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Call Me A Dog

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[Verse 1]
  AmYou call me a Gdog
Well, that's Dfair eCnough
  Am'Cause it ain't no Guse to preDtend
You're CwroC/Bng
  AmWhen you call me Dout I can't Ehide anyFmore
  AmI have no disGguise you can't Esee thrE7ough
[Verse 2]
  AmYou say it's bad Gluck
To have Dfallen for Cme
  AmWhat can I Gdo to make it Dgood for Cyou?C/B  
  AmYou wore me Dout like an Eold winter Fcoat
  AmTryin' to be Gsafe from the EcolE7d
[Chorus]
But when it's Cmy time to throw
The next GstoneC  G  
I'll call you Dbeautiful, Amif I call at Gall
Ooh, Eya' call me a dog
[Verse 3]
  AmYou tell me I'm Glow cause I've Dslept on the Cfloor
  AmAnd out in the Gwoods with the Dbadgers and the CwolvesC/B  
  AmYou threw me Dout 'cause I Ewent diggin' for Fgold
  AmAnd I came home with a Ghand of EcoE7al
[Chorus]
But when it's Cmy time to throw the next GstoneC  G  
I'll call you DbeautifulAm, if I call at Gall
And when it's Cmy time to call your GbluffC  G  
I call you Dbeautiful Amor leave it aGlone, yeah
  EYou call me a dog
[Bridge]
  DWell that's fair enoughE  
GIt doesn't Bbbother Cme as Dlong as you knowE  
The Gbad luck will Bbfollow Cyou
DIf you keep me on a leash and
You drag me aAmlong
[Solo]
Am Em Am Em
F Em Am Em
Am D Em F
Am G E
[Chorus]
And when it's Cmy time to throw the next sGtoneC  G  
I'll call you DbeautifulAm, if I call at Gall
And when it's Cmy time to call your GbluffC  G  
I call you Dbeautiful Amor leave it aGlone, yeah
  EYou call me a dog

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Call Me A Dog

by Temple of the Dog

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C/B

[Verse 1]

Am G

You call me a dog

D C

Well, that's fair enough

Am G D

'Cause it ain't no use to pretend

C C/B

You're wrong

Am D E F

When you call me out I can't hide anymore

Am G E E7

I have no disguise you can't see through

[Verse 2]

Am G

You say it's bad luck

D C

To have fallen for me

Am G D C C/B

What can I do to make it good for you?

Am D E F

You wore me out like an old winter coat

Am G E E7

Tryin' to be safe from the cold

[Chorus]

But when it's my time to throw

G C G

The next stone

D Am G

I'll call you beautiful, if I call at all

Ooh, ya' call me a dog

[Verse 3]

Am G D C

You tell me I'm low cause I've slept on the floor

Am G D C C/B

And out in the woods with the badgers and the wolves

Am D E F

You threw me out 'cause I went diggin' for gold

Am G E E7

And I came home with a hand of coal

[Chorus]

C G C G

But when it's my time to throw the next stone

D Am G

I'll call you beautiful, if I call at all

C G C G

And when it's my time to call your bluff

D Am G

I call you beautiful or leave it alone, yeah

You call me a dog

[Bridge]

D E

Well that's fair enough

G Bb C D E

It doesn't bother me as long as you know

G Bb C

The bad luck will follow you

If you keep me on a leash and

You drag me along

[Solo]

Am Em Am Em

F Em Am Em

Am D Em F

Am G E

[Chorus]

C G C G

And when it's my time to throw the next stone

D Am G

I'll call you beautiful, if I call at all

C G C G

And when it's my time to call your bluff

D Am G

I call you beautiful or leave it alone, yeah

You call me a dog

About Call Me A Dog Chords by Temple of the Dog

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What key is "Call Me A Dog" in?

The chords for "Call Me A Dog" show the original chord names (including Am, G, D, C, C/B, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.