View Guitar Chords for Memoires of an owned dog - chords ver. 1
I really love this song! The lyrics are just incredible. You're going to be changing the bassnotes throughout the whole song. I'll try to get the bassnotes right, they are pretty important for the sound of the song. Intro: C - C/G - C - C/G C - C/G - C - C/GCthe food was as C/GI like it... GCold, G/Dwet FAnd in that wonderful F/Ctin can shape C C/G AmI had it marked in a Am/Epaw print Fon the dog F/Cdoor C C C/B C/A G the day that I finally planned my escapeCthe milkman, C/Ghe tried Gyou can bet I wanted to G/Dsurvive Fbut the truck it just F/Ccame Cfar too C/Gfast AmSo I write on these Am/Escraps Fmy remembrances F/Cpast Cso you don't C/Gblame yourself Gthat I've G/DdiedFthey put horses out to F/Cpasture Cand the birds come C/Ghome to roost Fain't nothin' for a F/Cpuppy Cbut the backyard on the C/Gloose Fnow I know my job was F/Cto Clie idly Ambeside Fthe way the sun Gretreats for the Cmoon C/Gi had Cdreams of C/Gwalking Gthe world on my G/Down Ffour on the F/Cfloor Cevery night C/Gall alone Ami was ready Am/Eto work Ffor the scruff on my F/Cneck Cyearning to find C/Gsomething Gof my own to G/DprotectCmy bark, then, was C/Gsurely Gbigger than my G/Dbite Fchewing the cud F/Ccould've been Cmy biggest dog C/Gfight Amand you know how they Am/Esay Fwe only hear F/Ccertain things that you say Cwell, it never mattered much to C/Gme Gbut for the will of the G/DwayFthey put horses out to F/Cpasture Cand the birds come C/Ghome to roost Fain't nothin' for a F/Cpuppy Cbut the backyard on the C/Gloose Fnow I know my job was F/Cto Clie idly Ambeside Fthe way the sun Gretreats for the Cmoon C/GBbnow I loosen this Fcollar Cfor a dog bone bow C/Gtie Bbto go up and Fmeet Cthe big dog in the C/Gsky Bbi'll tell him when I get Fthere CI was spoiled in your C#dimplace with the Fhopes that my F/Cspirit Gis honored by your graceCso after you read C/Gthis Gmemoir one G/Dday For after you F/Chear Cmy lonesome song C/Gplay Amdon't you trouble your Am/Emind Fthis old hound's doin' F/Cfine Cyou know, goodbyes are just C/Gwords Glike a clock is to G/DtimeCso sorry I'm not with C/Gyou Gso sorry I can't G/Dbe Fplease know F/CI was Cthe best friend this old C/Gmutt could be Amif you remember that Am/Espot Fwhere my favorite tree F/Cgrows CI hung up my C/Gleash on a Gbranch Cnow it's yoursHope you like it, I think it's pretty correct.