Our dog is getting older now
Has trouble coming up the stairs
You gotta help him sometimes
Because his back legs, they wobble
Our dog is getting older now
We make him dog beds everywhere
You gotta help him stand
So he doesn't topple
He's a pit bull
And he's not mean
He loves for the children to pat him on the head
And he still thinks life is funny
He's a pit bull
And he's not mean
He'll let the children do anything
And he still thinks things are funny
Our dog is getting older now
That's true, yeah
That's true
Our dog is getting older now
That's true
That's true
You can hear this touching song, written and performed by Jonathan Richman during a recuperation period after a problem with his vocal chords was diagnosed, on the Colours Are Brighter website, where you can pre-order the CD (UK), which will be released 16 October.
Amazon has the CD listed for pre-order as well:
Colours Are Brighter: songs for children and grownups too
Previous jojopost on Colours Are Brighter with more info
I would love to know the chords to this song. Anyone know if they are available anyplace?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what key the studio version is in, but try this out:
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Our dog is getting older now
Bm
Has trouble coming up the stairs
F#m
You gotta help him sometimes
C#m___________________________F#m
Because his back legs, they wobble
Our dog is getting older now
We make him dog beds everywhere
You gotta help him stand
So he doesn't topple
A
He's a pit bull
________________D
And he's not mean
F#m______________________________________Bm
He loves for the children to pat him on the head
C#m____________________________Bm
And he still thinks life is funny
He's a pit bull
And he's not mean
He'll let the children do anything
And he still thinks things are funny
Our dog is getting older now
That's true, yeah
That's true
Our dog is getting older now
That's true
That's true