Lyrics and chords for "My Good Dog a'Mighty"

Good Dog A’Mighty      c BurlDunn

GCGD

           G          G7                          C                               A

I had a dog one time, I mean to tell you the best of her line

                 G    Em                          A       DD7

That sweet girl loved me to the end

             G                              G7          C                           A

When it got so she could hardly move her tail still wagged for me

                           G                         D          GCGD

You don’t have to tell me how to treat my best friend.

   G                      G7     C                   A

I got down on my knees, held her to my chest

                 G                 Em         A                        D           D7

She gave a long, relaxing sigh and surrendered to her death

           G                             G7             C           A

At that moment the love that flowed was pure and blessed

                           G                         D          G            CGD

You don’t have to tell me how to treat my best friend.

   C                  G          C              G

I howled at the moon, I growled at strangers

       Em                        A                               D          D7

The pal I’d lost was ever ready for laughter and dangers

             C           G           Em                     A

I’d give six more years for each one she gave me

                           G                         D          G            CGD

You don’t have to tell me how to treat my best friend.

Em                  C                 G                 Em

Every dog I’ve had has been all a dog can be

C                  A                       D                       D7

God help me be the man those dogs have seen in me.

            G             G7     C             A

I had a dream last night, seemed so real

                                 G             Em     A            DD7

We were walking on a ridge that was so high

           G            G7           C                         A

Lord I slipped, I fell, I was falling straight into hell

                    G                     D                           G    CGD

But my good dog dug in, she did not let me die.

G                     G7      C                            A

I landed on my knees, she jumped up on my chest

                 G           Em                  A        DD7

Licked my face and gave a great big grin

                             G                              G7

She said, “You can stumble, but you can’t fall,

           C                       A                               G                   D

Not as long as I give my all. You didn’t have to train me to be your best

G                CGD

friend.”

    C                  G          C              G

“I howled at the moon, I growled at strangers,

                    Em                    A                              D           D7

You were the pal I loved, ever ready for laughter and dangers

                 C           G           Em                      A

I gave you six more years for each one you gave me

                                  G                           D             C

And you didn’t have to train me to be your best friend.”

                                       G                  D          C

No, and you don’t have to tell me who is my best friend

No, no, it’s my good dog a’mighty

         G                D           G           CGDG

Don’t tell me she’s my best friend.

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