Bear Cat chords by Rufus Thomas

SimplifiedD# · E · A · Eb · Bb …

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D#
E
A
Eb
Bb
Em
Bm
Am
C
G
Bbdim

Verse 1
D# 
E 
A 
E 
A 
E 
 (D sharp major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E major) You know what you said about me,
don't you woman...
D# 
E 
Well, you  (D sharp major)  (E major) ain't nothin'
Eb 
E 
but a  (E flat major) bear cat  (E major) 
Eb 
Been scratchin'  (E flat major) at  my door
Bb 
Em 
A 
You ain't nothin'  (B flat major) but a  (E minor) bear  (A major) cat
Em 
Been scratchin'  (E minor) at  my door
Bb 
You can purr pretty kitty  (B flat major) 
Eb 
Em 
Eb 
Em 
E 
 (E flat major) But  (E minor) I ain't  (E flat major) gonna rub  (E minor) you  (E major) no more

Verse 2
Em 
E 
Em 
Eb 
 (E minor) You  (E major) said  (E minor) you was a  (E flat major) long-hair
Em 
Eb 
Em 
But  (E minor)  (E flat major) But I can see through that  (E minor) 
Eb 
A 
 (E flat major) You said you was a long-hair  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
E 
 (E minor) But  (A major)  (E minor) But  (E major) I  can see
Eb 
Em 
Eb 
through  (E flat major) that  (E minor)  (E flat major) 
Bm 
And mama I know  (B minor) 
E 
Em 
E 
 (E major) You're just  (E minor) an  (E major) old bear cat
Eb 
E 
Eb 
 (E flat major)  (E major)  (E flat major) 

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Verse 3
Em 
You ain't nothin' but a bear cat  (E minor) 
D# 
Em 
D# 
 (D sharp major) Been scratchin' at my door  (E minor)  (D sharp major) 
A 
Em 
Ain't nothin' but a  (A major) bear  (E minor) cat
A 
Em 
D# 
 (A major) You been scratch (E minor) in' at my door  (D sharp major) 
Em 
D# 
Em 
D# 
Em 
D# 
 (E minor) You can purr  (D sharp major)  (E minor) pretty  (D sharp major) kitty  (E minor)  (D sharp major) 
But I ain't gonna rub you
Em 
D# 
no more  (E minor)  (D sharp major) 
Bb 
Whoa, rub you!  (B flat major) Whoa,

Verse 4
D# 
 (D sharp major) 
Em 
Bb 
Em 
Bb 
E 
 (E minor)  (B flat major)  (E minor)  (B flat major)  (E major) 
Em 
A 
Am 
E 
 (E minor)  (A major) git  (A minor) with it now  (E major) 
Em 
C 
Em 
Git  (E minor) it, git  (C major) it, git  (E minor) it,
D# 
Em 
Bb 
Bm 
E 
git it!  (D sharp major)  (E minor)  (B flat major)  (B minor)  (E major) 
Em 
D# 
Em 
Oh, listen to that  (E minor) old cat  (D sharp major)  (E minor) 
Bb 
D# 
Em 
 (B flat major)  (D sharp major)  (E minor) 
E 
Meooowwww... scat!  (E major) 
Em 
D# 
Em 
A 
D# 
 (E minor)  (D sharp major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D sharp major) 
A 
Em 
D# 
Oh, tip  (A major) it miss kitty  (E minor)  (D sharp major) 
Em 
G 
Em 
Bb 
Em 
E 
Tip  (E minor) it  honey,  (G major) tip  (E minor) it!  (B flat major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Hey!
Em 
E 
Em 
Bb 
D# 
Em 
D# 
Em 
A 
E 
Em 
E 
I'm  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (B flat major)  (D sharp major)  (E minor)  (D sharp major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
A 
Bbdim 
A 
E 
A 
Em 
E 
D# 
 (A major)  (B flatdim)  (A major)  (E major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (D sharp major) tellin' you honey...

Verse 5
D# 
 (D sharp major) 
Em 
You made me feel so mean  (E minor) 
D# 
 (D sharp major) Made me moan and groan
You made me feel so mean
You made me moan and groan
Bb 
D# 
Bb 
D# 
Bb 
You ain't wantin'  (B flat major)  (D sharp major) no  (B flat major) man  (D sharp major)  (B flat major) 
D# 
You're  (D sharp major) just lookin' for an old soup bone

Verse 6
D# 
 (D sharp major) 
You ain't nothin' but a bear cat
Been scratchin' at my door
Em 
You're just an old bear cat  (E minor) 
D# 
Been  (D sharp major) scratchin' at my door
You can purr pretty kitty
But I ain't gonna rub you no more