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The song starts with an arpeggio in D but you can play the entire song in this way:
                           DX2                                            Em  A  
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|--|---------2-------------2---------||--------0------0------0------0----|--------2-----2------2------2----|
|--|----------------3----------------||----------0-------------0---------|----------2------------2---------|
|--|--0---------------------------0--||----------------------------------|----------------2----------------|
|--|---------------------------------||-----------------2----------------|---0--------------------------0--|
|--|---------------------------------||---0---------------------------0--|---------------------------------|
This is like the studio version of Tinpan Orange's album, so it's correct but pay
attention with the
Pre-Chorus chords, because they're not played in arpeggios!
From the first Chorus, they add an addictional guitar who play the chords normally, so
if you want to play
this song with some friend you know how to do it!
The  E7chord sound right if played in the seventh capo!
[Intro]
 D(x2)
[Chorus]
 DLove is a dog, Dlove is a dog
 DLove is a big old Emlost dog
 EmI wish I was a bone
 Then I'd A7be on my own
 DOh, love is a dog
[Verse 1]
DYou were the weather
DWe never stayed together
DSometimes you're a mean Emold storm
EmBut I'd wait for you to change
A7I guess it's kinda strange
DHow you do
[Pre-Chorus]
 GAnd the night time takes forDever
 E7When you're thinking of all the Athings
 GEverything that we nDever did
 E7Even though we said we Awould
[Chorus]
 DLove is a dog, Dlove is a dog
 DLove is a big old Emlost dog
 EmI wish I was a bone
 Then I'd A7be on my own
 DOh, love is a dog
[Verse 2]
DI hear you're doing well
DYou got a new job
DYou found someone else to Emhold
EmI'll tell you the same
A7If I see you on the street
DBut the sky still writes your name
[Pre-Chorus]
 GAnd the night time takes forDever
 E7When you're thinking of all the Athings
 GEverything that we nDever did
 E7Even though we said we Awould
[Chorus]
 DLove is a dog, Dlove is a dog
 DLove is a big old Emlost dog
 EmI wish I was a bone
 Then I'd A7be on my own
 DOh, love is a dog

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Love Is A Dog

by TinPan Orange

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The song starts with an arpeggio in D but you can play the entire song in this way:

D Em A

|--|-------3------3------3------3----||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|--|---------2-------------2---------||--------0------0------0------0----|--------2-----2------2------2----|

|--|----------------3----------------||----------0-------------0---------|----------2------------2---------|

|--|--0---------------------------0--||----------------------------------|----------------2----------------|

|--|---------------------------------||-----------------2----------------|---0--------------------------0--|

|--|---------------------------------||---0---------------------------0--|---------------------------------|

This is like the studio version of Tinpan Orange's album, so it's correct but pay

attention with the

Pre-Chorus chords, because they're not played in arpeggios!

From the first Chorus, they add an addictional guitar who play the chords normally, so

if you want to play

this song with some friend you know how to do it!

The chord sound right if played in the seventh capo!

[Intro]

(x2)

[Chorus]

D D

Love is a dog, love is a dog

D Em

Love is a big old lost dog

I wish I was a bone

Then I'd be on my own

Oh, love is a dog

[Verse 1]

You were the weather

We never stayed together

D Em

Sometimes you're a mean old storm

But I'd wait for you to change

I guess it's kinda strange

How you do

[Pre-Chorus]

G D

And the night time takes forever

E7 A

When you're thinking of all the things

G D

Everything that we never did

E7 A

Even though we said we would

[Chorus]

D D

Love is a dog, love is a dog

D Em

Love is a big old lost dog

I wish I was a bone

Then I'd be on my own

Oh, love is a dog

[Verse 2]

I hear you're doing well

You got a new job

D Em

You found someone else to hold

I'll tell you the same

If I see you on the street

But the sky still writes your name

[Pre-Chorus]

G D

And the night time takes forever

E7 A

When you're thinking of all the things

G D

Everything that we never did

E7 A

Even though we said we would

[Chorus]

D D

Love is a dog, love is a dog

D Em

Love is a big old lost dog

I wish I was a bone

Then I'd be on my own

Oh, love is a dog

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