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E|----------------------8---10| /f.---8----------------------|
B|-----------------10-------------------10---8--------------|
G|-------------9--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|AmE|----------|-----------------10-/f.-10--10-8--------------|
B|---8| /f./\|/\-----------10-------------------10---8------|
G|----------|----------9--------------------------------9--|
D|----------|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------|----------------------------------------------|EmE|----------|------------------10| /f.-8 -----------|
B|----------|-------------10-------------10---8----|
G|--9-------|---------9----------------------------|
D|----------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------|--------------------------------------|
E|----------|--------------------------------------|AmE|------------|--------------10/f.-10--10--8-----------|
B|--8/f.| /\/\-|---------10--------------------10--8----|
G|------------|------9---------------------------------|
D|------------|----------------------------------------|
A|------------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------|----------------------------------------|EmE|------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------|-------------10----13----------|
G|-9----7/\/\/| \/-----------------------------|
D|------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------|-------------------------------|DmE|---------------------------------------|
B|--15/f.---13---------------13----------|
G|--------------14------14---------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|GE|-----------------------------------------|
B|--15/f.-----------------13----15----13---|
G|---------14-------14---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|CE|---------------------------------------|
B|--15/f.--15/f.--15/f.--15--15----13----|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|AmE|---15/f.-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------13--------|
G|------------------------14-------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|DmE|--------------------------------------|
B|-----15/f.---13----------------13-----|
G|------------------14------14----------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|GE|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---15---17----15----13--------------13----15----13---|
G|-------------------------14-----14-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|FE7E|-------------------------------|----------------------|
B|---15/f.--15/f.--15/f.---13----|--15/f.-/\/\/\--------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------|
Moderately (120 bpm)
Am7E11Am9E11Am9E11Am9
Cat-long sighs holdin' Kitty's black tooth.______
E11Am9E7#9Am9E11 |Am9E11| Am9
She left to marry some top cat, ain't it the cold truth._____
E11DmAm
And there hasn't been a tally since Sal - ly left the al - ley,
DmEsus4EEsus4E7
Since Kitty left with big pret - ty things have got pret - ty thin,____ oh yeah,
Dsus4E|t's| young dudes are mus - cl - in' in.------
[Instrumental Solo]
x2
| D | A | E |
AmEm7 |AmEm7|
Jack Knife cries ah, _____
AmEm7AmEm7 |AmEm7| Am
She goes running night - ly, light - ly through the jun - gle._____
Em7DmAm7
And them tin cans are ex - plod - in' out of the nine - ty de - gree heat,
DmEsus4 |E |Esus4| E
Cat some - how lost his ba - by down on Bleek - er Street._____________
Dm7E|t's| sad,---- but it sure is true.-----GGG
(spoken:)Cat____ shrugs his shoul - ders, (sung:) sits back ____ and sighs:_____
CEmFGAm
"Ooh,___ what can I do?__ Ooh,____ what can I do?
CEmFGAm
"Ooh,___ what can I do?__ Ooh,____ what can I do?
[Instrumental Solo]
| DmE7 | F7Em | DmE7 | F7#9 | E7#9 | Am
Organ solo 6 bars: Am
Guitar solo 16 bars: Am
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------13--15--15---13---15---15---13--|
G|-13/s| l.14----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--15/f.-15/f.--15---13-----13----15--15--13-15--15--|
G|------------------------14--------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|E|-13---13---13----15---15----15------17--17---17--17--17-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Horns]
| x2 | x2 | x6 |
E|-----|-----|-----|------|--------|--------|--------------|
B|--7--|--6--|--7--|---8--|--7--6--|--7--8--|--7--6--7--8--|
G|--9--|--8--|--9--|--10--|--9--8--|--9-10--|--9--8--9--8--|
D|--9--|--8--|--9--|--10--|--9--8--|--9-10--|--9--8--9-10--|
A|-----|-----|-----|------|--------|--------|--------------|
E|-----|-----|-----|------|--------|--------|--------------|
[Organ Solo] | x4 |
| Dm | Am | Dm | Esus | E | Esus | E | Dsus| D | DA | AAF#mE |
AmEm7AmEm7 |Am7Em7| Am
Cat - long lies back bent on a trash can, ______
Em7AmEm7 |AmEm7|Am
Flash - ing lights,_ 'cause he's a big wheel______
Em7DmAm
Well, you bet - ter learn to move fast when you're young or you're not long a - round,
DmEsus4 | E | Esus4 |E
Cat some - how lost his Kit -ty down in the ci - ty pound._____
Dm11F9Esus4 | E | Esus4 | E
So get right, get tight, get down!
Esus4E
Well, who's that down__ at the end of the al - ley?
Esus4E
She's been gone so long.
Esus4E
(Whisper) Here she comes, here she comes, here she comes, here she comes,
Esus4E
here she comes, here she comes, here she comes, here she comes.
F#mDA
Kitty's back in town (here she comes now), Kitty's back in town (oh, oh allright)
F#mDA
Kitty's back in town (here she comes now), Kitty's back in town (oh, oh allright)
F#mDA
Kitty's back in town (here she comes now), Kitty's back in town (oh, oh allright)
F#mDA
Kitty's back in town (here she comes now), Kitty's back in town
D7sus4D |D7sus| D
Now Cat knows his Kit - ty's been un - true, ______
AF#m
And that she left him for a ci - ty dude.
DE7
Well, she's so soft,___ she's so blue,___
GGsus
When he looks in - to her eyes,___ He just sits back___ and sighs:___
CEmFGAm
"Ooh,__ what can I do?_ Ooh,___ what can I do?"
CEmFGAm
"Ooh,__ what can I do?_ Ooh,___ what can I do?"
(fade out)
CEmFGAm
"Ooh,______________ al - right, ooh,____ al - right."__
CEmFGAm
"Ooh,______________ al - right, ooh,____ al - right."__
CEmFGAm
"Ooh,______________ al - right, ooh,____ al - right."__
CEmFGAm
"Ooh,______________ al - right, ooh,____ al - right."__
CEm7FGAmCEm7FGAm7AmEmEbmDmGCE7Am7E7susF7DAF#mEDm7GsusFEsusDsusE|--0---0---6---1---3---0---0---0---0-----1---2---0---2---0---1---3----1---0----3---|
B|--1---0---7---3---0---1---0---1---3-----1---3---2---2---0---1---1----1---0----3---|
G|--2---0---8---2---0---0---1---0---2-----2---2---2---2---1---2---0----2---2----2---|
D|--2---2---8---0---0---2---0---2---0-----1---0---2---4---2---0---0----3---2----0---|
A|--0---2---6-------2---3---2-------2-----3-------0---4---2-------2----3---2--------|
E|------0-----------3-------0-------0-----1-----------2---0-------3----1---0--------|