Dog Day Blues

Key E [Intro] E E E E A7 A7 E E B7 A7 E B7 [Verse 1] E Well, the dog found a cool spot, lordy dug up under the house A7 E Well, I said the dog found a cool spot, lordy dug up under the house B7 A7 E B7 Well, you know it sure gets hot down here in the south [Chorus] E Well, my meadows burn up baby, squash dead too B7 Ain’t no water in the rivers slew A7 E I can’t go fishing, can’t do nothing at all, no no no B7 Yes, you see these dog day blues A7 E I’m afraid’s gonna get us all B7 Aah Mr. James [Verse 2] E Well, there ain’t no work, A7 E Ain’t gonna look for no job today A7 E There ain’t no work ain’t gonna look for no job today B7 A7 E B7 I’m gonna sit up here just a laid up in the shade [Chorus] E You know, my meadows burn up, squash dead too A7 Ain’t no water, ooh in the rivers slew E Where I can’t do nothing at all, no no no B7 A7 E B7 I said these dog day blues really gonna get us all [Solo] E E E E A7 A7 E E B7 A7 E B7 E E E E A7 A7 E E B7 A7 E B7 E E E E A7 A7 E E B7 A7 E B7 [Verse 4] E A7 E Well, there ain’t nothing hotter than that big old Texas sun A7 E I said, there ain’t nothing hotter than that big old Texas sun B7 A7 E B7 Yes, this quarter cold beer is the only thing I got done [Chorus] E You see my meadows burn up baby, squash dead too E Ain’t no water in the rivers slew A7 E I can’t go fishing, can’t do nothing at all, no no no B7 Yes, you see these dog day blues A7 E I’m afraid’s gonna get us all [Outro] B7 Yes, you see these dog day blues A7 E I’m afraid’s gonna get us all