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                                    Song - A Dog Starved
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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D G D G
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VERSE 1
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DMuddy and familiar tracks lead into the room where no-one Ggoes,
Only I Bmknow its F#true diE7mensions
A Dhotel on a burning shore, derelict and Gfurnished by the war
That Bmno-one F#ever Cmentions
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CHORUS
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DGive it all Gaway, E7baby give it all Aaway,
F#Nobody wants to hear about the Gprice Dyou pay,   Gyou're a Ddog starved.
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INSTRUMENTAL
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G  D  G
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VERSE 2
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DEverybody knows their own, stick to their imaginary Gzones
To Bmkeep the F#inforCmation.
DWe only differ from the rat, given a stranger in the Gpack,
In how we Bmimprovise to F#tear the Cstrips from Dhim.
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DGive it all Gaway, E7baby give it all Aaway,
F#Nobody cares about the Gprice Ayou pay,   Gyou're a Ddog starved.
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INSTRUMENTAL
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G  D  G  D
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PRE BRIDGE
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Now do you Dplay the beating organ for attention
Or to Geffect a gerrymander of the Dsoul,
You hear the murmuring of mournful incanCtation
Don't re-enGrol, don't re-enDrol
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BRIDGE
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GToday you only have to Dplay along,
GOr make it seem as though you Dtried,
GOr did I ever only Dplay along?  Why would I
Half an hour of rain, half an Ahour of sun,
In ode to Gviolence the island sings its Auncanny song
and I can Donly think I don't Abelong, and is this obliviGon,
Is this obliviAon
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VERSE 3
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DAnd so the pattern will repeat,
see the same worm at the same Gsheet,
where all deBmsires seem to F#wane or Ctaper.
DYou say no worst, now there is none,
Look how the palimpsest has Gwon,
how father Bmbreaches son like F#brick through CwallpaDper
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CHORUS
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DGive it all Gaway, E7baby give it all Aaway,
F#Nobody wants to hear about the Gprice Dyou pay,   Gyou're a Ddog starved.
DGive it all Gaway, E7I've got to give it all Aaway,
F#I've got to give it all Gaway, GJust a dog Dstarved.
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OUTRO
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G  D  G  D

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A Dog Starved

by Augie March

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Song - A Dog Starved

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Tuning = Standard

INTRO

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D G D G

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VERSE 1

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D G

Muddy and familiar tracks lead into the room where no-one goes,

Bm F# E7

Only I know its true dimensions

D G

A hotel on a burning shore, derelict and furnished by the war

Bm F# C

That no-one ever mentions

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CHORUS

*******

D G E7 A

Give it all away, baby give it all away,

F# G D G D

Nobody wants to hear about the price you pay, you're a dog starved.

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INSTRUMENTAL

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G D G

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VERSE 2

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D G

Everybody knows their own, stick to their imaginary zones

Bm F# C

To keep the information.

D G

We only differ from the rat, given a stranger in the pack,

Bm F# C D

In how we improvise to tear the strips from him.

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CHORUS

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D G E7 A

Give it all away, baby give it all away,

F# G A G D

Nobody cares about the price you pay, you're a dog starved.

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INSTRUMENTAL

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G D G D

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PRE BRIDGE

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Now do you play the beating organ for attention

G D

Or to effect a gerrymander of the soul,

You hear the murmuring of mournful incantation

G D

Don't re-enrol, don't re-enrol

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BRIDGE

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G D

Today you only have to play along,

G D

Or make it seem as though you tried,

G D

Or did I ever only play along? Why would I

Half an hour of rain, half an hour of sun,

G A

In ode to violence the island sings its uncanny song

D A G

and I can only think I don't belong, and is this oblivion,

Is this oblivion

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VERSE 3

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And so the pattern will repeat,

see the same worm at the same sheet,

Bm F# C

where all desires seem to wane or taper.

You say no worst, now there is none,

Look how the palimpsest has won,

Bm F# C D

how father breaches son like brick through wallpaper

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CHORUS

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D G E7 A

Give it all away, baby give it all away,

F# G D G D

Nobody wants to hear about the price you pay, you're a dog starved.

D G E7 A

Give it all away, I've got to give it all away,

F# G G D

I've got to give it all away, Just a dog starved.

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OUTRO

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G D G D

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