Kittys Back
Bruce Springsteen
Words and Music by Bruce Springsteen from his 1973 album "The Wild The Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle." Recording is found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLulUBjiIIc [Intro] add9 N.. [Verse 1] Catlong sighs holding Kitty’s black tooth She left to marry some top cat ain’t it the cold truth And there hasn’t been a tally since Sally left the alley Since Kitty left with Big Pretty things have got pretty thin It’s tight on this fence since them young dudes are muscling in [Verse 2] Jack Knife cries ’cause baby’s in a bundle She goes running nightly lightly through the jungle And them tin cans are exploding out in the ninety-degree heat Dm E7sus E Cat somehow lost his baby down on Bleecker Street It’s sad but it sure is true Gsus4 G Cat shrugs his shoulders sits back and sighs Ooh what can I do? Ooh what can I do? Ooh what can I do? Ooh what can I do? [Instrumental] E7sus4 E7sus4 Dsus4 Dsus4 Dsus4 Dsus4 [Verse 3] Catlong lies back bent on a trash can Flashing lights cut the night dude in the white says he’s the man Well you better learn to move fast when you’re young or you’re not long around Dm E7sus E Cat somehow lost his Kitty down in the city pound So get right get tight get down Esus4 Well who’s that down at the end of the alley? Esus4 E She’s been gone so long Esus4 E Here she comes here she comes Esus4 E Here she comes here she comes Esus4 E Here she comes here she comes Esus4 E Here she comes here she comes [Chorus] Kitty’s back in town (Here she comes now) Kitty’s back in town (Oh-oh all right) Kitty’s back in town (Here she comes now) Kitty’s back in town (Oh-oh all right) Kitty’s back in town (Here she comes now) Kitty’s back in town (Oh-oh all right) Kitty’s back in town (Here she comes now) Kitty’s back in town (Oh-oh all right) [Verse 4] Dsus D Dsus D Now Cat knows his Kitty’s been untrue And that she left him for a city dude Well she’s so soft she’s so blue Gsus G When he looks into her eyes Gsus G He just sits back and sighs Ooh what can I do? Ooh what can I do? Ooh what can I do? Ooh what can I do? Oh oh oh oh alright Ahahahaha (Alright alright) [Outro] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh alright oh alright Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh alright oh alright Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh alright oh alright Oh-oh-oh-oh alright oh alright Oh-oh-oh-oh alright oh alright Oh-oh-oh-oh alright oh alright Oh-oh-oh-oh alright oh alright Oh-oh-oh-oh alright oh alright Oh-oh-oh-oh alright oh alright