Johnny Cash – Salty Dog (Guitar)

Capo 2 Video Lesson
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

Riff going into the verses:
         A7
e|-------0-|
B|-------2-|
G|-------0-|
D|-------2-|
A|-3-2-1-0-|
E|---------|
[Intro] A7 D G C (x2) [Verse 1]
A7
Standin' on the corner with the low down blues

D7
Great big hole in the bottom of my shoes

G            G7            C
Honey let me be your Salty Dog
[Chorus]
A7
Let me be your Salty Dog

   D7
Or I won't be your little man at all

G            G7            C
Honey let me be your Salty Dog
[Verse 2]
A7
Looky here Sal, well I know you

D7
Run down stockin' and a worn out shoe

G            G7            C
Honey let me be your Salty Dog
[Chorus]
A7
Let me be your Salty Dog

   D7
Or I won't be your little man at all

G            G7            C
Honey let me be your Salty Dog
[Solo] A7 D7 G C [Verse 3]
A7
Down in the wildwood sitting on a log

D7
Finger on the trigger and eye on the hog

G            G7              C
Honey let me be your Salty Dog
[Chorus]
A7
Let me be your Salty Dog

   D7
Or I won't be your little man at all

G            G7            C
Honey let me be your Salty Dog
[Verse 4]
       A7
Well I pulled that trigger and the gun said go

D7
Shotgun over in Mexico

G            G7           C
Honey let me be your Salty Dog
[Chorus]
A7
Let me be your Salty Dog

   D7
Or I won't be your little man at all

G            G7            C
Honey let me be your Salty Dog....salt it down now
[Solo] A7 D7 G C [Chorus]
A7
Let me be your Salty Dog

   D7
Or I won't be your little man at all

G            G7            C
Honey let me be your Salty Dog

A7
Let me be your Salty Dog

   D7
Or I won't be your little man at all

G            G7            C    G C
Honey let me be your Salty Dog