb] [Db] [G]
[D]
[Dm] [Fm] [Dm] [Fm] [Dm]
[Ebm] [Dm] [Cm] [Gm]
[C] [Ab] [D]
[Gb] [G]
[Cm] [Bb] [Gb]
[E] [Cm] [Bb] [Db] [G]
[C] [Bb] [F] [Em]
[C] [G] [A] [Gb]
[Fm] [G] don't bother [Fm] chasing [D]
flies [C] around.
[Eb] [Cm] [B]
[F] I think [C] I'll be [Fm] anywhere looking for a fly.
[D] I want to [Db] watch the lights, [C] sing [Bb] in the blues.
While the straight [G] cat strut, [C] [Bb] while the straight cat [Ab] strut.
You don't want to sing in [G] the home strut.
[D] I wish [Bb] I could [Ab] be champion [G]
wild, [Ab] but I got cat blasted.
And the guy can't [C] stop.
[Eb] [F] [Gb] [G]
[D] [Cm] [D] [Bb] [C] [G]
[C] [D] [Eb] [F] [Gb] [G]
[C] [D] Yeah.
[Cm] [G] [Gbm] [D]
[Eb] [F] [Ab]
[G] [D] [Eb] [Dm] [Gbm] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Fm] I don't [G] [F] bother [D] chasing flies [Cm] around.
[Eb] Whoa, no!
[E] [F] I think I'll be anywhere [Eb] [Fm] looking for a fly.
[D] I want to see the [G] moonlight, [Em]
[Cm] sing [Bb] in the [C] blues.
While the lady [G] cat strut, [Cm] while [Bb] the straight cat, you're [Ab] a real [G] dumb guy.
[Cm] I wish [Bb] I could be [Ebm] a champion [G]
[D] wild, [C] but I [E] got cat blasted.
And the guy [C] can't stop.
[Db] [Bb] [A] [G] [C] [G] [Cm]
[C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Stray Cats - (Live) Stray Cat Strut chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, Ab, G, Cm and Bb in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 59 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 119 BPM. With the song's key of C Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ [D] Hmm.
Lost in love. _ _ _
_ [F] Oh no, you want to do that in the first one.
[N] Is Heart is Alive or That Apple Window, am I going to do that one?
Well, the vocals_
that's going to be a little rough.
You want to try it?
Why can't_
you know, that one on the record is acoustic.
Yeah, that's true. _ _ _
Okay, that_
yeah, that might be a little rough.
[Dm] Alright, so we got Lost in Love.
We're going to try acoustic.
Why don't we do an old one then?
[N] Let's take Straight Cat and Lost in Love.
Yeah, _ _ I'll do the Straight Cat and we'll do the other one. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So you want to do Straight Cat, _ Straight Cat Strut and like another one?
Yeah.
What, Lost in Love?
[A] Okay.
Can I go to the door?
Sure.
_ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [N] Probably the problem with that one _ is_
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ I'm a devil, George.
Oh, me! _
_ _ You ain't got no more. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You want to hear that one?
Yeah.
_ _ Ready, Mac? _
_ Start it off.
_ A _ _
_ [Gb] _ one, two, three, four.
[Bm] _
[Bb] _ [A] _ [Db] _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ Oh, shit.
[Gm] _ [N] We've only played it every nine to twenty years.
_ _ Two, a one, two, [F] three, four.
[Bm] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [B] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ I'm walking right by [A] with my tail in the air.
[Fm] Straight [Eb] cat, strut, I'm [C] a_
[F] I don't feel [Bbm] like passing over, [Db] hey!
[C] _
_ [F] Get a shoe [Eb] for my head, [Db] they follow me all [C] around.
[N] Grab my dinner from a garbage [A] can.
I [C] don't want to be alone.
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ [G] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [G]
I [F] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Fm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Fm] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Dm] _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[E] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [Gb] _
_ [Fm] _ [G] don't bother [Fm] chasing [D]
flies [C] around.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [B] _
[F] I think [C] I'll be [Fm] anywhere looking for a fly.
[D] I want to [Db] watch the lights, [C] sing [Bb] in the blues.
While the straight [G] cat strut, [C] _ [Bb] while the straight cat [Ab] strut.
You don't want to sing in [G] the home strut.
[D] I wish [Bb] I could [Ab] be champion [G]
wild, [Ab] but I got cat blasted.
And the guy can't [C] stop.
_ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [Cm] _ [D] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Yeah.
_ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [D] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ [Gbm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] I don't [G] [F] bother [D] chasing flies [Cm] around.
_ _ _ [Eb] Whoa, no!
[E] _ [F] I think I'll be anywhere [Eb] _ [Fm] looking for a fly.
[D] I want to see the [G] moonlight, _ [Em] _
[Cm] sing [Bb] in the [C] blues.
While the lady [G] cat strut, [Cm] while [Bb] the straight cat, you're [Ab] a real [G] dumb guy.
[Cm] I wish [Bb] I could be [Ebm] a champion [G]
[D] wild, [C] but I _ [E] got cat blasted.
And the guy [C] can't stop.
_ [Db] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Ready, Set.. 80s album.

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