Misc Traditional – The Cat Came Back (Guitar)

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Trad - The Cat Came Back [Verse 1]
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Old Mr. Johnson had troubles of his own
He had a yellow cat which wouldn't leave its home He tried and he tried to give the cat away He gave it to a man going far, far away [Chorus]
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But the cat came back the very next day
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner But the cat came back, it just couldn't stay away [Verse 2]
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He gave it to a man going up in a balloon
He told him for to take it to the man in the moon The balloon came down about 90 miles away And where he is now I dare not say [Chorus]
        Em        D          C        B7
But the cat came back the very next day
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner But the cat came back, it just couldn't stay away [Verse 3]
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He gave it to a man goin' way out west
Told him for to take it to the one he loved the best First the train hit the curve, then it jumped the rail Not a soul was left behind to tell the gruesome tale [Chorus]
        Em        D          C        B7
But the cat came back the very next day
The cat came back, they thought he was a goner But the cat came back, it just couldn't stay away