Chords for How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around)- Dr John

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107.35 bpm
Chords used:

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Eb

Bb

E

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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around)- Dr  John chords
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[Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm] [Fm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Fm] [Em]
[Eb] [Bbm] [F]
[Gm] Now you say you never [E] met my wife, you [Eb] ain't never seen [Gm] her before.
[Bb] Say you ain't been [E] hanging around my crib, well [Gm] here's something I want to [F] know.
I [E] want to know what in the [Eb] world is going down.
[D] How [Eb] come my dog don't bark [F] when you come [Gm] around?
My [Bb] dog's dangerous, try to set people straight with him.
He's a bad [Eb] dog, he'll bite [D] anybody.
[Gm] He's been [Bb] my little brother, [Eb] took a chunk out of [D] my old sweet [Gm] little mother.
[Bb] He's been the [Eb] mailman, he sees [D] him every day.
[Gm] He takes one look at you, [Eb] he wants to jump [D] up and play.
[Gm] Now I ain't got a clue as to what you [Eb] putting down, [D] but how come my dog don't bark when
you come around?
[Gm] [Bb] My dog's [E] dangerous, try [Eb] to set people [G] straight, [Bb] even bought a bad dog sign and hung it [Gm] on the gate.
Here [Bb] you come tripping [E] about a quarter to [Eb] nine, full of that night [Bb] train wine, trying
to slide past the [G] sign.
[Bb] My dog's there [Em] nodding off, ain't [Eb] paying you no [Gm] mind.
[Bb] That's my dog [E] when I come [Eb] home, he don't sleep [D] that sound.
How come my dog don't bark when you [Dm] come around?
[Bb] I still don't like it, I don't dig it one damn [Gm] bit.
Well you [Bb] and my dog's [E] so tight, [Eb] something don't fit.
[Gm] I slipped [Bb] through the alley, I called my dog.
I said get up [Gm] off your rusty [F] duck and [E] move a little faster [Eb] to your old [G] man, [Fm] your old coyote.
[E] He took one look [Gm] at me, [F] he growled and [Em] he ran [Eb] straight for you.
[Gm] Now [Bb] somebody's been confusing [Gm] my bo [Bb]-hind, and [E] I want to know [Eb] what's going down.
[D] How come my [D] dog don't bark when you come around?
[Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Eb] [Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] [F] Maybe I better [E] call up Jacobi [Eb] and Miles, [Gm] and you [Fm] can take the fifth amendment.
That is, [Gm] you better stand [F] up for your [E] rights, because you [Eb] might not be [G] standing too long.
I'm going to stop [E] all this confusion.
I'm going to [Gm] fire that, shoot that [E] dog down.
[Eb] Then [Gm] I'm going to get busy [Bb] mutilating, [E] strangling, [Gm] operating, and [F] cremating my [Em] old lady down
[Eb] at the cremation [Gm] station.
[Bb] Then I'm going to torch [E] that too, and come [Gm] right on after you.
You give [E] your heart and soul [Eb] to charity, [Gm] and all the rest is going [Fm] to belong to me.
I'm going [Gm] straight down to [Bb] that barber's [C] supply shop, get [Eb] me up.
Whirl [Gm] handle, [Bb] double edge, [C] hollow ground, super [G] glue blade, [Bb] adjustable [E] stainless [Eb] steel,
[G] honed edge, [F] both blades on the [Em] same side.
So when I [G] cut you once, you're [Bb] going to bleed [E] twice, [Gb] growing [G] and something.
And if you [Bb] don't believe me, shake your head.
[Gm] It'll be singing, I [Bb] ain't got nobody.
[Em] Because [Gb] one night [Gm] I did a little FBI [Bb] 007 [E] type investigate.
You and my old lady thought [Bb] I was gone, [E] but I wasn't gone.
[D] That's why I had to separate you from your crown.
And [G] the only sound you're going [E] to hear when you're six feet [Gb] in the [G] ground,
[Bb] [E] [Eb]
[D] how come my dog didn't bark when you came around?
[N]
