D                     Em
Bandit was a black lab daddy brought home
          Am              D
He said, "Son he's yours from now on"
       D                    Em
Bandit looked at me, and he cocked his head
  A                   D
Slept at night on the foot of my bed

[Verse 2]
D                    Em
All that year, I can see him still
        Am                D
Chasing after me, nipping at my heels
 D                       Em
Down to the bus stop, my new best friend
      A                              D
Still waiting right there when I got home again

[Chorus]
G               D        Em      D
  And I thought we would   be together
G            D           Em       A
  Go on and on just like that, forever
G              D
  But, I was young back then
Em                       D
  I guess I just didn't know
                        A         D   Em
Little boys grow up and dogs get old

D Em

[Verse 3]
       D                   Em
He was my sidekick through thick and thin
         Am                       D
And he'd bark at my fish when I'd reel 'em in
        D                    Em
Summers came and went and we grew like weeds
    A                               D
And I don't know if I raised him or he raised me

[Chorus]
G               D        Em      D
  And I thought we would   be together
G            D           Em       A
  Go on and on just like that, forever
G              D
  But, I was young back then
Em                       D
  I guess I just didn't know
                        A         D   Em
Little boys grow up and dogs get old

D Em

[Bridge]
G          D             G               D
  He was fourteen when I left for Tennessee
G             D                     G                  D
  And he came down the front porch steps a little slow
Em           D
  I got down to hug his neck
G                  D                 Em                D
  Said "you take care of Mom and Dad  'til I get home"
          G
"And be a good boy"
              A
"Now you be a good boy"

[Chorus 2]
G               D        Em      D
  And I thought we would   be together
G            D           Em       A
  Go on and on just like that, forever
G              D
  But, I was young back then
Em                      D
  God, I wish I didn't know
                        A         D   Em
Little boys grow up and dogs get old