Mexican Dog chords
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MEXICAN DOG
As performed by Chute Nine
4 beats per chord
` = 2 beats
INTRO:
G D Em C
G D G G
I was
VERSE:
G G D D
Down on the border on some business I'd rather not mention
Em Em C C
Gettin' involved with a woman was not my in-tention but then
G D
She came along just out walking her dog and I
Em C
Loved her before I'd even met her I guess
D7 D7 G G
Sometimes intentions can change sometimes not for the better well the
VERSE:
G G D D
Dog didn't like me I guess he knew where I was headin'
Em Em C C
He bit my hand when he carried the rings at our weddin' mari-
G D
achis played and we sang and we swayed but they're
Em C
Right when they say love is blind 'cos in a
D7 D7 G G*
Month she was gone and she only left one thing be-hind
CHORUS:
C G D G
Now I got a Mexican dog I can't say his name he don't come when I call
C G
When he's not bitin' me he's lickin' his balls and I
Em C
Hate him right down to his fur but
Em `C `D G G
All I got left of her is this Mexican dog so I
VERSE:
G G D D
Thought it might help if I bought him a toy at the store
Em Em C C
He was so grateful he left somethin' for me on my floor I kicked him
G D
Out every night but by the dawn's early light he was
Em C
Back sportin' some brand new smell I'd take him
D7 D7 G G*
Back where he came from but I don't have directions to hell
CHORUS:
(as before)
CHORUS-SOLO:
(Guessing this bit - not included in the MP3 excerpts)
VERSE:
G G D D
I got a new girlfriend who couldn't stop telling me what to do to
Em Em C C
Top it all off she said she thought that little bastard was cute I said hold
G D
On to his leash and wait right here for me and he'll
Em C
Show you some tricks that he knows and I
D7 D7 G G*
Know it was wrong but I showed her a trick of my own
CHORUS-VARIATION:
C G D G
Now she's got a Mexican dog she can't say his name he don't come when she calls
C G
When he's not bitin' her he's lickin' his balls but we're
Em C
Even far as I'm con-cerned 'cos
Em `C `D G G
Now that dog is hers that Mexican dog
CHORUS-ENDING:
C G D G
Now she's got a Mexican dog she can't say his name he don't come when she calls
C G
When he's not bitin' her he's lickin' his balls and I
Em C
Hope she got what she de-served
Em `C `D G D C G
Now that dog is hers that Mexican dog
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CHORDS:
G D Em C D7
E|--3---2---0---0---2--|
B|--0---3---0---1---1--|
G|--0---2---0---0---2--|
D|--0---0---2---2---0--|
A|--2-------2---3------|
E|--3-------0----------|
G*
Buskers can simulate the ensemble sound with familiar chords:
G G F Em Dm
1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
E|-3---------------|-3---1---0---1---|
B|-0-----5---3---1-|-0---1---0---3---|
G|-0-----5---4---2-|-0---2---0---2---|
D|-0---------------|-0---3---2---0---|
A|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|
INTRO:
(Fiddles)
G D Em C
1 + 2 + 3 4 1 . . 3 4 1 . . 3 4 1 2 3 4
E|-7-8---10--------|-12-10-8--10------|-12-10-8--10------|-12----------|
B|-8-10--12--------|-13-12-10-12------|-13-12-10-12------|-13----------|
G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|
G D G (Guitar) G
1 + 2 + 3 4 1 . . 3 . . 1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 + 3 + 4
E|-7-8---10--------|-12-10-8--12-10-8--|-7-------7---6---|-3---3-------------|
B|-8-10--12--------|-13-12-10-13-12-10-|-8---------------|-----3h5-3---------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|------5/7--6---5-|-----------4-2-0---|
Similar figures with different timing close the song.
ENDING:
G D C G
1 2 + 3 e + 4 1 2 + 3 e + 4 1 2 + 3 e + 4 1 2 + 3
E|-------12--10--8--|-10----12--10--8--|-8-----12--10--8--|-7---3-3-3---|
B|-------13--12--10-|-12----13--12--10-|-8-----13--12--10-|-8---3-3-3---|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----4-4-4---|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----5-5-5---|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----5-5-5---|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----3-3-3---|
. = quarter-note triplet
/ = slide (grace
h = hammer-on notes)
Waynus Of Uranus
March 2008