The Dog Song
Nellie MckayVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
I'm just a walkin' my dog
Singin' my song
Strollin' along
Yeah it's just me and my dog
Catchin' some sun
We can't go wrong
My life was lonely and blue
Yeah I was sad as a sailor
I was an angry 'un too
Then there was...
...You appeared, when I was entangled
With youth, and fear, and nerves Jingle jangle
Vermouth and beer Were gettin' me mangled up
But then I looked in your eyes
And I was no more a failure
You looked so wacky and wise
And I said, lord I'm
Happy 'cause I'm just a walkin' my dog
Singin' my song Strollin' along
It's just me and my dog Catchin' some sun
We can't go wrong
'cause I don't care 'bout your hatin' and your doubt
And I don't care what the politicians spout
If you wanna companion Well just go right to the pound
And find yourself a hound
And make that doggie proud
'cause that's what it's all about
My life was tragic and sad
Yeah I was the archetypal loser
I was a pageant gone bad
Then there was...
You on time And wagging your tail
In the cutest mime And you was in jail
I said woof, be mine And you gave a wail
And then I was no longer alone
And I was no more a boozer
We'll make the happiest home
And I said lord I'm...
Happy 'cause I'm just a walkin' my dog
Singin' my song Strollin' along
It's just me and my dog
Catchin' some sun We can't go wrong
'cause I don't care 'bout your hatin' and your doubt
And I don't care what the politicians spout
If you wanna companion Well just go right to the pound
And find yourself a hound
And make that doggie proud
'cause that's what it's all about
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Readable chord sheet for The Dog Song by Nellie Mckay
[Bbm]I'm just a wa[Ab]lkin' my d[F#]og [F]Singin' my [Bbm]song [C]Strollin' a[F]long [Bbm]Yeah it's jus[Ab]t me and m[F#]y dog [F]Catchin' so[Bbm]me sun [C]We can't go[F] wrong [Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm] My life was lonely and blue [Bbm] [A] [Ab] [G] [F#m] Yeah I was sad as a sailor [F#m] [E] [F#m] I was an angry 'un too [F#m] [F] [Em] [Ebm] [Dm] Then there was... ...[Em]You ap[D]peared, when [C]I was ent[B]angled With [Em]youth, and[D] fear, and [C]nerves Jingle [B]jangle [Em]Vermouth and [D]beer Were gett[C]in' me mangle[B]d up [Em] [Ebm] [Em] But then I looked in your eyes [Em] [Fm] [F#m] [Em] [F#m] And I was no more a failure [Em] [D] [Em] You looked so wacky and wise [Bb] [B] [C] [Bb] [C] And I said, lord I'm Happy 'cause I'm [Bbm]just a wal[Ab]kin' my do[F#]g [F]Singin' my so[Bbm]ng St[C]rollin' [F]along [Bbm]It's just m[Ab]e and my d[F#]og C[F]atchin' some [Bbm]sun [C]We can't go wr[F]ong 'cause[Bbm] I don't [Ab]care 'bout your [F#]hatin' and your d[F]oubt And I [Bbm]don't car[Ab]e what the polit[F#]icians spo[F]ut If you[Bbm] wanna co[Ab]mpanion Well just go ri[F#]ght to the[F] pound And [F#]find yourself a h[F]ound And[F#] make that doggie [F]proud 'cause that[F]'s what i[F#]t's all a[Bbm]bout [Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm] My life was tragic and sad [Bbm] [A] [Ab] [F#] [Ab] Yeah I was the archetypal loser [F#m] [Em] [F#m] I was a pageant gone bad [F#m] [Fm] [Em] [Dm] [Em] Then there was... [Em]You on ti[D]me And w[C]agging your [B]tail In the [Em]cutest m[D]ime And [C]you was in j[B]ail I said [Em]woof, be [D]mine And you ga[C]ve a wa[B]il [Em] [D] [Em] And then I was no longer alone [Em] [Fm] [F#m] [Em] [F#m] And I was no more a boozer [F#m] [Em] [F#m] We'll make the happiest home [Em] [Fm] [F#m] [Em] [F#m] And I said lord I'm... Happy 'cause I'm [Bbm]just a w[Ab]alkin' my [F#]dog [F]Singin' my [Bbm]song St[C]rollin' a[F]long [Bbm]It's jus[Ab]t me and my d[F#]og [F]Catchin' some [Bbm]sun We [C]can't go [F]wrong 'cause[Bbm] I don't [Ab]care 'bout your [F#]hatin' and your d[F]oubt And I [Bbm]don't car[Ab]e what the polit[F#]icians spo[F]ut If you[Bbm] wanna co[Ab]mpanion Well just go ri[F#]ght to the[F] pound And [F#]find yourself a h[F]ound And[F#] make that doggie [F]proud 'cause that[F]'s what i[F#]t's all a[Bbm]bout