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Dog Faced Boy

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The technique used is travis picking, which is very extensively used in country,
american folk and bluegrass music. Worth checking out some lessons on it if you´re not already
familiar, very adaptive and useful style of playing chords and relatively easy to get 
into. It takes practise though :-)
So, here it is:
CI can't spare a momeGnt for the dog faced bAmoy
FI won't lend anotheGr hand to the worm girl of CHanoi
E7Don't deplete my oxygen for the Amguy who's turning blue
But aCsk me, and I'll do Ganything for Cyou
Whenever I Cthink of you it only makes me feel GsadG7  
Whenever I think of you, the best friend I ever Chad...
Before I Bbgave it up all for FnothingC  
         C(alternating  C/Gbass)
Well, I lied and I cheated
And it maCde me feel GbadG7  
It made me feel guilty for not being true
Oh the months I spend trying for a way to explain
In the end all I could do as turn my head in Cshame
Whenever I Cthink of yC7ou, oh Fdarling, it only makes me feel D7sad
Because G7you deserve better and once I was it
But somehow my good intentions just got up and Cgit
FSo I can´t spare a momGent on the Cdog faced boy
FI won´t lend aGnother hand to the Cworm girl of Illinois
I E7can´t deplete my oxygen for the one Amguy who´s turning Fblue
But Cask me, and I`ll do Ganything for Cyou

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Dog Faced Boy

by Phish

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

The technique used is travis picking, which is very extensively used in country,

american folk and bluegrass music. Worth checking out some lessons on it if you´re not already

familiar, very adaptive and useful style of playing chords and relatively easy to get

into. It takes practise though :-)

So, here it is:

C G Am

I can't spare a moment for the dog faced boy

F G C

I won't lend another hand to the worm girl of Hanoi

E7 Am

Don't deplete my oxygen for the guy who's turning blue

C G C

But ask me, and I'll do anything for you

C G G7

Whenever I think of you it only makes me feel sad

Whenever I think of you, the best friend I ever had...

Bb F C

Before I gave it up all for nothing

C C/G

(alternating bass)

Well, I lied and I cheated

C G G7

And it made me feel bad

It made me feel guilty for not being true

Oh the months I spend trying for a way to explain

In the end all I could do as turn my head in shame

C C7 F D7

Whenever I think of you, oh darling, it only makes me feel sad

Because you deserve better and once I was it

But somehow my good intentions just got up and git

F G C

So I can´t spare a moment on the dog faced boy

F G C

I won´t lend another hand to the worm girl of Illinois

E7 Am F

I can´t deplete my oxygen for the one guy who´s turning blue

C G C

But ask me, and I`ll do anything for you

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