A Dogs Life
Elvis Presley
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Tom : Em
G7 D B7 E7 A7 D A7
[Verse 1]
D B7
If I had my life to live over,
E7 A7 D
I know just what I'd like to be.
G D G D
A pampered pet of a rich brunette,
E7 A7
sitting on my mama's knee.
D D7
Someone to love me, someone to care,
G E7
rub-a-dub dub a little fingers through my hair
[Chorus 1]
D
And lead a dog's life,
D C# C B7 E7 A7 D
What a life, that's good enough for me.
E7 A7 D A7
That's good enough for me.
[Instrumental]
D D7 E7 A7 D A7
[Verse 2]
D B7
If I had a bone to be pickin',
E7 A7 D
A pickin' chicken or a steak.
G D G D
Curled up there in an easy chair,
E7 A7
Man, that won't be hard to take.
D D7
I'll always be faithful, that's what I'd be and
G E7
Never bite the hand that feeds me, no siree.
[Chorus 2]
D
Just lead a dog's life,
D C# C B7 E7 A7 D
What a life, that's good enough for me.
E7 A7 D A7
That's good enough for me.
[Instrumental]
D D7 E7 A7 D A7
[Verse 3]
D B7
I'd find me a Pepe le Poodle
E7 A7 D
and lose my noodle over her.
G D G D
I'd chase her round all over town,
E7 A7
just to ruffle up her fur.
D D7
Nuzzle her muzzle, holding her paw,
G E7
greatest case of puppy lovin' you ever saw.
[Chorus 3]
D
It's called a dog's life,
D C# C B7 E7 A7 D
What a life, that's good enough for me.
B7
You heard me say it now:
E7 A7 D
That's good enough for me.
[Outro]
D D7 B7 E7 A7 D
That's good enough for me. Groar.
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