Wild Old Dog by Patty Griffin
Album: American Kid
Track 4
2013
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret
Chords:
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
Em: x22000
D: xx0232
Intro: C G Em C
C G D C
C G
God is a wild old dog
Em C
Someone left out on the highway
G
I seen him running by me
D G
He don't belong to no one now
C G
We dropped him out on 93
D C
Mange was setting in on his hips and on his knees
G
Between the highways running north and south
D C
We pulled on over and we put him out
G
Willie said he was old and going blind
D C
Momma told me how she didn't mind
G
When Willie kicked him with his shoe
D C
He just climbed on in just like he knew
C G
God is a wild old dog
Em C
Someone left out on the highway
G
I seen him running by me
D G
He don't belong to no one now
C Em
It's lonely on the highway
G D
Sometimes a heart can turn to dust
C
Get whittled down to nothing
Em
Broken down and crushed
C
In with the bones of
D
Wild old dogs
C
Wild old dogs
C G Em C
C G D C
G
We dropped him out on 93
D C
Tall grass was waving there just like the sea
G
He tore off running like we'd set him free
D C
Just disappeared right in front of me
C G
God is a wild old dog
Em C
Someone left out on the highway
G
I seen him running by me
D C
He don't belong to no one now
D G
He don't belong to no one now
G C G C G C G
End on G
