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Old Blue

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[Intro]
D Bm    D D C G   D Bm D
[Verse 1]
DI had an old dog, and his name was blue
Bet your life he was a good dog too
DBlue chased a possum up a hollow limb
Possum won, got the best of him
[Chorus]
DBye-bye Bmblue
GYou good dog, Dyou
DBye-bye Bmblue
GYou good dog, Dyou
[Verse 2]
DBlue he died, and he died so hard
He shook the ground in my backyard
DWe lowered him down with a golden chain
Every link we'd call his name
[Chorus]
DBye-bye Bmblue
GYou good dog, Dyou
DBye-bye Bmblue
GYou good dog, Dyou
[Verse 3]
DMy old blue was a good old hound
You could hear him holler for miles around
DWhen I get to heaven, first thing I'll do
I'll grab my horn and call old blue
[Chorus]
DBye-bye Bmblue
GYou good dog, Dyou
DBye-bye Bmblue
GYou good dog, Dyou
[Chorus]
DBye-bye Bmblue
GYou good dog, Dyou
DBye-bye Bmblue
GYou good dog, Dyou

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Old Blue

by J.J. Cale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D Bm D D C G D Bm D

[Verse 1]

I had an old dog, and his name was blue

Bet your life he was a good dog too

Blue chased a possum up a hollow limb

Possum won, got the best of him

[Chorus]

D Bm

Bye-bye blue

G D

You good dog, you

D Bm

Bye-bye blue

G D

You good dog, you

[Verse 2]

Blue he died, and he died so hard

He shook the ground in my backyard

We lowered him down with a golden chain

Every link we'd call his name

[Chorus]

D Bm

Bye-bye blue

G D

You good dog, you

D Bm

Bye-bye blue

G D

You good dog, you

[Verse 3]

My old blue was a good old hound

You could hear him holler for miles around

When I get to heaven, first thing I'll do

I'll grab my horn and call old blue

[Chorus]

D Bm

Bye-bye blue

G D

You good dog, you

D Bm

Bye-bye blue

G D

You good dog, you

[Chorus]

D Bm

Bye-bye blue

G D

You good dog, you

D Bm

Bye-bye blue

G D

You good dog, you

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