Dog Prophecies
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Intro
D Bm F#m D Bm F#m
[Verso 1]
D Bm
My mother's in the garden, my brother's in the yard
F#m
Dad's under the car, swearing at God
D Bm
In the late July evening, I'm watching the sky
F#
Usher my grandfather one last goodbye
[Pré-Refrão]
D Bm
As the pink fades to orange, I am wishing once more
F#m
I were nine and that time were a friend, one of mine
D Bm F#
I go (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh)
[Verso 2]
D Bm
But now, who am I kidding? Never had one of those
F#m
I swirl in the backyard, I run with the ghosts
D Bm
As the neighbor's dog barking his prophetic spout:
F#m
"Your youth is a crown that you're doomed to lose now"
D Bm
And the war's on the home front, it's coming by twos
F#m
As the late July heat crashes over you
D Bm
And if love had a spark, it went out on the Fourth
F#m
It was buried in the backyard, why carry the torch?
[Pré-Refrão]
D Bm
Now it roams through the garden where the vegetables grow
F#m
And my mother, the gardener, where she will stop
D Bm F#
I don't know (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh)
D Bm F#
I don't know (ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh)
[Refrão]
D Bm
(Heavyweight, take a break, take a load, take it off)
F#m
(Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me)
D Bm
(Heavyweight, take a break, take a load, take it off)
F#m
(Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me)
D Bm
Heavyweight, take a break, take a load, take it off
F#m
Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me
D Bm
Heavyweight, take a break, take a load, take it off
F#m
Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me
[Pós-Refrão]
D Bm F#
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh)
D Bm F#
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh)
[Verso 3]
D Dm Bm
Now my brother, he's a good one, he was born a grown man
F#m
Knee stains of cut grass, still he's coming in last
D Bm
Too soft in the middle, the town turns up its nose
F#m D
"Can you see through my riddle?" to the child still wearing his clothes
Bm F#m
(Can you get close?)
D
Still wearing his clothes
Bm F#m
(Can you get close?)
[Ponte]
D Dm
The Midwest has fallen, Downtown wants it back
F#m
Hope they have a cement that can seal up the cracks
D Bm
Take my stone fruit and thunder, lock it up tight
F#m
But no city street show can block out the sight
[Pré-Refrão]
D Bm F#m
Of my mother, my brother, my father, and that late July night
D Bm F#m
Of my mother, my brother, the gardener, and that late July night
[Refrão]
D Bm
(Heavyweight, take a break, take a load, take it off)
F#m
(Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me)
D Bm
(Heavyweight, take a break, take a load, take it off)
F#m
(Heavyweight, take a break, take a break)
N.C.
(Take a break)
[Refrão]
D Bm
Heavyweight, take a break, take a load, take it off
F#m
Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me
D Bm
Heavyweight, take a break, take a load, take it off
F#m
Gravity, gravity, have some grace
D Bm
Heavyweight, take a break, take a load, take it off
F#m
Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me
D Bm
Heavyweight, take a break, take a load, take it off
F#m
Gravity, gravity, have some grace on me
How to play Dog Prophecies
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.