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Bird Dog by The Everly Brothers - Guitar Chords

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                               "Bird Dog"
                           (Boudleaux Bryant)

Intro:

	B   E A  F#    [2X]
	/ / / /  ////

Verse 1:

	 B
	Johnny, he's a joker (he's a bird)
	A very funny joker (he's a bird)
	     E
	But when he jokes my honey (he's a dog)
	     B
	His jokin' ain't so funny (what a dog)
	F#                          E
	Johnny is a joker that's a-tryin' to steal my baby
	         B        E  A   F#  [as per intro]
	(He's a bird dog)

Verse 2:

	Johnny sings a love song (like a bird)
	He sings the sweetest love song (you ever heard)
	But when he sings to my gal (what a howl)
	To me he's just a wolf dog (on the prowl)
	Johnny wants to fly away and puppy-love my baby
	(He's a bird dog)

Bridge:

	 E
	Hey, Bird Dog, get away from my quail
	 B
	Hey, Bird Dog, you're on the wrong trail
	F#                            E           B7
	Bird Dog you better leave my lovey-dove alone
	 E
	Hey, Bird Dog, get away from my chick
	 B
	Hey, Bird Dog, you better get away quick
	F#                            E                     B
	Bird Dog, you better find a Chicken Little of your own

	[repeat intro]

Verse 3:

	Johnny kissed the teacher (he's a bird)
	He tiptoed up to reach her (he's a bird)
	Well, he's the teacher's pet now (he's a dog)
	What he wants he can get now (what a dog)
	He even made the teacher let him sit next to my baby
	(He's a bird dog)

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro; fade]


-- another ace 50's tab from Andrew Rogers 
        

We also have 52 songs by The Everly Brothers

• All I Have To Do Is Dream
• Autumn Leaves
• Barbara Allen
• Be-Bop-A-Lula
• Bird Dog
• Brand New Heartache
• Bye Bye Love
• Cathys Clown
• Claudette
• Crying In The Rain
• Devoted To You
• Dont Blame Me
• Down In The Willow Garden
• Ebony Eyes
• Hey Doll Baby
• I Wonder If I Care As Much
• Im Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
• Keep A-Knockin
• Keep A-Lovin Me
• Kentucky
• Leave My Woman Alone
• Let It Be Me
• Lightning Express
• Like Strangers
• Long Time Gone
• Love Hurts
• Love Is Strange
• Love Of My Life
• Lucille
• Maybe Tomorrow
• Oh So Many Years
• Oh What A Feeling
• On The Wings Of A Nightingale
• Poor Jenny
• Problems
• Put My Little Shoes Away
• Rip It Up
• Roving Gambler
• Should We Tell Him
• Since You Broke My Heart
• Sleepless Nights
• So Sad
• So Sad To Watch Good Love Go Bad
• Take A Message To Mary
• The House Of The Rising Sun
• The Price Of Love
• This Little Girl Of Mine
• Til I Kissed You
• Wake Up Little Susie
• Walk Right Back
• When Will I Be Loved
• Whos Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet

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