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I was hangin' out a last night at the top cat when the band slowed down to 
G
Merle 
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man i hit it 'cross the bar room trying to find my baby girl 
     H7                      H7               Em                      
some drunk tried to punk me, and ask my baby "do you dance"
Em         A             A                 D            D
she said "yes i do, but not with you, i'm waitin' on my man" 


    G     D            C       D          G       D            C
see every dog has it's day dog,  when the big dog throws him a bone 
G          D      C       D          G           D       C       C
one moment in the sunshine when your ducks lined up in a row 

H7              H7                 Em           C     C
lucky dog get a big ol' bed, stray dog gets the porch 
G     D            C   D        G         D         C
every dog has it's day dog, but today dog just aint yours 


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well i flipped her around and i kissed her and she said lets do one more 
            D                  D                G                  G
and we were half way through a two step when he stepped out on the floor 
   H7                       H7             Em
he jerked me back and said "im cuttin' in, girl lets docee do" 
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she doubled up her fist and caught him right square on the nose 


    G     D            C       D          G       D            C
see every dog has it's day dog,  when the big dog throws him a bone 
G          D      C       D          G           D       C       C
one moment in the sunshine when your ducks lined up in a row 

H7              H7                 Em           C     C
lucky dog get a big ol' bed, stray dog gets the porch 
G     D            C   D        G         D         C
every dog has it's day dog, but today dog just aint yours 


H7                   H7
fat dog, skinny dog, little itty bitty dog,
Em                 Em 
hot dog, kurd dog, weenie dog, bird dog, 
C                   C
hound dog, cow dog, bow wow wow dog, 
D                        D                             (Stopp)
wonder dog, barkin' dog, chasing' parked car dog. 


G     D            C       D          G       D            C
every dog has it's day dog,  when the big dog throws him a bone 
G          D      C       D          G           D       C       C
one moment in the sunshine when your ducks lined up in a row 


     H7              H7                 Em           C     C
Yeah lucky dog get a big ol' bed, stray dog gets the porch 
G     D            C   D        G         D         C
every dog has it's day dog, but today dog just aint yours 
G     D            C   (Stopp)  G         D         C
every dog has it's day dog, but today dog just aint yours