Chords for Yankee Doodles 16 - Woof

_ [G] _ _ I was [A] fast asleep late one [G] lazy afternoon, when my daughter slammed [E] the back door [A] and ran into [D] my room.
[G] Out of breath her [B] brown eyes shone, [E] excited she [C] was not alone.
[G] She said, look what followed [E] me home, Mom, [Em] look what [G] followed me home.
I _ looked and blinked and [D] blinked again, [Am] speechless with [G] surprise.
Beside [E] her sat a dragon, [A] her ugly half [D] her size.
[G] With golden [Em] horns and velvet wings, long pointed tail and glowing smoke [G] rings.
Look what [E] followed me home, [Em] Mom, look what [G] followed me home.
Can I keep him, can I [E] keep him, Mom? _
_ [Em] Can I [D] keep him, please?
[G] He really, really likes me [Em] and he only eats [E] bugs and weeds.
[G] Can I keep him, can I [E] keep him, Mom?
[A] Can I keep him [D] pretty, please?
[G] He won't be [E] any trouble and [Ab] dragons _ [A] don't [G] have fleas.
_ _ _ Well, I don't know [A] why I'm [D] whispered in a [G] state of shock.
Wherever did [E] you find him?
[A] She said, sleeping [Am] by a [G] rock.
He looked so [A] sad and hungry too.
I fed him leaves, what could I [C] do?
Then he [E] just followed me home, Mom, he just followed [G] me home.
I looked at her [A] askance at [E] the dragon with [G] a frown.
As he started [E] walking toward me, [Em] head slightly [D] hanging down.
[G] He fixed me [A] with [Em] a soulful eye, where his mighty tail [C] and side.
_ [G] He just [E] followed me home, [A] Mom, he just [G] followed me home.
Can I keep him, can I [E] keep him, Mom?
Can I [D] keep him, please?
[G] He really, [E] really likes me [A] and he only eats [D] bugs and weeds.
[G] Can I keep him, can I [E] keep him, Mom?
[A] Can I keep him [D] pretty, please?
[G] He won't [E] be any trouble [A] and dragons [G] don't have fleas.
_ _ So I [A] gave in at [D] mother's will, a kid [G] should have a pet.
There are no dragon license [A] fees or visits to [D] the vet.
[G] He's not particular where [Em] he drinks and eats the trash beneath [C] the safe.
[G] Still I'm glad he [E] followed her home, [B] yes I'm glad he [G] followed her home.
Since Wolf [A] came to live with [Em] us, we've lost a [G] few antiques.
He's clumsy [E] and too playful [A] and he sings [D] in off-key squeaks.
[G]
He breathes no fire yet all [B] beware, cause [C] dragon kisses curl your hair.
_ _ Still I'm glad he followed her [A] home, yes I'm glad [G] he followed her home.
Can I keep him, can I keep [E] him, Mom?
_ Can I keep [G] him, please?
He really, really likes [A] me and he only eats bugs [D] and weeds.
[G] Can I keep him, can I keep [E] him, Mom?
[A] Can I keep him [D] pretty, please?
_ [G] He won't be [E] any trouble [Am] and dragons [G] don't have fleas.
[E] That's true, _ [A] dragons don't have [G] fleas.
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