THE CAT CAME BACK chrom

American folk song

Key: Em

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Now old Mis-ter John-son
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Had trou-bles of his own
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He had a yel-low cat
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That would-n’t leave its home
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He tried and he tried
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To give the cat a-way
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He gave it to a man

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Go-ing far, far a-way

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But the cat came back the ver-y next day
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The cat came back
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They thought he was a gon-er
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But the cat came back
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It just could-n’t stay a-way