D          C                   G                 G F D

I hear the click-clack of your feet on the stairs,

D             C             G    G F D

I know you're no scare-eyed honey.

D             C                 G

There'll be a feast if you just come upstairs, but

A

Its no hanging matter,

A

It's no capital crime.





D         C               G           G F D

Yes I can see that you're 15 years old.

D          C           G  G F D

No I don't want your i.d.

D         C                  G

Yes I can see that you're so far from home, but

A

Its no hanging matter,

A

Its no capital crime.



Chorus

A  C

Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat

C  G

Oh yeah, don'tcha scratch like that

G  D

Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat, I bet

A

Bet your mama don't know ya scream like that

A

I bet your mother don't know that you spit like that.