Stray Cat Strut - Acoustic Guitar Lesson

This lesson is on how to play Stray Cat Strut by the Stray Cats. A cool rockabilly beat that's fun to play on acoustic! Add in some chord flourishes and percussive strumming and you've got yourself a rocker. You'll need to know barre chords before tackling this one so I'd consider this an intermediate-level lesson. Any requests on song lessons? Let me know in the comments below.
Copy paste the lyrics and chords below. I've got the song laid out in the structure that I play it so you can follow along when I play the full version at the end of the lesson.
Song/Chord sheet:
Stray Cat Strut
by Stray Cats
Intro
Cm7 A#7 G#7 G7
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Verse I:
Cm7 A#7 G#7 G7
Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence
I ain't got enough dough to pay the rent
I'm flat broke but I don't care
I strut right by with my tail in the air
Chorus:
Fm7 D#7 C#7 C7
Stray cat strut, I'm a ladies’ cat
I'm a feline Casanova, hey man that's that
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man
(no chord - percussive strum)
Get my dinner from a garbage can
Instrumental verse chords (end with guitar lick into Bridge)
Bridge:
Fm7 Cm7
I don't bother chasing mice around
Fm7 Cm7
I slink down the alleyway looking for a fight
D9 G7
Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night
Verse II:
Cm7 A#7 G#7 G7
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry
"Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy"
I wish I could be as carefree and wild
(no chord - percussive strum)
But I got cat class and I got cat style
Instrumental verse chords (end with guitar lick into Bridge)
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Verse II
Instrumental Verse
Outro guitar lick

[@donisenhart4123]

Fun song. Thanks for doing an acoustic version.👍

[@danielweeks3723]

Good vocal.

[@tripp7387]

This is great, I am at a level where I can just scrape by with this one. Good practice for me. Thanks

[@10tendogsdonie]

Ive got cat class, and I've got cat style... Love it great lesson.. ta... 👌

[@sirloinofbeef120]

Love that shirt my man

[@stagelifelv9324]

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you! Great tutorial!

[@stevie-jaynenorton8697]

Awesome mate thanks

[@MrShawntompkins]

You're most welcome.

[@43shissan85]

Thanks!

[@eattherich22]

Hilarious the dog fkn hated it 🤣

[@benostiguy7215]

@4:52 you don’t strum the descending progression. You just hit and slide down the Cm7. Good lesson overall though… I can tell you thought something was off. ✌️

[@mnmm1]

3:05 Of course the dog hated it, too much cat style...😼