Black Dog Blues - Right String Wrong Yo Yo - Run For Your Life
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A|0-2-4-|
E|------|
|D ||D Bm ||E A D||D B7 ||E A ||D F#m ||Bm D ||D E ||A D ||D ||D |
[Verse 1]
D Bm
well now they call me a dog when im gone.
E A
now baby, its black dog when im gone.
D
when i get home with a twenty dollar bill
A D
"Daddy where you been so long?"
[Verse 2]
D Bm
well now they call me a dog when im gone.
E A
now mama, im a black dog when im gone.
D
when i get home with a twenty dollar bill
A D
"Daddy where you been so long?"
[Interlude]
B7
Black dog!
|B7 ||E ||A |
D
when i get i get home with a twenty dollar bill
A D
"Daddy where you been so long?"
[Middle 8]
Bm B
Right string baby but the wrong yo yo
Em
you aint treatin' me like you did before
A
aint no use hangin' baby 'round my door
D F D
you've got the right string baby but the wrong yo yo
[Interlude]
B7 ||E ||A ||D A ||A ||A D |
[Middle 8]
D Bm
Rather see you dead little girl than to be with another man
D Bm
you better watch your head little girl or you wont know where i am
Bm G
you better run for your life if you can little girl
Bm G
hide your head in the sand little girl
B A D
catch you with another man thats the end
C nc
litlle girl
Bm D
Ooohhh Oohhh Oohh Ooh Ooohhh Ooohhh
How to play Black Dog Blues - Right String Wrong Yo Yo - Run For Your Life
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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