Every Dog Has Its Day chords
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[VERSE 1]
(slow, 3/4 time)[C] xxx [G] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx
Well, I've drunk to drown on every ocean I've been
Lake Tangan[C] yika,x [G] xxx where the crocodiles s[Dm]wimx [G] xxx
(fast 4/4)[C] xxx [G] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen's land
Well I drank with the S[C]ultanx [G] xxx down the Suez Ca[Dm]nalx [G] xxx
[CHORUS]
Cause every d[C]ogx has it's d[G]ayx
Like every w[C]oman,x she gets her own w[G]ayx
And if there's a s[C]hipx that sails ton[G]ightx
I'll captain that, t[F]oo...x just to be there with y[C]oux [G] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx
[VERSE 2]
Well there was old Jerry R[C]ooney,x [G] xxx who was mad as a m[C]ulex [G] xxx
Spillblood Mal[C]oneyx [G] xxx had a head like one, t[Dm]ooxx [G] xxx
That night on the br[C]idgex [G] xxx with my shovel in h[C]andx [G] xxx
Well he threatened to k[C]illx me [G] xxx I'm sure he picked the wrong [Dm] manx [G] xxx
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 3]
Well there was mutiny in L[C]agosx [G] xxx aboard the mean ship Skond[C]ixx [G] xxx
Ten or twelve days in pr[C]isonx [G] xxx till the bastards set me f[Dm]reex
McCl[G]oskey,x you're free
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] xxx [G] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx [Dm] xxxx [G] xxx
[CHORUS]
[C] xxx [G] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx [Dm] xxxx
[VERSE 4]
(slow 3/4)[C] xxx [G] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx
Now I love the sea, and she wants me back
So I leave this ol' h[C]arborx [G] xxx with the wind at me [Dm] backx [G] xxx
(very slow)[C] xxx [G] xxx [C] xxx [G] xxx
Goodbye mother Theresa I hope the kids settle down
I must head for the Ch[C]inasx [G] xxx Pray to God I don't dr[Dm]ownx [G] xxx
[CHORUS X3]
End on C chord
That's the whole song. Ideally you'd have drums, fiddle, and mandolin to fill
out the sound a bit, but this is a wonderful song as it is. Remember to pick up
the pace for the ending choruses, and have fun with it!
(slow, 3/4 time)
Well, I've drunk to drown on every ocean I've been
Lake Tangan
(fast 4/4)
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen's land
Well I drank with the S
[CHORUS]
Cause every d
Like every w
And if there's a s
I'll captain that, t
[VERSE 2]
Well there was old Jerry R
Spillblood Mal
That night on the br
Well he threatened to k
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 3]
Well there was mutiny in L
Ten or twelve days in pr
McCl
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 4]
(slow 3/4)
Now I love the sea, and she wants me back
So I leave this ol' h
(very slow)
Goodbye mother Theresa I hope the kids settle down
I must head for the Ch
[CHORUS X3]
End on C chord
That's the whole song. Ideally you'd have drums, fiddle, and mandolin to fill
out the sound a bit, but this is a wonderful song as it is. Remember to pick up
the pace for the ending choruses, and have fun with it!