John Hiatt & The Goners - My Dog And Me
Album: Beneath This Gruff Exterior
Tabbed by: Therslev
e-mail: Thomas.erslev@gmail.com

s means slide
ex: B|--9s12--| means 9'th fret[slide to]12'th fret on B-string

Intro (With slide/bottleneck):

    E (022100@1)       A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1)    C#m (x13321@4) H   E (022100@1)    A (x02220@1) H  Ee|----------------------|-----------------|--------------| (022100@1)B|--9s12-12---14s12s9---|-7s9-9--7s5------|--------------|
G|.---------------------|------------6---.|-6s9s11s9-9---|
D|.---------------------|----------------.|--------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------|--------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|--------------|

Bridge (w/bottleneck):

e|----------------------|-----------------|
B|--9s12-12---14s12s9---|-7s9-9--7s5------|
G|----------------------|------------6----|
D|----------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|


Text w/ chords:

verse 1:
    E (022100@1)                         A (x02220@1)      EShe (022100@1)marked our trail up by the backbone ridge.
C#m (x13321@4)              H       EHow (022100@1)many times can one dog pee?
               E (022100@1)                        A (x02220@1)     E(she) (022100@1)Keeps me high as an eagle, when I'm on the skids.
              C#m (x13321@4)             H      EI (022100@1)guess she gotta come down eventually.

Chorus:
      A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)       H      EBuddy (022100@1)I could'a gone that extra mile.
      A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1)        H       EFor (022100@1)an extra bark, or an extra smile.
 E (022100@1)    H       C#mI (x13321@4)never felt so free,
       C#m (x13321@4)   H       EIt (022100@1)was just my dog and me.

[Brigde]

Verse 2:
          E (022100@1)                            A (x02220@1)      EThen (022100@1)she gives me that look, like she'd lay down her life.
   C#m (x13321@4)                 H       ENo (022100@1)doubt she would in a minute, man.
       E (022100@1)                       A (x02220@1)     EShe'd (022100@1)face the bullet, oh she'd face the knife.
        C#m (x13321@4)                  H      EJust (022100@1)to keep my butt from the fryin' pan.


Chorus:
          A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)     H          ENow (022100@1)she's runnin' up ahead to chase some deer.
 A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)                H       EComes (022100@1)back to tell me that the coast is cleared.
        E (022100@1)        H    C#mIt's (x13321@4)a different world I see,
          C#m (x13321@4)    H      Ewhen (022100@1)it's just my dog and me.

  E (022100@1)                    C#mThere's (x13321@4)a rabbit on the run.
 E (022100@1)                      C#mMan (x13321@4)and beast and sky and sun.

Chorus:
       E (022100@1)            H            C#mWho's (x13321@4)talking to the birds in the trees?
          C#m (x13321@4)   H       EWhy (022100@1)it's just my dog and me.

[Slide solo in E tonality]

Verse 3:
       E (022100@1)                   A (x02220@1)     ENow (022100@1)it looks like we've been makin' tracks,
          C#m (x13321@4)                  H          Efrom (022100@1)the crack of dawn 'till the end of the day.
        E (022100@1)                    A (x02220@1)     ESo (022100@1)its nice and easy down the devil's back.
C#m (x13321@4)                 H      EShe (022100@1)wouldn't know any other way.

Chorus:
         A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)      H        ENow (022100@1)it's over that ridge for one last mile,
            A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1)         H   Ethen (022100@1)we're fast asleep by the fireside.
E (022100@1)              H         C#mDreamin' (x13321@4)these dreams for free.
          C#m (x13321@4)    H       EYeah (022100@1)it's just my dog and me.

Ending:
E (022100@1)      H       C#mI (x13321@4)never felt so free.
        C#m (x13321@4)   H       EIt (022100@1)was just my dog and me.

Outtro-bridge:

e|----------------------|-------------------|
B|--9s12-12---14s12s9---|-7s9-9--7s5--------|
G|----------------------|------------6-4s9--|
D|----------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|