#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Bob Cimikowski) Here's a Patty Larkin tune off the "Angels Running" album which is easy to learn and hauntingly beautiful, I think. Mary Chapin Carpenter sings a nice harmony on the chorus. The Story also sing background vocals on several songs. It's a gem of an album. I've indicated the chords. A listen to the song should convey the simple picking pattern. I Told Him That My Dog Wouldn't Run ----------------------------------- (Patty Larkin) Guitar: standard tuning, capo III Chords: C: E A D G B E Csus4: =x=========== V ============= V _|_|_|_|_o_|_ _o_|_|_|_o_o_ _|_|_o_|_|_|_ _|_|_|_|_|_|_ _|_o_|_|_|_|_ _|_o_o_|_|_|_ _|_|_|_|_|_|_ _|_|_|_|_|_|_ h a h = hammer on a = add note C Csus4 I told him that my dog wouldn't run C Csus4 I told him that I loved someone C Yeah, that's my old car out there Csus4 In the parking lot C Csus4 I saw him when he first walked in C Csus4 I thought it was a vision of him C Csus4 He was looking like where he had been C Csus4 Looking kind of fragile Refrain: Am Csus4 G He said I read the Bible every day Am Tryin' to keep the demons at bay Am Thank God when the sun goes down G I don't blow away My friend said, was he always like that I said yeah, but he was never this bad I remember us playing for nickels and dimes Out on the corner I asked him to marry me once He told me he couldn't because This would be all that there was (Refrain) He was laughing but I didn't get the joke He was dying to light up a smoke And I wanted to cry In the florescent light of the restaurant I smiled and I got up to go I was hoping for a goodbye to hold But it was kind of like touching a ghost So I ran when I walked out (Refrain) I got in my car and I drove Over the bridge to the coast Wondering where does old love go
