Pete Was A Lonely Dog
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
D G
Pete was a lonely mongrel dog
A7 D
who lived in central Wigan.
Em
He had a great thought one winter's day
A7 D
while out for bones a-digging :
G D
He'd change his life and he'd change his ways
Em A7
and a sailor-man he'd be,
D G
So he packed his tail and buried his bones
A7 D
and off to sea went he.
[Chorus]
G D
Off to sea went, off to sea went,
A D D7
off to sea went he-e-e,
G D
Off to sea went, off to sea went,
A D
off to sea went he.
[Verse 2]
D G
He joined an English mon-o'-war
A7 D
as first mate to the captain,
Em
They travelled far to many lands
A7 D
where the trees were tall and champion.
G D
He roamed the seas until he found
Em A7
it wasn't what he'd dreamed:
D G
There was no place to bury his bones
A7 D
and his tail was a permanent green.
G D
He'd change his life and he'd change his ways
Em A7
and a soldier he would be,
D G
So he buried his bones in the ocean deep
A7 D
and off to war went he.
[Chorus]
G D
Off to war went, off to war went,
A D D7
off to war went he-e-e,
G D
Off to war went, off to war went,
A D
off to war went he.
[Verse 3]
D G
He joined the Royal Artillery
A7 D
as mascot to the battery.
Em
Well he combed his hair and polished his tail
A7 D
and did things very exactly.
G D
Well they marched him up and down the square
Em A7
and stood him to attention,
D G
But when he'd chased the cook-house cat-
A7 D
they put him in detention.
G D
He'd change his life and he'd change his ways
Em A7
and an airman he would be,
D G
So he swapped his guns for a set of wings
A7 D
and off to fly went he.
[Chorus]
G D
Off to fly went, off to fly went,
A D D7
off to fly went he-e-e,
G D
Off to fly went, off to fly went,
A D
off to fly went he.
[Verse 4]
D G
He joined the Royal flying lads
A7 D
as assistant navigator;
Em
At finding his way from here to there
A7 D
there never was anyone greater.
G D
He flew through the air at incredible speeds
Em A7
and sometimes upside-down,
A7
And after a while he thought it was
D
much safer on the ground.
G D
He'd change his life and he'd change his ways
Em A7
and go back to his digging,
D G
So he packed his tail and left his bones
A7 D
and sniffed his way to Wigan.
G D
He'd change his life and he'd change his ways
Em A7
and he'd go back to his digging,
D G
And spend his days in simple ways:
A7 D
With his tail ‘neath the trees of Wigan
How to play Pete Was A Lonely Dog
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