Houndog Chords by Cold Chisel

Tempo:
131.9 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

G

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cold Chisel - "Houndog" chords
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We're gonna do a song about being on the road.
We got David Blight up here on the harmonica to help us.
[E]
[A] Yeah!
[C#]
[G] [D]
[G]
[A]
[E] [A] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[A#] [Am] [E] Yeah!
[A] I hop that cock [D] [E] up, right one [A] more beer.
I hop that cock [D] up, [E]
right one [A] more beer.
[D] [E]
[A] And if you had [D] the [C] need to [E]
panic, [A] I'd try your road, half [D] open, [E] same way.
[A] Fuck the [D] waitress [E] and hit the road [A] again.
[D] [A]
I got the disease [D] [E] and hash-man on [A] my shoe.
[D] [E]
[A] I got the disease [D] [E] and hash-man on [D] my shoe.
[A] Yeah!
[Em]
I [Am] got the ham-bombs hitting by the side of the road.
[D] The ham-bombs hitting by the side of the road.
[Am] Got the ham-bombs hitting [C] by the side [G] of the highway [D] blue.
Oh, [Am] hey, boo!
[Em]
Hey!
[A] [D] [E]
[A] Gonna blow these sweats
[E] and take your [A] brazado
[Am] [E] They said to look a [A] little straight
And a budget
girl [Am] just [E] died the sec
[A] The interstate [D] bus [Em] just breaks my [A] back
I'm sick of getting [D] hung
[E] and having my [A] remaining change
Dog [Em]
[Am] sitting by the side of the road
[D] The head of
the city by the side of the road
[Am] The head of the [C] city
by the side [G] of the [D] road Hey!
[G] The highway, boo!
[A]
[G]
Hey!
[Em]
[A] Oh,
I'd rather lie on
a few holy stations
than find my [D] circus hand
[Em] [E]
[A] Hey!
[D] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] Don't need no communication
through the ghost town
[Em] [F#] Hey!
[E]
[A] Hey!
The railway don't [Em] come out
here [A] no more
And [G] it's cold
[F] [A] I [G] threw [F] that bucket
[E] up the [A] coast
[G] The grass is [F] greener
[E] The [Em] girls are sweeter
[G] I did it [C] all
[A] the last summer
[D] [C]
I [A] [G] need to [F] wax
[A] and change the [G] culture
[F] to fuck [A] her name and censure
[G] I [F] need [A] vacation
[G]
[F] I'll [A] [G]
[F] wait some [A] time
I'll [Em] explode [D] and end [C] the hate [A] It's emotion
Emotion
[Am] It's emotion
[C] It's [D] emotion
[C] It's emotion
[G] [D] It's emotion [G] Yeah!
I [Am] see that you hate
A country hate
[D] A vile, freaksy and lunatic
[C] 50 miles to go
[G] I'll be [D] home
I'll be [Bm] head [Am] of the city
by the side of the road
[D] The head of the city
by the side of the road
[C] The head of the city
by the [G] side of the highway, [D] boo!
[G] [Em] Hey!
[G#] [A]
Yeah!
[B]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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Let's start jamming Cold Chisel - (Live) Houndog chords, practice the chord sequence A, D, E, A, F, A, G, D and A. Kick off your practice at a gentle 65 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 132 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ We're gonna do a song about being on the road.
_ We got David Blight up here on the harmonica to help us.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] Yeah! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A#] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] Yeah!
_ _ [A] I hop that cock [D] [E] up, right one [A] more beer. _ _ _ _
_ _ I hop that cock [D] up, [E]
right one [A] more beer.
_ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ [A] And if you had [D] the [C] need to [E]
panic, [A] I'd try your road, half [D] open, [E] same way.
_ [A] Fuck the [D] waitress [E] and hit the road [A] again.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ I got the disease [D] [E] and hash-man on [A] my shoe.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] I got the disease [D] [E] and hash-man on [D] my shoe.
[A] Yeah!
_ _ [Em] _
I [Am] got the ham-bombs hitting by the side of the road.
[D] The ham-bombs hitting by the side of the road.
[Am] Got the ham-bombs hitting [C] by the side [G] of the highway [D] blue. _ _ _
Oh, [Am] hey, boo!
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
Hey!
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] Gonna blow these sweats
[E] and take your [A] brazado _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] They said to look a [A] little straight _ _ _ _
And a budget
girl [Am] just [E] died the sec
[A] The interstate [D] bus [Em] just breaks my [A] back
I'm sick of getting [D] hung
[E] and having my [A] remaining change
Dog _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ sitting by the side of the road
[D] The head of
the city by the side of the road
[Am] The head of the [C] city
by the side [G] of the [D] road _ _ Hey!
[G] The highway, boo! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey!
_ _ _ [Em] _
[A] Oh,
I'd rather lie on
a few holy stations
than find my [D] circus hand _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Hey! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ [A] Don't need no _ _ communication
through the ghost town _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] Hey!
[E] _ _
_ [A] _ Hey! _ _ _ _
_ _ The railway don't [Em] come out
here [A] no more
_ And _ _ [G] it's cold
_ [F] _ [A] I _ _ _ [G] threw [F] that bucket
[E] up the [A] coast
[G] The grass is [F] greener
[E] The [Em] girls are sweeter
[G] I did it [C] all
[A] the last summer
[D] _ _ [C]
I [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ need to [F] wax
[A] and change the [G] culture
[F] to fuck [A] her name and censure
_ [G] I [F] need [A] vacation
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] I'll [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] wait some [A] time
I'll [Em] explode [D] and end [C] the hate [A] It's emotion _ _ _
_ _ _ Emotion _ _ _
_ [Am] It's emotion
_ [C] It's _ _ _ [D] _ emotion _ _ _
_ [C] It's emotion _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] It's emotion _ [G] _ Yeah!
I [Am] see that you hate
A country hate
[D] A vile, freaksy and lunatic
[C] 50 _ miles to go _
[G] I'll be [D] home
I'll be [Bm] head _ _ [Am] _ of the city
by the side of the road
[D] The head of the city
by the side of the road
[C] The head of the city
by the [G] side of the highway, [D] boo! _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Hey! _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Yeah! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _

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