Dog Years Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays510

Dog Years by Maggie Rogers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, F#m, Bm, D, C#m and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			
verse 1 

A 
I count my time in dog years 
A 
Swimming in sevens 
A 
Slow dancing in seconds 
       F#m 
Oh and I'm the one that loves you 
       F#m 
Oh and I'm the one that loves you 
A 
I spend my time daydreaming 
A 
As sure as the sea 
A 
It's just you and me 
       F#m 
Oh and I'm the one that loves you 
       F#m 
Oh and I'm the one that loves you 

Pre-Chorus 1 

           Bm 
And if you had a bad week 
           D 
Just let me touch your cheek 
          A 
Oh and I'll be there waiting 
       A 
When you get frustrated 
     Bm 
I know things are changing 
       D 
But, darling, I'm saying 
       A 
I'll be singing you in all of my songs 


D 
Come what may 
D 
I'll still stay 
A 
Inside your mind 
A 
For all of time 
         C#m 
Singing, ooh 
F#m           E 
We will be alright 
            A 
In the afterlife 

verse 2 
   A 
Of all that is shifting 
      A 
And shaking my system 
A 
I know your rhythm 
A 
I know, I know, I know 
     F#m 
That I'm the one that loves you 
          F#m 
Oh and I'm the one that loves you 

Pre-Chorus 2 
           Bm 
And if you had a bad week 
           D 
I will sing you to sleep 
        A 
Oh and I'll be there waiting 
       A 
If you start to get jaded 
   Bm 
I know things are changing 
       D 
But, darling, I'm saying 
     A 
I've been here all along 

 
D 
Come what may 
D 
I'll still stay 
A 
Inside your mind 
A 
For all of time 
         C#m 
Singing, ooh 
F#m           E 
We will be alright 
D 
Not in vein will still stay the same 
A  
Inside your mind 
A 
For all time 
         C#m 
Singing, ooh 
F#m           E 
We will be alright 
            A 
In the afterlife 
            A 
In the afterlife 

Guitar Solo 
E|--------------------------|------------------------------| 
B|---------5---7-5----------|--------5---7-5---------------| 
G|-------6---6-----6--------|------6---6-----6-----4-------| 
D|--------------------------|------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------|------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------|------------------------------| 

Outro 
A                                          F#m 
I count my time in dog years, dog years, dog years, dog years 
A 
We will be alright 
F#m 
We will be alright 
           A 
In the afterlife 
               A 
Singing, baby, we will be alright 
F#m           E 
We will be alright 
E 
We will be alright 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante