Maltese Cat Blues (1928) chords by Blind Lemon Jefferson

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Verse 1
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(Say man, I went out gay cattin' last night,
and my gal she threw a party for me. Ooh
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gee, it was tight like that)
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Rats is mean in my kitchen, I done

Verse 2
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lost my Maltese cat
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Rats is mean in my kitchen,
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and I've lost by Maltese cat
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I'm gonna make things
right with my
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good gal, man, and it's tight like that
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I'm gon' start walkin',

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Verse 3

walk the shoes clean off of my feet

I'm gon' start walkin',

walk the shoes clean off of my feet

Been thinkin' 'bout my mama, and, man,

that woman sure is sweet

Verse 4
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I ain't got no suitcase,
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I just have me one bottle of gin
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I ain't got no suitcase,
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I stole me one bottle of gin
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I got to stay drunk to keep warm,
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because my clothes is so thin

Verse 5
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Long, lonesome train come passin'
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me a- flyin'
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Long, lonesome train come passin'
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me a- flyin'
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I   was thinkin' 'bout my mama,
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and I didn't pay that train no mind

Verse 6
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When you've got a home, tired of
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Maltese cats
When you got a home,
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and are tired of Maltese cats
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Get a good dark brownskin,
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man, it's tight like that