The Cat Came Back

{name: Intro} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 (x14) {name: Verse 1} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Now old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 He had a yellow cat that wouldn't leave his home, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 He tried and he tried to get that cat away, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Gave it to a man going far away. {name: Chorus} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, the very next day, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The cat came back, they thought she was a goner, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away. {name: Verse 2} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Now the man around the corner swore he'd k*ll the cat on sight, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 He loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamite, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 He waited and he waited for the cat to come around, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Ninety-seven pieces of the man is all they found. {name: Chorus} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, the very next day, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The cat came back, they thought she was a goner, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away. {name: Verse 3} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Gave it to a little boy with a dollar note, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Told him for to take it up the river in a boat, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 They tied a rope around its neck it must've weighed a pound, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Now they drag the river for the little boy that's drowned. {name: Chorus} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, the very next day, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The cat came back, they thought she was a goner, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away. {name: Verse 4} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Gave it to man going up in a balloon, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Told him for to take it to the man on the Moon, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The balloon came down about 90 miles away, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Where he is now, I dare not say. {name: Chorus} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, the very next day, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The cat came back, they thought she was a goner, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away. {name: Verse 5} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 They gave it to a man going way out west, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Told him for to take it to the one he loved the best, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 First, the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale. {name: Chorus} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, the very next day, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The cat came back, they thought she was a goner, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away, way, way, way {name: Verse 6} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Away across the ocean he did send the cat at last, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Vessel out alone today taking water fast, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 People all began to pray the boat began to toss, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 A great big gust of wind came by and every soul was lost. {name: Chorus} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, the very next day, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The cat came back, they thought she was a goner, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away. {name: Verse 7} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 On a telegraph wire, sparrows sitting in a bunch, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The cat was feeling hungry, thought she'd like them for a lunch, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Climb softly up the pole, when she reached the top, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Put her foot in the electric wire, which tied her in a knot. {name: Chorus} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, the very next day, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The cat came back, they thought she was a goner, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away. {name: Verse 8} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Now the cat was a possessor of a family of its own, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Seven little kittens till there came a cyclone, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 Blew the house all apart and tossed the cats around, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The air was full of kittens and not a one was found. {name: Chorus} A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, the very next day, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 The cat came back, they thought she was a goner, A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 A#5 G#5 F#5 F5 But the cat came back, just wouldn't stay away, way, way, way {name: Outro} A#5 Just wouldn't stay away.