Bearcat chords by Rufus Thomas

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Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) You know what you said about me,
don't you, woman?
B 
Well, you ain't nothin' but a bell cat  (B major) 
E 
Em 
D# 
Em 
G 
 (E major) Been scratchin'  (E minor) at my  (D sharp major) door  (E minor)  (G major) 
Em 
Bb 
A 
Em 
 (E minor) You ain't nothin'  (B flat major) but a  (A major) bell cat  (E minor) 
A 
D 
Em 
G 
Em 
 (A major) Been scratchin'  (D major)  (E minor) at  my door  (G major)  (E minor) 
You can purr, pretty kitty
Bb 
Em 
E 
But  (B flat major)  (E minor) I ain't gonna rub you  (E major) no more
Em 
G 
Em 
You  (E minor) said  (G major) you  (E minor) was a long hair
But I can see through that
G 
Em 
 (G major) You  (E minor) said you was a long hair
E 
Em 
D# 
Em 
D# 
But  (E major) I  can see through  (E minor) that  (D sharp major)  (E minor)  (D sharp major) 
Bb 
G 
And mama,  (B flat major)  (G major) no
Em 
G 
Em 
E 
Em 
E 
G#m 
 (E minor) You just  (G major) an  (E minor) old bear  (E major) cat  (E minor)  (E major)  (G sharp minor) 
Em 
D# 
Em 
D# 
E 
G#m 
Em 
 (E minor) You  (D sharp major) ain't nothin'  (E minor) but a  (D sharp major) bear  (E major) cat  (G sharp minor)  (E minor) 
D# 
Em 
D# 
Em 
 (D sharp major) Been scratch (E minor) in'  (D sharp major) at  my door  (E minor) 
D# 
Em 
 (D sharp major) Ain't nothin' but a  (E minor) bow -cat
That's crouchin' at my door
G 
Em 
You can purr,  (G major) pretty  (E minor) kitty
D# 
Bb 
Em 
D# 
 (D sharp major) But  (B flat major)  (E minor) I   ain't  (D sharp major) gonna
Em 
rub  (E minor) you no more
Bb 
Em 
Bb 
Em 
 (B flat major) I'll  (E minor) rub ya!  (B flat major)  (E minor) Oh,
G 
Em 
 (G major) get  (E minor) with it now!
G 
Bm 
Em 
Get it, get it, get it, get it!  (G major)  (B minor)  (E minor) 
E 
Em 
Oh,  (E major) listen  (E minor) to that old cat.
D# 
Em 
G 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (D sharp major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) Skat.  (E major)  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
 (A major) Oh,  (E minor) tip  (A major) it, Miss Kitty.  (E minor) 
G 
Em 
G 
Em 
E 
Em 
G 
Bb 
Tip it, honey.  (G major) Tip  (E minor) it.  (G major)  (E minor)  (E major) Hey.  (E minor)  (G major)  (B flat major) 
Em 
D# 
Em 
A 
Em 
G 
E 
Em 
 (E minor)  (D sharp major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E major)  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
D 
Em 
D# 
 (A major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D sharp major) 
You made me feel so mean
Em 
 (E minor) Made me moan and groan
G 
Em 
 (G major) You  (E minor) made me feel so mean
A 
Em 
Made  (A major)  (E minor) me moan and groan
Bb 
D 
Bm 
Em 
Bb 
You ain't wantin'  (B flat major)  (D major) no  (B minor) man,  (E minor)  (B flat major) 
E 
D# 
you  (E major) just lookin'  (D sharp major) for an
Em 
D# 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (E minor) old  (D sharp major) soup  (E minor) bone  (E major)  (E minor) 
G 
D# 
You  (G major)  (D sharp major) ain't nothin' but a bear cat,
G 
D# 
 (G major)  (D sharp major) 
Em 
G 
Em 
G 
 (E minor) been scratchin'  (G major) at my  (E minor) door  (G major) 
Em 
You just an old bear  (E minor) cat,
D# 
Em 
been scratchin' at my door  (D sharp major)  (E minor) 
D# 
Bb 
G 
Em 
You  (D sharp major) can purr  (B flat major) pretty  (G major) kitty,  (E minor) 
D 
D# 
but  (D major) I  (D sharp major) ain't gon' rub
D# 
E 
D# 
you no more  (D sharp major)  (E major)  (D sharp major) 
E 
Bye -bye.  (E major) 
D# 
 (D sharp major) 