Dog Years Chords
by Rush
Dog Years by Rush is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G, Am, Eb, Gm, Bb, C, Dm, D, A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: (F G Am)(F G) 2x
(Eb F Gm) (Eb F Gm)
In a dog's life, a year is really more like seven
(Eb F Gm) (Eb F Gm)
And all too soon a canine will be chasing cars in doggie heaven
(Bb C Dm) (Bb C Dm)
It seems to me, as we make our own few circles 'round the Sun
(Bb C Dm) (Bb C)
We get it backwards and our seven years go by like one
G D A B
Dog years...It's the season of the itch
G D A B (F G Am)(F G)
Dog years...With every scratch it reappears
(Eb F Gm) (Eb F Gm)
In the dog days, people look to Sirius
(Eb F Gm) (Eb F Gm)
Dogs cry for the moon, but these connections are mysterious
(Bb C Dm) (Bb C Dm)
It seems to me, while it's true that every dog will have his Day
(Bb C Dm) (Bb C)
When all the bones are buried, there is barely time to go outside and play
G D A B
Dog years...It's the season of the itch
G D A B
Dog years...With every scratch it reappears
G D A B
Dog years...For every sad son of a bitch
G D A G (F G) (G C)
Dog years...With his tail between his ears
F G F G F (G C)
I'd rather be a tortoise from Galapagos, or a span of geological time
F G F G F (G)
I'd rather be a tortoise from Galapagos, or a span of geological time
Eb F Eb F
Than be living in these dog years, living in these dog years
Solo: (Vocalização) :(Bb C Bb C Dm) 2x (F G) 2x (Eb F Gm) (Eb F)
(Eb F Gm) (Eb F Gm)
In a dog's brain a constant buzz of low level static
(Eb F Gm) (Eb F Gm)
One sniff at the hydrant and the answer is automatic
(Bb C Dm) (Bb C Dm)
It seems to me, as well make our own few circles 'round the block
(Bb C Dm) (Bb C)
We've lost our senses, for the higher level static of talk
G D A B
Dog years...For every sad son of a bitch
G D A G
Dog years...With his tail between his ears
B C B
In these dog years, oooo!
B C B
In these dog years, oouu!
B C B
In these dog years, oooo!
B C F G F
In these dog years, oouu! Oooo!
F G (Eb F Gm) (Eb F)
In these dog years, oooo!