VERSE 1: 
 
A                                                D
THE MANS IN THE MOON, THE CATS IN THE CRADLE AND IM IN THE DOG HOUSE 
E                                                            A
IT NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY BEST FRIEND WASN'T SUCH A LOUD MOUTH 
                                                D
SHE'S HEARD THINGS THAT SHE DON'T LIKE ABOUT MY NIGHTS OUT 
   E                                         A
NOW SHES ON ME LIKE OLD CHEAP SUIT IM IN THE DOG HOUSE 
D
THE DOGS EATING GOOD AND HE DONT CARE 
A 
IM CHEWING BONES IN THE COLD NIGHT AIR 
B                           A 
THE WHOLE THINGS SEEMS JUST LITTLE UNFAIR 
E 
THERE HE SITS IN MY FAVORITE CHAIR  
 
VERSE 2: 
A                                            D
WHO EVER SAID IT WAS MANS BEST FRIEND HAD IT ALL WRONG 
E                                                              A
WHEN SHE FINDS OUT YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING WITH THE PACK YOU'LL BE DOG-GONE 
                   A                     D
SHE SAYS SHE'S GOT BONE TO PICK, SHOULD I SIT UP AND BEG, SHOULD I FETCHA STICK,  
E                                                  A
I CANT STAY HERE SCRATCHING FLEAS AND TICKS IN THE DOG HOUSE 
 
CHORUS 
 
VERSE 3: 
A                                                      D 
I CAN TELL THE MATTERS ARE GETTING REAL BAD, I BIT THE MAILMAN 
E                                                        A
I'VE BEEN CHASING CARS UP AND DOWN THE STREET INSTEAD OF WOMEN 
                                              D
THE DOG AND THE WIFE ARE GETTING MIGHTY THICK LOOKING THRU THE WINDOW JUST MAKES ME SICK 
E                         A
THIS OLD DOG BETTER LEARN NEW TRICK IM IN THE A DOG HOUSE 
A                                                D 
THE MANS IN THE MOON, THE CATS IN THE CRADLE AND IM IN THE DOG HOUSE 
E                                                            A
IT NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY BEST FRIEND WASN'T SUCH A LOUD MOUTH 
                                                D
SHE'S HEARD THINGS THAT SHE DON'T LIKE ABOUT MY NIGHTS OUT 
    E                                        A
NOW SHES ON ME LIKE OLD CHEAP SUIT IM IN THE DOG HOUSE