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Salty Dog
Bluegrass style (may use E or Em)
[Intro]
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
[Verse]
GStandin' on the corner with the Emlowdown blues
A Agreat big hole in the bottom of my shoes
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Chorus]
GLet me be your Emsalty dog
Or AI won't be your man at all
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Solo]
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
[Verse]
GNow, looky here Sal EmI know you
RuAndown stockin' and a worn-out shoe
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Chorus]
GLet me be your Emsalty dog
Or AI won't be your man at all
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Solo]
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
[Verse]
GDown in the wildwood siEmttin' on a log
FiAnger on the trigger and eye on the hog
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Chorus]
GLet me be your Emsalty dog
Or AI won't be your man at all
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Solo]
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
[Verse]
GPulled the trigger and Ethe gun said go
The Ashot fell over in Mexico
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Chorus]
GLet me be your Emsalty dog
Or AI won't be your man at all
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Solo]
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
[Verse]
GI got a gal, sEmhe's ten feet tall
SlAeeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall
DHoney, let me be your salty Gdog
[Chorus]
GLet me be your Emsalty dog
Or AI won't be your man at all
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Solo]
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
[Verse]
GTwo old maids sitEmting in the sand
EaAch one wishin' the other was man
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Chorus]
GLet me be your Emsalty dog
Or AI won't be your man at all
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog
[Finale] [one downstroke for each chord]
GNow, Let me be your Emsalty dog
Or AI won't be your man at all
DHoney let me be your salty Gdog

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Salty Dog

by Misc Traditional

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Chords in this song · guitar

Salty Dog

Bluegrass style (may use E or Em)

[Intro]

G Em A D G

[Verse]

G Em

Standin' on the corner with the lowdown blues

A great big hole in the bottom of my shoes

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Chorus]

G Em

Let me be your salty dog

Or I won't be your man at all

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Solo]

G Em A D G

[Verse]

G Em

Now, looky here Sal I know you

Rundown stockin' and a worn-out shoe

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Chorus]

G Em

Let me be your salty dog

Or I won't be your man at all

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Solo]

G Em A D G

[Verse]

G Em

Down in the wildwood sittin' on a log

Finger on the trigger and eye on the hog

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Chorus]

G Em

Let me be your salty dog

Or I won't be your man at all

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Solo]

G Em A D G

[Verse]

G E

Pulled the trigger and the gun said go

The shot fell over in Mexico

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Chorus]

G Em

Let me be your salty dog

Or I won't be your man at all

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Solo]

G Em A D G

[Verse]

G Em

I got a gal, she's ten feet tall

Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall

D G

Honey, let me be your salty dog

[Chorus]

G Em

Let me be your salty dog

Or I won't be your man at all

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Solo]

G Em A D G

[Verse]

G Em

Two old maids sitting in the sand

Each one wishin' the other was man

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Chorus]

G Em

Let me be your salty dog

Or I won't be your man at all

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

[Finale] [one downstroke for each chord]

G Em

Now, Let me be your salty dog

Or I won't be your man at all

D G

Honey let me be your salty dog

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