Maltese Cat Blues (1928) chords by Blind Lemon Jefferson
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Verse 1
(C major) (Say man, I went out gay cattin' last night,
and my gal she threw a party for me. Ooh
gee, it was tight like (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) that)
Rats is mean in my kitchen, I (G major) done
Verse 2
(C major)
lost my Maltese cat (G major)
(C major) Rats is mean in (F major) my kitchen,
and I've lost by (C major) Maltese cat (G major) (C major) (G major)
(A minor) I'm gonna make (C major) things
right with my
(A minor) good gal, (C major) (G major) man, and it's tight (C major) like that
I'm gon' start walkin', (F major) (G major)
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Verse 3
(C major) walk the shoes (F major) clean off (C major) of my feet (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
I'm gon' (F major) start walkin',
walk the shoes clean off (C major) of my feet (F major) (G major)
(A minor) Been (F major) thinkin' 'bout my (A minor) mama, and, man, (F major)
that (C major) woman sure is sweet
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 4
I ain't got no (F major) suitcase (G major) ,
(C major) I just (F major) have me one bottle (C major) of gin
I ain't got (F major) no suitcase,
I stole me one (C major) bottle of gin (G major) (C major)
(A minor) I got to (F major) stay drunk to keep (A minor) warm,
be (F major) cause (C major) my clothes is so thin (F major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 5
Long, (C major) lonesome train come passin'
(F major) me a- flyin' (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
Long, lone (F major) some train come passin'
me a- (C major) flyin' (G major) (C major) (G major)
(A minor) I was (C major) thinkin' 'bout my (A major) mama,
(G major) and I didn't (C major) pay (G major) that train no (C major) mind (F major) (C major)
Verse 6
(C major) When you've got a home, tired (G major) of
(C major) Maltese cats (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
When you got a home,
(F major) and are tired (C major) of Maltese (G major) cats
Get (F major) (G major) (A major) (G major) a good dark (A major) brown (F major) skin,
(C major) man, it's tight like that (G major) (C major)
Maltese Cat Blues (1928)
Blind Lemon Jefferson
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