Old Black Cat Blues chords by James Kokomo Arnold

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
F 
 (C major) I believe  (F major) that I got
C 
 (C major) those black cat blues
F 
C 
I believe  (F major)  (C major) that I got
those black cat blues
Lord if I win on Friday,
G 
C 
 (G major)  (C major) please Saturday night I'm sure to lose

Verse 2

Yes the black cat blues mama ain't

nothing but a doggone heart disease

Yes the black cat blues mama ain't nothing but

a doggone heart disease

Said I was broke and disgusted,

I didn't have

no money for Christmas Eve

Verse 3
C 
F 
Yes  (C major) this black cat blues mama  (F major) don't
C 
mean  (C major) no one man no good
F 
C 
Yes this  (F major) black cat blues mama  (C major) don't
mean no one man no good
G 
Said all my friends done forgot  (G major) me,
C 
every (C major) body's down on me
in my neighbourhood

Verse 4
C 
Lord some folks said  (C major) blues and trouble
F 
C 
 (F major) nothing but evil running across  (C major) your mind
F 
Lord some folks said blues and  (F major) trouble
C 
 (C major) nothing but evil running across
your mind
G 
When you get to setting down think (G major) ing
C 
about the  (C major) black gal treated
you so nice and kind

Verse 5
C 
Oh if the black cat blues  (C major) was money
I would be rich as Henry Ford
F 
Oh if the black  (F major) cat blues was money
C 
I would be  (C major) rich as Henry Ford
Lord if the black cat
G 
blues don't  (G major) leave me
C 
mama,  (C major) Lord I've got to
get further down the road