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To start learning Dr. John - (When You Come Around) How Come My Dog Dont Bark chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bb, Eb, Gm, F, Eb and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 54 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 108 BPM. With the song's key of Bb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] Now you say you never [E] met my wife, you [Eb] ain't never seen [Gm] her before.
[Bb] Say you ain't been [E] hanging around my crib, well [Gm] here's something I want to [F] know.
I [E] want to know what in the [Eb] world is going down.
[D] How [Eb] come my dog don't bark [F] when you come [Gm] around?
My [Bb] dog's dangerous, try to set people straight with him.
He's a bad [Eb] dog, he'll bite [D] anybody.
_ [Gm] He's been [Bb] my little brother, [Eb] took a chunk out of [D] my old sweet [Gm] little mother.
[Bb] He's been the [Eb] mailman, he sees [D] him every day.
[Gm] He takes one look at you, [Eb] he wants to jump [D] up and play.
[Gm] Now I ain't got a clue as to what you [Eb] putting down, [D] but how come my dog don't bark when
you come around?
[Gm] _ [Bb] My dog's [E] dangerous, try [Eb] to set people [G] straight, [Bb] even bought a bad dog sign and hung it [Gm] on the gate.
Here [Bb] you come tripping [E] about a quarter to [Eb] nine, full of that night [Bb] train wine, trying
to slide past the [G] sign.
[Bb] My dog's there [Em] nodding off, ain't [Eb] paying you no [Gm] mind.
[Bb] That's my dog [E] when I come [Eb] home, he don't sleep [D] that sound.
How come my dog don't bark when you [Dm] come around?
[Bb] I still don't like it, I don't dig it one damn [Gm] bit.
Well you [Bb] and my dog's [E] so tight, [Eb] something don't fit.
[Gm] I slipped [Bb] through the alley, I called my dog.
I said get up [Gm] off your rusty [F] duck and [E] move a little faster [Eb] to your old [G] man, [Fm] your old coyote.
[E] He took one look [Gm] at me, [F] he growled and [Em] he ran [Eb] straight for you.
[Gm] Now [Bb] _ somebody's been _ confusing [Gm] my bo [Bb]-hind, and [E] I want to know [Eb] what's going down.
[D] How come my [D] dog don't bark when you come around?
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [F] Maybe I better [E] call up Jacobi [Eb] and Miles, [Gm] and you [Fm] can take the fifth amendment.
That is, [Gm] you better stand [F] up for your [E] rights, because you [Eb] might not be [G] standing too long.
I'm going to stop [E] all this confusion.
I'm going to [Gm] fire that, _ shoot that [E] dog down.
[Eb] Then [Gm] I'm going to get busy [Bb] mutilating, [E] strangling, _ [Gm] operating, and [F] cremating my [Em] old lady down
[Eb] at the cremation [Gm] station.
[Bb] Then I'm going to torch [E] that too, and come [Gm] right on after you.
You give [E] your heart and soul [Eb] to charity, [Gm] and all the rest is going [Fm] to belong to me. _ _
I'm going [Gm] straight down to [Bb] that barber's [C] supply shop, get [Eb] me up.
Whirl [Gm] handle, [Bb] double edge, [C] hollow ground, super [G] glue blade, [Bb] adjustable [E] stainless [Eb] steel,
[G] honed edge, [F] both blades on the [Em] same side.
So when I [G] cut you once, you're [Bb] going to bleed [E] twice, [Gb] growing [G] and something.
And if you [Bb] don't believe me, shake your head.
[Gm] It'll be singing, I [Bb] ain't got nobody.
[Em] Because [Gb] one night [Gm] I did a little FBI [Bb] 007 [E] type investigate.
You and my old lady thought [Bb] I was gone, [E] but I wasn't gone.
[D] That's why I had to separate you from your crown.
And [G] the only sound you're going [E] to hear when you're six feet [Gb] in the [G] ground,
[Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [D] how come my dog didn't bark when you came around?
_ _ [N] _ _

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This song finds its place within the Goin Back To New Orleans album.

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