Cat Man Blues chords by Blind Lemon Jefferson

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Cat man, cat man,
stay away from my house at night
I said, cat man, cat man,
C 
G 
stay away from my house at night
Prowlin' around my back door when I'm gone,

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Verse 2
you know that ain't right
G 
When I come home last night I heard a
noise, asked my wife,
"What was that?"
Em 
G 
When I come home last night I heard a
noise, asked my wife,
"What was that?"
She said, "Don't be so suspicious,
that wasn't a thing but a cat"

Verse 3
G 
I've been all through the world,
I've taken all kinds of chance
I've been all over the world,
taken all kinds of chance
I haven't seen a cat come home
in a pair of pants

Verse 4
G 
I'm tired of cat rollin' man come to
my home when I'm out
C 
G 
I'm tired of this cat rollin' man come
to my house when I'm out
It's all because of my woman
wore this mattress out

Verse 5
G 
Reason I call him cat man,
he don't come round in the day
Reason I call him cat man,
he don't go around in the day
Come around after midnight,

Verse 6
steals my cream when I'm away
G 
Tell me a cat's got nine lives,
G 
G 
honey, and I believe that's true
Tell me a cat's got nine lives,
G 
honey, I believe that's true
If the cat man has got nine lives,
G 
he's gonna need 'em when I get through