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 (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)   C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)    C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)God is a wild old dog
Em (022000@1)                      C (x32010@1)Someone left out on the highway
                     G (320003@1)I seen him running by me
             D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)He don't belong to no one now

C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)We dropped him out on 93
D (xx0232@1)                           C (x32010@1)Mange was setting in on his hips and on his knees
                               G (320003@1)Between the highways running north and south
D (xx0232@1)                      C (x32010@1)We pulled on over and we put him out

G (320003@1)Willie said he was old and going blind
D (xx0232@1)                   C (x32010@1)Momma told me how she didn't mind
                              G (320003@1)When Willie kicked him with his shoe
           D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)He just climbed on in just like he knew

C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)God is a wild old dog
Em (022000@1)                      C (x32010@1)Someone left out on the highway
                     G (320003@1)I seen him running by me
             D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)He don't belong to no one now

C (x32010@1)                  Em (022000@1)It's lonely on the highway
               G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)Sometimes a heart can turn to dust
                       C (x32010@1)Get whittled down to nothing
                  Em (022000@1)Broken down and crushed
              C (x32010@1)In with the bones of
           D (xx0232@1)Wild old dogs
           C (x32010@1)       
 Wild old dogs

C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)We dropped him out on 93
D (xx0232@1)                                C (x32010@1)Tall grass was waving there just like the sea
                               G (320003@1)He tore off running like we'd set him free
       D (xx0232@1)                   C (x32010@1)Just disappeared right in front of me

C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)God is a wild old dog
Em (022000@1)                      C (x32010@1)Someone left out on the highway
                     G (320003@1)I seen him running by me
             D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1)He don't belong to no one now
             D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1) He don't belong to no one now

G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)  C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)End on G