Josie And The Pussycats - Theme Song chords by Cartoons Music

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F

Difficulty: Intermediate

Theme song from 1970s cartoon, "Josie and the Pussycats." Written by Hoyt Curtin, William Hanna
(under the pseudonym "Denby Williams") and Joseph Barbera (under the pseudonym "Joseph Roland").

Style: 1950s/early 60s fast Blues/Motown Rock
Temp: 154 bpm
Key: F
Key Changes in Chorus: F#


Intro:
Bass riff in intro:

  C             C
|--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-2------|----------------------|
|---------------------3-r--|----------------------|
|--------------------------|--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 e & a   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                  Get ready!


Chorus:
F        Bb7  C7
 Josie and the Pussy-cats
F          Bb7   C7
 Long tails and and ears for hats
F       Bb7    C7
 Guitars and sharps and flats
C7
Neat, sweet, a groovy song
C7       C7   Bb7/C
You're invited, come a-long.

  F     Bb7    F    Bb7/N.C.
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|--3-1--------------|----------------------|
|--------3---1------|----------------------|
|----------------4--|--1-------------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

             Hurry, Hurry


Verse:
Bb7      F
  See yall in Persia (Or maybe France)
Bb7      F
  We could be India (Or perchance)
Bb7       F
  Be with us in Bangkok, Make no difference
G7
We're involved with this or that
C7            C7
Everywhere the actions at

C#7 (Key change)
Come on along now


Chorus:
F#       B7  C#7
 Josie and the Pussy-cats
F#      B7    C#7
 No time for purrs and pats (Get ready!)
F#        B7    C#7
 Won't run when they hear scat (Here we come!)
F#         F#  C (Key Change)
Josie and the Pussy-cats


Interlude:
F |Bb7 C7| x3
C7 |C7  |

  F     Bb7    F    Bb7/N.C.
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|--3-1--------------|----------------------|
|--------3---1------|----------------------|
|----------------4--|--1-------------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

             Hurry, Hurry

Verse:
Bb7      F
  See yall in Persia (Or maybe France)
Bb7      F
  We could be India (Or perchance)
Bb7       F
  Be with us in Bangkok, Make no difference
G7
We're involved with this or that
C7            C7
Everywhere the actions at

C#7
Come on along now


Chorus:
F#       B7  C#7
 Josie and the Pussy-cats
F#      B7    C#7
 No time for purrs and pats
F#        B7    C#7
 Won't run when they hear scat

F#/C#       E5   |F# E5 F# E5|F#
They're where the plot be-gins.
F#          E5    |F# E5 F# E5|F#
Come on and watch the good guys win
F#         D#m7
Josie and the Pussy-cats
B7         F#  C#7
Josie and the Pussy-cats (yeah)


Chorus:
F        B#7  C7
 Josie and the Pussy-cats
F        B#7  C7
 Josie and the Pussy-cats
F        B#7  C7
 Josie and the Pussy-cats
C7          F#
 Josie and the Pussy-cats

Repeat to Fade: