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The Dogs

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[Chords]
     G320033
  D/F#20023x
 Cadd9x32033
   Em7022033
[Intro]
|  Em7   D/F#|  G|  x3
|Cadd9  
[Verse 1]
It's a Em7nasty D/F#way of Glivin' sometimes
My Em7jar ain't D/F#holdin' a Gsingle dime
My Em7glass is D/F#holdin' the Glast thing I wanna Cadd9do
I'm gonna Em7drink every D/F#dime I Gmake tonight
I'll Em7die just to D/F#get a rooGm
It's a Em7bad, bad D/F#business, this Gtrying to forget Cadd9you
[Chorus]
N.C.                    Cadd9  G  
Well, our souls are a little older
But you Dcan't tell we learned a Em7thing
If there's Cadd9twelve that got inGvited
We're thiDrteen
We're the Cadd9last one to know it's Gover
And the Dfirst one to have to Em7beg
We're the Cadd9dog that crawled for Gmiles on broken Dlegs
We're the Em7dregsD/F#  G  Em7  D/F#  G  
[Verse 2]
I've Em7pawned everyD/F#thing I've Gever owned
Just to Em7drive eight D/F#hours to this Gbarroom show
To Em7play these D/F#songs and to Gpray for a friendly Cadd9face
It ain't Em7easy actin' D/F#like it ain't Gpersonal
And the Em7band asked D/F#me not to Gcurse no more
So I'll Em7sing all the D/F#sad ones and Glean on these mad ones, Cadd9okay
[Chorus]
N.C.                    Cadd9  G  
Well, our souls are a little older
But you Dcan't tell we learned a Em7thing
If there's Cadd9twelve that got inGvited
We're thiDrteen
We're the Cadd9last one to know it's Gover
And the Dfirst one to have to Em7beg
We're the Cadd9dog that crawled for Gmiles on broken Dlegs
We're the Cadd9dregsG  D  Em7  Cadd9  G  D  
[Interlude]
|  Em7   D/F#|  G|  x3
|  Cadd9|Cadd9  
[Verse 3]
Now, the Em7parkin' D/F#lot is an Gol' ghost town
No evEm7idence D/F#anyone has Gever been around
'Cept a Em7handful of D/F#gravel and a Ghalf pint of somethin' Cadd9mean
So I'll reEm7treat someD/F#where and Gcover my wounds
And Em7pray to D/F#God that the Gcheckout's noon
If there's Em7any luck D/F#left, it'll Gbe at halfwaCadd9y clean
[Chorus]
N.C.                   Cadd9  G  
Well, our souls are a little older
But you Dcan't tell we learned a Em7thing
If there's Cadd9twelve that got inGvited
We're thirDteen
We're the Cadd9last one to know it's Gover
And the Dfirst one to have to Em7beg
We're the Cadd9dog that crawled for Gmiles on broken Dlegs
We're the Cadd9dregsG  D  Em7  
We're the Cadd9dregsG  D  
We're the Cadd9dregsG  D  Em7  
We're the Cadd9dregsG  D  

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The Dogs

by Justin Wells

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Cadd9

Em7

[Chords]

320033

D/F#

20023x

Cadd9

x32033

Em7

022033

[Intro]

Em7 D/F# G

| | | x3

Cadd9

[Verse 1]

Em7 D/F# G

It's a nasty way of livin' sometimes

Em7 D/F# G

My jar ain't holdin' a single dime

Em7 D/F# G Cadd9

My glass is holdin' the last thing I wanna do

Em7 D/F# G

I'm gonna drink every dime I make tonight

Em7 D/F# G

I'll die just to get a room

Em7 D/F# G Cadd9

It's a bad, bad business, this trying to forget you

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G

N.C.

Well, our souls are a little older

D Em7

But you can't tell we learned a thing

Cadd9 G

If there's twelve that got invited

We're thirteen

Cadd9 G

We're the last one to know it's over

D Em7

And the first one to have to beg

Cadd9 G D

We're the dog that crawled for miles on broken legs

Em7 D/F# G Em7 D/F# G

We're the dregs

[Verse 2]

Em7 D/F# G

I've pawned everything I've ever owned

Em7 D/F# G

Just to drive eight hours to this barroom show

Em7 D/F# G Cadd9

To play these songs and to pray for a friendly face

Em7 D/F# G

It ain't easy actin' like it ain't personal

Em7 D/F# G

And the band asked me not to curse no more

Em7 D/F# G Cadd9

So I'll sing all the sad ones and lean on these mad ones, okay

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G

N.C.

Well, our souls are a little older

D Em7

But you can't tell we learned a thing

Cadd9 G

If there's twelve that got invited

We're thirteen

Cadd9 G

We're the last one to know it's over

D Em7

And the first one to have to beg

Cadd9 G D

We're the dog that crawled for miles on broken legs

Cadd9 G D Em7 Cadd9 G D

We're the dregs

[Interlude]

Em7 D/F# G

| | | x3

Cadd9 Cadd9

| |

[Verse 3]

Em7 D/F# G

Now, the parkin' lot is an ol' ghost town

Em7 D/F# G

No evidence anyone has ever been around

Em7 D/F# G Cadd9

'Cept a handful of gravel and a half pint of somethin' mean

Em7 D/F# G

So I'll retreat somewhere and cover my wounds

Em7 D/F# G

And pray to God that the checkout's noon

Em7 D/F# G Cadd9

If there's any luck left, it'll be at halfway clean

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G

N.C.

Well, our souls are a little older

D Em7

But you can't tell we learned a thing

Cadd9 G

If there's twelve that got invited

We're thirteen

Cadd9 G

We're the last one to know it's over

D Em7

And the first one to have to beg

Cadd9 G D

We're the dog that crawled for miles on broken legs

Cadd9 G D Em7

We're the dregs

Cadd9 G D

We're the dregs

Cadd9 G D Em7

We're the dregs

Cadd9 G D

We're the dregs

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