The Kittyman Sea Shanty Chords

The Kittyman Sea Shanty (based on The Wellerman)
Standard Tuning
EADGBe
 
[Verse 1]
Am
There once was a cat with a hungry belly.
Dm                       Am
The name of the cat was “Wiskers Jelly”.
Am
His throat was dry and his bowl was bare
E                  Am
meow my furry cat's meow.
 
[Chorus]
F        C
Soon may the kitty-man come
Dm                       Am
with some birds and mice and some tasty numbs.
F            C
One day when the critters come
E                              Am
we'll eat 'till our bellies are full.
 
[Verse 2]
Am
Well, Jelly got his boys and they gathered round.
Dm                        Am
They scattered seeds from a sack they found.
Am
In hopes that the seeds they spread on the ground
E                Am
would bring small critters aboot.
 
[Chorus]
F        C
Soon may the kitty-man come
Dm                       Am
with some birds and mice and some tasty numbs.
F            C
One day when the critters come
E                              Am
we'll eat 'till our bellies are full.
 
[Verse 3]
Am
Well, the gang was bored and morale has dipped
Dm                    Am
till one of the seeds grew green catnip.
Am
They sniffed and they snacked and they all got ripped.
E             Am
They all had a meow that night.
 
[Chorus]
F        C
Soon may the kitty-man come
Dm                       Am
with some birds and mice and some tasty numbs.
F            C
One day when the critters come
E                              Am
we'll eat 'till our bellies are full
 
[Verse 4]
Am
Well, the heads were hung when the “morn was nigh”
Dm                 Am
the nip was strong and they all got high.
Am
Their bellies were shrunk and their bowls still dry
E               Am
oh bring us some mice today.
 
[Chorus]
F        C
Soon may the kitty-man come
Dm                       Am
with some birds and mice and some tasty numbs.
F            C
One day when the critters come
E                              Am
we'll eat 'till our bellies are full.
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