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Pink Floyd - Dogs
Dm9
x5355x
Bb
x1333x
Asus
5777xx
Absus
4667xx
[Verses]
(Acoustic with organ swells on chord changes)
Dm9
You gotta be crazy
Gotta have a real need
Bb
Gotta sleep on your toes and when you're on the street
You got to be able to pick out the easy meat with
Asus
(drums / electric guitar comes in)
your eyes closed
Then moving in silently downwind and out of sight
Absus
You gotta strike when the moment is right without thinking
(Organ gets louder and plays throughout)
Dm9
And after a while
You can work on points for style
Bb
Like a club tie and a firm handshake
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile
Asus
You have to be trusted
by the people that you lie to
Absus
So that when they turn their backs on you
You'll get the chance to put the knife in
Dm Bb Asus Absus
| | | | |
Dm9
You've gotta keep one eye
Looking over your shoulder You know
Bb
It's gonna get harder, harder harder
As you get older Yeah
Asus
And in the end you'll pack up Fly down south
And hide your head in the sand
Absus
Just another sad old man
All alone and dying of cancer
(Quiet synth-brass + organ pad. Acoustic rhythm, Electric hi-lites at same volume)
Dm Bb Asus AbsusDm
| | | | | |
[Half tempo] (synth-string pad + piano hi-lites )
C DmC DmCBbCDCBbCDmF EbF EbDm
| | | | | | | | | | | |
(Acoustic with dog barks, Rhodes EP hi-lite)
DmCDmC BbCBbCBbCBbCA A A A
... * (* treble/higher than the that follows)
(Drums come in, Rhodes EP gets louder)
DmCDmCDmCBbCBbCA AA FEDm
* *
(Rhodes EP, Acoustic, Drums)
Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C
| | | | | | | | | | |
And when you lose control you'll reap the harvest you have sown
Dm C Dm C Dm Bb Bb A A
| | | | | | | |* |
And as the fear grows the bad blood slows and turns to stone_______
(Electric Guitar, funky tempo starts)
Dm C Dm C Dm C
| | | | | | |
And it's too late to lose the weight you used to need to throw around
Dm C Bb C BbC Dm A A F A A Dm
| | | | | | | * | * |
So have a good drown as ya go down all alone Dragged down by the stone
[Slow 3/4 tempo] (count 1 and 2 and 3 and 1 and 2 and 3 and ...)
(Synth-Bass + String Pad with Synth-Bass solo)
Dm Bb Asus Absus
| | | | |
(stone.. stone.. stone.. stone ..)
(Synth-Bass + String Pad with single Moog root notes)
Dm Bb Asus Absus
| | | | |
(vocoder dog barking)
(Synth-Bass + String Pad with Moog modulated)
Dm Bb Asus Absus
| | | | |
(whistling for dog)
(Synth-Bass + String Pad with Moog modulated)
Dm Bb Asus Absus
| | | | |
(vocoder dog barking)
[4/4 Tempo as start of song]
(Acoustic rhythm starts)
Dm Bb Asus Absus
| | | | |
(Acoustic / Synth-string pad hi-lite on chord changes)
Dm9
Gotta admit
That I'm a little bit confused
Bb
Sometimes it seems to me
As if I'm just being used
Asus (cymbals, electric guitar crescendo)
Gotta stay awake gotta try and shake off
This creeping malaise
Absus
If I don't stand my own ground
How can I find my way out of the maze?
(Organ comes in)
Dm9
Deaf, dumb and blind
You just keep on pretending
Bb
That everyone's expendable
And no one has a real friend
Asus
And it seems to you the thing to do
Would be to isolate the winner
Absus
And everything's done under the sun
And you believe at heart everyone's a killer
Dm Bb Asus Absus
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[Half Tempo]
(Synth-string pad + piano hi-lites )
C DmC DmCBbCDCBbCDmF EbF EbDm
| | | | | | | | | | | |
(Organ)
C F C Dm
Who was born in a house full of pain
Who was trained not to spit in the fan
Who was told what to do by the man
Who was broken by trained personnel
Who was fitted with collar and chain
Who was given a "pat on the back”
Who was breaking away from the pack (breaking away)
Who was only a stranger at home (only a stranger)
Who was ground down in the end (ground down)
Who was found dead on the phone (found dead)
C F C Bb
Who was dragged down by the stone
Bb A
______________ _______________
A F A7 Dm9
Who was dragged down by the stone
Dogs chords and lyrics
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Pink Floyd - Dogs
Dm9 x5355x
Bb x1333x
Asus 5777xx
Absus 4667xx
[Verses]
(Acoustic with organ swells on chord changes)
Gotta have a real need
You got to be able to pick out the easy meat with
Then moving in silently downwind and out of sight
(Organ gets louder and plays throughout)
You can work on points for style
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile
by the people that you lie to
You'll get the chance to put the knife in
|Dm |Bb |Asus |Absus |
Looking over your shoulder You know
As you get older Yeah
And hide your head in the sand
All alone and dying of cancer
(Quiet synth-brass + organ pad. Acoustic rhythm, Electric hi-lites at same volume)
|Dm |Bb |Asus |Absus |Dm |
[Half tempo] (synth-string pad + piano hi-lites )
|C |Dm |C |Dm |C Bb |C D C Bb |C Dm F |Eb |F |Eb |Dm |
(Acoustic with dog barks, Rhodes EP hi-lite)
Dm C Dm C ... Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C A* A (A* treble/higher than the A that follows)
(Drums come in, Rhodes EP gets louder)
Dm C Dm C Dm C Bb C Bb C A* A A* F E Dm
(Rhodes EP, Acoustic, Drums)
(Electric Guitar, funky tempo starts)
[Slow 3/4 tempo] (count 1 and 2 and 3 and 1 and 2 and 3 and ...)
(Synth-Bass + String Pad with Synth-Bass solo)
(Synth-Bass + String Pad with single Moog root notes)
(Synth-Bass + String Pad with Moog modulated)
(Synth-Bass + String Pad with Moog modulated)
[4/4 Tempo as start of song]
(Acoustic rhythm starts)
|Dm |Bb |Asus |Absus |
(Acoustic / Synth-string pad hi-lite on chord changes)
That I'm a little bit confused
As if I'm just being used
Asus (cymbals, electric guitar crescendo)
Gotta stay awake gotta try and shake off
This creeping malaise
How can I find my way out of the maze?
(Organ comes in)
You just keep on pretending
And no one has a real friendDogs Chords by Pink Floyd
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