Johnny Cash - Mean Eyed Cat guitar chord

Mean Eyed Cat

By Johnny Cash

E

I gave my woman half my money at the general store

B

I said, "Now buy a little groceries, and don't spend no more."

E

But she gave ten dollars for a ten cent hat

A B E

And bought some store bought cat food for that mean eyed cat

When I woke up this mornin' and I turned my head

There wasn't a cotton pickin' thing on her side of the bed

I found a little old note where her head belonged

It said, "Dear John, honey, baby, I'm long gone."

Chorus 1:

A

When I heard a whistle blowin,' and the big wheels a-turnin'

E

I was scared as I could be

E A

I put on my overalls and I headed to town

B E

Gonna bring her back with me

I asked the man down at the station if he'd seen her there

I told him all about her pretty eyes and long, blonde hair

He spit his tobacco, said, "I'll be dad blamed

I believe I did see her leavin' on the east bound train."

Chorus 2:

I bought a round trip ticket on the east bound train

I was broke as I could be

But when I come back, gotta buy another ticket

Gotta bring her back with me.

Well, I got off the train somewhere in Arkansas

And I worked up the guts to call my Mother-In-Law

She said, "I'll tell you where she is, if you act right."

"She's workin' four to twelve at Trucker's World tonight."

Chorus 3:

When I walked in she saw me, and she took off her apron

And she grabbed her goin' home hat, she bought a ticket with her tips

And now we're curled up on the sofa,

Me and her and that mean eyed cat