Cat Scratchin' chords by Louis Jordan

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Em
C
Bb
A
Eb
Dsus4
D
B
Bm
F

Verse 1
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Em 
G 
C 
G 
Em 
We went out
G 
C 
G 
with my friends the other night
Em 
G 
Em 
C 
We did up the town
Em 
and we saw some crazy sights
C 
The first stop was Joe's
Em 
on the basement floor
C 
What used to be Joe's
ain't Joe's no more
Bb 
We started cat scratchin'
C 
Em 
G 
C 
Em 
We started cat scratchin'
A 
C 
Blind as a bat,
G 
but still didn't want to go home
Em 
My gal got upset
C 
Em 
when we had to leave that place
Talkin' about scratchin'
C 
was a bad disgrace
Em 
I quit my friends
C 
A 
Em 
and went to Mabel's for a sip
G 
C 
I don't have to tell you
what happened on that trip
Em 
C 
We started cat scratchin'
Em 
G 
C 
Em 
We started cat scratchin'
C 
Blind as a bat,
G 
but still didn't want to go home
C 
Em 
Old El mo cried,
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Eb 
let's do him up again
Em 
But all the action fell on my lady friend
Lulu was beatin' up her chops
and talkin' back
She sang out some jive
C 
my chick didn't like
Bb 
They started cat scratchin'
A 
C 
G 
They started cat
C 
Bb 
C 
Em 
scratchin'
A 
C 
Blind as a bat,
Dsus4 
C 
G 
Em 
G 
but      still didn't want to go home
C 
G 
Em 
C 
Em 
D 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
Em 
C 
We lost one of our friends
Em 
out on the very next fling
C 
Gave him up and I heard
that jailhouse ring
Em 
C 
I ran downtown to the judge
and asked him what did he do
He said he was crawling round Main Street
like a tiger in a zoo
He started cat scratchin'
A 
Em 
C 
Bb 
C 
He started cat scratchin'
Blind as a bat
G 
but still didn't want to go
Em 
G 
B 
home
A 
C 
Blind as a bat,
G 
Em 
G 
but still didn't want to go home
Bm 
G 
Yes, from here on out,
Em 
C 
F 
C 
I'm gonna do my
D 
catin' alone