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[Intro]
 G   Em   C   Gx2
[Verse]
DWith a heart of Gsand
DAnd a head of cGoal
Oh NDakhla Gdog, oh NDakhla dGog
DAnd who would have noGticed?D  
DAnd who would have kGnown you, DNakhla doGg, oh DNakhla Gdog
[Chorus]
GYou be the Emmeteor IC'll be the gGround below
GYou be the Emchainsaw and CI will be Gthe pine
GAnd with a Emflash of paint aCcross my wGaist
DI will be waGiting with my Dhead on Gfire
[Verse]
DAnd all at Gonce
DLike ashes in the Gmoment oh DNakhla dGog, oh DNakhla Gdog
[Chorus]
GYou be the Emmeteor and IC'll be the gGround below
GYou be the Emchainsaw and CI will be Gthe pine
GAnd with a Emflash of paint aCcross my Gwaist
DI will be waGiting with my Dhead on Gfire
DI will be waGiting with a wDagging tGail
[Outro]
 G   Em   C   Gx2

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Nakhla Dog

by Meursault

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Em C G

[Verse]

D G

With a heart of sand

D G

And a head of coal

D G D G

Oh Nakhla dog, oh Nakhla dog

D G D

And who would have noticed?

D G D G D G

And who would have known you, Nakhla dog, oh Nakhla dog

[Chorus]

G Em C G

You be the meteor I'll be the ground below

G Em C G

You be the chainsaw and I will be the pine

G Em C G

And with a flash of paint across my waist

D G D G

I will be waiting with my head on fire

[Verse]

D G

And all at once

D G D G D G

Like ashes in the moment oh Nakhla dog, oh Nakhla dog

[Chorus]

G Em C G

You be the meteor and I'll be the ground below

G Em C G

You be the chainsaw and I will be the pine

G Em C G

And with a flash of paint across my waist

D G D G

I will be waiting with my head on fire

D G D G

I will be waiting with a wagging tail

[Outro]

G Em C G

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