{t:The Cat Came Back}
{st:Miller, 1893, et al}
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Now [Am]Old Mr. [G]Johnson had [F]troubles of his [E7]own
He [Am]had a yellow [G]cat, who [F]wouldn't leave his [E7]home
He [Am]tried and he [G]tried to [F]give the cat a-[E7]way
He [Am]gave it to a [G]man going [F]far, far a-[E7]way…[E7]
But the [Am]cat came [G]back the [F]very next [E7]day
The [Am]cat came [G]back, they [F]thought he was a [E7]goner
But the [Am]cat came [G]back, he [F]just couldn't [E7]stay a-[Am]way [G] [F]
Give me a [E7]meow, go [Am](meow)[G] [F] [E7]
Now, the [Am]man around the [G]corner swore he'd [F]kill the cat on [E7]sight
So, he [Am]loaded up his [G]shotgun with [F]nails & dyna-[E7]mite
He [Am]waited and he [G]waited for the [F]cat to come a-[E7]round....
Ninety-[Am]seven pieces [G]of the man is [F]all that they [E7]found…
But you know, the [Am]cat came [G]back the [F]very next [E7]day
The [Am]cat came [G]back, they [F]thought he was a [E7]goner
But the [Am]cat came [G]back, he [F]just couldn't [E7]stay a-[Am]way [G] [F]
Give me a [E7]meow, go [Am](meow)[G] [F] [E7]
So, he [Am]gave it to a [G]man going [F]up in a bal-[E7]loon
He [Am]told him for to [G]take him to the [F]Man in the [E7]Moon
The bal-[Am]loon came [G]down about [F]90 miles a-[E7]way
[Am]Where the man is [G]now, well I [F]dare not [E7]say…[E7]
But you know, the [Am]cat came [G]back the [F]very next [E7]day
The [Am]cat came [G]back, they [F]thought he was a [E7]goner
But the [Am]cat came [G]back, he [F]just couldn't [E7]stay a-[Am]way [G] [F]
Give me a [E7]meow, go [Am](meow)[G] [F] [E7]
So, he [Am]gave it to a [G]man going [F]way out [E7]west
He [Am]told him for to [G]take it to the [F]one he loved the [E7]best
[Am]First the train [G]hit the track, [F]then it jumped the [E7]rail
[Am]Not a soul was [G]left behind to [F]tell the gruesome [E7](tremolo) tale…
But you know what…the [Am]cat came [G]back the [F]very next [E7]day
The [Am]cat came [G]back, they [F]thought he was a [E7]goner
But the [Am]cat came [G]back, he [F]just couldn't [E7]stay a-[Am]way [G] [F]
Give me a [E7]meow, go [Am](meow)[G] [F] [E7]
Now the [Am]cat was the pos-[G]sessor of a [F]family of his [E7]own
With [Am]7 little [G]kittens, til there [F]came a cy-[E7]clone
It [Am]tore the houses [G]all apart and [F]tossed the cat a-[E7]round
The [Am]air was filled with [G]kittens, but not [F]one was ever [E7]found…
But the [Am]cat came [G]back the [F]very next [E7]day
The [Am]cat came [G]back, they [F]thought he was a [E7]goner
But the [Am]cat came [G]back, he [F]just couldn't [E7]stay a-[Am]way [G] [F]
Give me a [E7]meow, go [Am](meow)[G] [F]sing it all a-[E7]gain now
The [Am]cat came [G]back the [F]very next [E7]day
The [Am]cat came [G]back, they [F]thought he was a [E7]goner
But the [Am]cat came [G]back, he [F]just couldn't [E7]stay a-[Am]way [G] [F]
Give me a [E7]meow go, [Am](meow) [G] [F]
Louder [E7]meow [Am](meow) [G] [F]
[E7]Louder [Am](meow) [G] [F]
A little [E7]quieter [Am](meow) [G] [F]
[E7]Quieter meow [Am](meow) [G] [F]
Shhh [E7]quiet [Am](meow) [G] [F] [E7] [Am]
{t:The Cat Came Back}
