Chords for Ben Folds and Nick Hornby, "Your Dogs"

None of these songs are autobiographical, but something happens in your life that _ makes you think about stuff.
I used to have a house where the street was becoming gentrified, but three or four doors down,
I think there was a drug dealer from a previous time in the life of the street.
_ _ So really I wanted to write about a liberal guy who is trying to tolerate [Db] [Dm] the intolerable.
_ [C] _ [F] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] [Dm] I see it, I get [F] it, I promise you I [Dm] do.
Your mom walked out on [F] you when you were only two.
[Dm] You've grown up believing [F] that this country ain't so poor.
[Dm] You're a dad three times, [F] you're only [C] 24.
[Dm] The Christians on the [Bb] radio [F] act like you were [C] scum, [Dm] self [Bb]-righteous, [F] condescending, bastards each and [Dm] every one.
I don't read the [Bb] Bible, [F] I try to love you, [C] and in [Dm] every flawed island act I think [F] I [C] understand.
[F] But [Bb] your dogs, your dogs, [Am] what's fun [Dm] about [F] those?
[Bb] The tat on your neck and [Am] the ring through [F] your nose.
[Bb] The weed, the junk food, [Am] the [Dm] violent pornography.
[Eb] Don't you think you want [Bb] to be _ [Am] just a little more [Em] like [Am] me?
[Am] _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] [Dm] I still have [Bb] hopes [F] you could join our [C] community.
[Dm] There's more of us than [Bb] you, [F] but we welcome the [C] diversity.
[Dm] You're not quite [Bb] trash [F] like the other neighbors [C] say.
[Dm] If you want to challenge [F] stereotyping, join the [Am] PTA.
[Dm] At night when your [Bb] pit [F] bulls are scaring our [Dm] children, my wife, I'll be honest here, [F] wants me to [C] shoot them.
[Dm] And sometimes I let [F] my fantasies run.
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_ _ _ _ [Bb] Your dogs, your dogs, [Am] what's fun [Dm] about [C] those?
[Bb] The tat on your neck [Am] and the ring through [Dm] your nose.
[Bb] The weed, the junk [Am] food, the violent [Dm] pornography.
[Eb] Don't you think you [Bb] want to be just _ [Am] a little more like me?
_ _ But [C] that's only [F] at night when I'm not really thinking.
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ And [Bm] you're [F] listening to Metallica in your backyard [C] drinking.
_ _ [Em] The rest [B] of the [C] time [Dm] I think we'll get [C] along [F] fine.
I [G] never [Am] [Bm] judged you, [C] [Bm] I'm [Am] a [G] live [D] and let live guy.
_ [Bb] Your dogs, your dogs, [Am] what's fun [Dm] about [F] those?
[Bb] The tat on your neck [Am] and the ring through [Dm] your [F] nose.
[Bb] The weed, the junk [Am] food, the violent [Dm] pornography.
[Eb]
Don't you think you [Bb] want to be _ just [Am] a little more [G] like me?
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