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Emily White - Starve The Dog
3rd Fret
INTRO:   F     C    F     C/G    F    C  G  
Starve the FdogC  
FPulling at his CchainF  
He'll bare his Cteeth at you if Gyou look his way
Leave him FthereC  
Don't you Fdare set him CfreeF  
Just 'cause you Cthink that you reGmember how sweet he used to FbeC  F  G  
CHORUS:
Know your CbloGod to Amknow yourGself
Put what you want on the Amfarthest Emshelf
Pull your Chand Gback, you can Amwalk aCwayG  
N.C.                                            F     C    F     C/G    F    C  G  
Hey, please don't forget to starve the dog today
I Fsaw your dadC  
When he Ffed the same CbeastF  
You Cswore and swore, "That'll Gnever be me"
I saw your FhandCs
And the Fway they would CshakeF  C  
All of my Glove couldn't hold that chain
CHORUS:
EmKnow your CbloGod to Amknow yourGself
Put what you want on the Amfarthest Emshelf
Pull your Chand Gback, you can Amwalk aCwayG  
N.C.                                      F     C     F  G  
Hey, please don't forget to starve the dog__ today__
BRIDGE:
E7Oh, it seems so easy
Like it's Amjust a taste or something
Like you Fmwon't destroy your family
Like you can Cfeed him, oh, so casually this Gtime
N.C.    F     C    F     C    F    C      G    C  G  
This time
DFay by daCy
As you Fhold back the CchainF  
There are Cthree things GI will pray
That you'll Fsee yourCself more FclearCly
That IF'll forgive Cyou more FdearCly
That I Fmight Cknow the Fvery same Cblood we sGhare
CHORUS:
Know your CbloGod to Amknow yourGself
Put what you want on the Amfarthest Emshelf
Pull your Chand Gback, you can Amwalk aCwayG  
N.C.                                            F     C    F     C/G    F    C   F   C  G  
Hey, please don't forget to starve the dog today

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Starve The Dog

by Emily White

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Emily White - Starve The Dog

3rd Fret

F C F C/G F C G

INTRO:

F C

Starve the dog

F C F

Pulling at his chain

C G

He'll bare his teeth at you if you look his way

F C

Leave him there

F C F

Don't you dare set him free

C G F C F G

Just 'cause you think that you remember how sweet he used to be

CHORUS:

C G Am G

Know your blood to know yourself

Am Em

Put what you want on the farthest shelf

C G Am C G

Pull your hand back, you can walk away

F C F C/G F C G

N.C.

Hey, please don't forget to starve the dog today

F C

I saw your dad

F C F

When he fed the same beast

C G

You swore and swore, "That'll never be me"

F C

I saw your hands

F C F C

And the way they would shake

All of my love couldn't hold that chain

CHORUS:

Em C G Am G

Know your blood to know yourself

Am Em

Put what you want on the farthest shelf

C G Am C G

Pull your hand back, you can walk away

F C F G

N.C.

Hey, please don't forget to starve the dog__ today__

BRIDGE:

Oh, it seems so easy

Like it's just a taste or something

Like you won't destroy your family

C G

Like you can feed him, oh, so casually this time

F C F C F C G C G

N.C.

This time

F C

Day by day

F C F

As you hold back the chain

C G

There are three things I will pray

F C F C

That you'll see yourself more clearly

F C F C

That I'll forgive you more dearly

F C F C G

That I might know the very same blood we share

CHORUS:

C G Am G

Know your blood to know yourself

Am Em

Put what you want on the farthest shelf

C G Am C G

Pull your hand back, you can walk away

F C F C/G F C F C G

N.C.

Hey, please don't forget to starve the dog today

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