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Hound Dog
Status Quo 
Famous In The Last Century 2000
You aint nothin' but a hoEund dog cryin' all the time
You aint nothin' but a hAound dog cryin' all the tEime
Well you aint nBever caught a rabbit so you aAint no friend of mEine
Well they said you was higEh-classed well that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was hiAgh-classed well that was just a liEe
Well you ain't neBver caught a rabbit and you aiAn't no friend of miEne
You aint nothin' but a hoEund dog cryin' all the time
You aint nothin' but a hAound dog cryin' all the tEime
Well you aint nBever caught a rabbit so you aAint no friend of mEine
Well they said you was hEigh-classed well that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was hiAgh-classed well that was just a liEe
Well you ain't neBver caught a rabbit and you aiAn't no friend of miEne
Well they said you was hEigh-classed well that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was hiAgh-classed well that was just a lEie
Well you ain't neBver caught a rabbit and you aiAn't no friend of miEne
 N.                                            C  E  
You aint nothin' but a You aint nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time
You aint nothin' but a hAound dog cryin' all the tEime
Well you aint nBever caught a rabbit so you aAint no friend of mEine
                                            B   AN.                 C  
Well you aint never caught a rabbit so you aint no friend of mine

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Hound Dog

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Hound Dog

Status Quo

Famous In The Last Century 2000

You aint nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time

A E

You aint nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time

B A E

Well you aint never caught a rabbit so you aint no friend of mine

Well they said you was high-classed well that was just a lie

A E

Yeah they said you was high-classed well that was just a lie

B A E

Well you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine

You aint nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time

A E

You aint nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time

B A E

Well you aint never caught a rabbit so you aint no friend of mine

Well they said you was high-classed well that was just a lie

A E

Yeah they said you was high-classed well that was just a lie

B A E

Well you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine

Well they said you was high-classed well that was just a lie

A E

Yeah they said you was high-classed well that was just a lie

B A E

Well you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine

C E

You aint nothin' but a You aint nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time

A E

You aint nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time

B A E

Well you aint never caught a rabbit so you aint no friend of mine

B A C

Well you aint never caught a rabbit so you aint no friend of mine

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