Black Dog Chords
Black Dog by Ray Wylie Hubbard is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, A, D and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em
Well now you call me a dog when I'm gone honey baby
A D
It?s black dog when I'm gone
G
When I get back with a hundred dollar bill
D G
It?s daddy where you been so long
Em
I was born in old Kentucky
A D
I?s raised in Tennessee
G
Any old place I hang by hat
D G
Looks like home to me
Chorus
Acoustic guitar
My daddy taught me to gamble
Told me to bet on the deuce and trey
When I see my last deal go down
I'm gonna bet on the old deuce and trey
Chorus
Fiddle solo
I roll my dice in Cuba
Dealt my cards in Spain
When I hear some lonesome whistle blow
I jump on an old freight train
Chorus
Chorus
Dobro Outro