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Man and Dog (Loudon Wainwright III)
(He plays it in D – on capo 2 with C shape)
The whole song is C  C7 F  C  G7  C, with various pauses as like when you see "..."
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
When a Cman has a dog in the city ... man needs to walk in the C7park
FTake a little stroll by the riverside, smoke a cigarette there in the dCark
Living in the G7city, man living with a dCog
[Verse 2]
And a mCan has to carry him a plastic bag on his person at all C7times
WFhen a dog dumps on a sidewalk, walkin’ away is a cCrime
Living in the G7city, man walkin’ with a Cdog
[Verse 3]
A mCan likes livin’ in the city ... but a man has to find some wC7ork
FWalkin’ with a dog is a kind of a job, make you feel like a fool and a Cjerk
Living in the cG7ity, workin’ like a Cdog  (work out)
[Instrumental]
|      C|   C   C7|
|      F|   F    C|
|     G7|      C|      C|
[Verse 4]
CDog likes living in the city ... in the city there’s a lot of other mC7utts
FCheckin’ in front, checkin’ in back, no ifs, no ands, just Cbutts
Living in the G7city, dog checkin’ out a Cdog
[Verse 5]
(Spoken) ICt’s a pretty good way to meet a woman, if a woman is walking a C7dog
Just say, Fwhat’s her name, how old is she, it’s easy like rolling off a lCog
Checkin’ out a wG7oman, man acting like a Cdog
[Verse 6]
When a Cman has a fight with a woman, then the man needs to go for a C7walk
FWalkin’ with a dog is easy, he listens, he don’t Ctalk
      G7Talkin’ to a Cdog  (talk to me)
[Instrumental]
|      C|   C   C7|
|      F|   F    C|
|     G7|      C|      C|
[Verse 7]
CWalkin’ with dog in the winter, in the wind, in the rain, in the snow is a dC7rag
It’s Fhard as hell to keep a cigarette lit and get the shit in the plastic Cbag
  G7Living in the city, man walking with a Cdog
[Verse 8]
When a Cman has a dog in the city ... (very long pause with harmonies) ... man needs to walk in the C7park
FTake a little stroll by the riverside, smoke a cigarette there in the Cdark
Living in the G7city, man living with a Cdog

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Man And Dog

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Man and Dog (Loudon Wainwright III)

(He plays it in D – on capo 2 with C shape)

The whole song is C C7 F C G7 C, with various pauses as like when you see "..."

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C C7

When a man has a dog in the city ... man needs to walk in the park

F C

Take a little stroll by the riverside, smoke a cigarette there in the dark

G7 C

Living in the city, man living with a dog

[Verse 2]

C C7

And a man has to carry him a plastic bag on his person at all times

F C

When a dog dumps on a sidewalk, walkin’ away is a crime

G7 C

Living in the city, man walkin’ with a dog

[Verse 3]

C C7

A man likes livin’ in the city ... but a man has to find some work

F C

Walkin’ with a dog is a kind of a job, make you feel like a fool and a jerk

G7 C

Living in the city, workin’ like a dog (work out)

[Instrumental]

C C C7

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F F C

| | |

G7 C C

| | | |

[Verse 4]

C C7

Dog likes living in the city ... in the city there’s a lot of other mutts

F C

Checkin’ in front, checkin’ in back, no ifs, no ands, just butts

G7 C

Living in the city, dog checkin’ out a dog

[Verse 5]

C C7

(Spoken) It’s a pretty good way to meet a woman, if a woman is walking a dog

F C

Just say, what’s her name, how old is she, it’s easy like rolling off a log

G7 C

Checkin’ out a woman, man acting like a dog

[Verse 6]

C C7

When a man has a fight with a woman, then the man needs to go for a walk

F C

Walkin’ with a dog is easy, he listens, he don’t talk

G7 C

Talkin’ to a dog (talk to me)

[Instrumental]

C C C7

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F F C

| | |

G7 C C

| | | |

[Verse 7]

C C7

Walkin’ with dog in the winter, in the wind, in the rain, in the snow is a drag

F C

It’s hard as hell to keep a cigarette lit and get the shit in the plastic bag

G7 C

Living in the city, man walking with a dog

[Verse 8]

C C7

When a man has a dog in the city ... (very long pause with harmonies) ... man needs to walk in the park

F C

Take a little stroll by the riverside, smoke a cigarette there in the dark

G7 C

Living in the city, man living with a dog

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