Misc Originals – David Warmke - Me And My Four Pawed Shadow (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
D                     D2
He was always at my side

D                       Gmaj7/D
Always quite always watching me

D                       A
He was with me all the time

D               A       F#m
At work, home and in the car
[Verse 2]
D                     D2
Shadow was my black lab extension

D       Gmaj7/D
Got him as a pup

D                       A
He was light bread with another bird dog breed

D                        F#m
40 to 50 lbs most of his life
[Verse 3]
D                     D2
He loved everybody

D                       Gmaj7/D
He was my shop dog greeter

D                       A
People came just to see shadow

D               A               F#m
Only barked once, I was not robbed
[Verse 4]
D               A       Em
I was not looking for a dog

D               A               Em
We had Charcoal my wife’s black mix

D               A       Em
One Saturday morning I left the house

D               A               G
There he sat on the side of the road
[Verse 5]
G               F#m
He was there all day

G               F#m
Went past him 6 more time

G               A
He never moved

A                       Em
Walked down to him at 3:00
[Verse 6]
Em              A
He would not come to me

D               A
I sat down he circled

D                   D2          Em
About 355 degrees he was close enough to touch

D               A               Em        F#m
A pet he jumped for joy, tail wagging with glee
[Verse 7]
D               A               Em                A
Followed me home, food and water under the car port

D                       D2               F#m
He never moved, in two days he was in the house

D               A               Em
Tried to find the owner, a token attempt

D               D2       D      Dsus
Shadow was now mind, a gift from God
[Verse 8]
D               A               Em
Life was so bad, my wife a constant foe

G                       Gsus      D
Filed for divorce just to wake her up

G                       A
I did sort of we got back together

G                       A               F#m
Three months shadow and me on the river in Condo
[Verse 9]
D                     D2
I would not leave there him all day

D                       Gmaj7/D
Did not want him disturbing the neighbors

D                       A
Got a crate for the office

D       A               F#m
He was now the shop dog
[Verse 10]
D               D2
He was a blessing to all

D                       A               Em
A calming influence in a husband wife stifle

D               A               Em
Friction and sparks but never a fire

D               A       Em              F#m
Mostly that was me, my shadow helper bat my side
[Verse 11]
D               Gmaj7/D   D2            F#m
In 4 years divorced just Shadow Charcoal and me

D               A       Em
For a while a pack of 3 then 4

D                       A               Em
Maggie, admiral mentors Doberman adored me

D               A       Em
Dobie my sisters Shepard a mess
[Verse 12]
D                 A                     Em
Shadow shared, taking the back seat to Maggie

D               D2              Dsus
It was a dog pack, walks at the lake

D               Gmaj7/D                 D2      Dsus
Down the road, there is something special with three

D         A             Em              D               F#m
Charcoal, pasted, Maggie moved on, Shadow and Dobie the pack
[Verse 13]
D               A               Em
Had Dobie put down, now just Shadow

D               A               Em
He had cancer, been there before

D       A       Em
I know just to let it be

D               A               Em
It was getting close, he mostly just slept
[Verse 14]
D               A               Em
The last day I had to deliver some TV’s to PEC

D               A               Em
Five big flat screens,   a ten year award

D       A       Em                      F#m
Shadow riding shotgun, he loved that spot

D               A       F#m
Called my vet said its time
[Verse 15]
D         Gmaj7/D             Em            A
Delivered 3 TVS, then the driver door hedge broke

D                       A                       Em
My Fathers-in-laws old 92 Blazer my sentimental ride

D                       Em                              F#m
Got it closed, now had to go in and out the passenger side

D                       Gmaj7/D             F#m
The Last stop Shadow thought he needed to move
[Verse 16]
D               Gmaj7/D           F#m
I paused a little too long getting in

D               A               Em
That was shadow a constant companion,

D               A               Em          F#m
Always wanting to serve even on this death bed

D               A               Em
Put him down in the back of that old Blazer

G               A               Em              F#m
He just went to sleep, no mess made, his body now dead
[Verse 15]
D               A               Em
He was always there for me my toughest 10 years

D               A               Em
I always knew he was a gift from God

D               A               Em
Now he is gone but God is still there

D               A               F#m
Closer than shadow, speaking , guiding  too
[Verse 18]
D               A               Em
Look at the word Dog in a mirror

D               A               Em
Is it a reflection of God we can see?

D       A       Em      A       F#m
God is a spirit, Father Son and Holy One

D       A       Em              F#m
Do dogs have a soul, Hugh Ross thinks so

D               A       Em
Maybe I will see my shadow again
[Qutro]
D       A       Em
I have Jesus at my side

D       A       Em
Says I will Take of you

D       A       Em
It will all fall in your lap

D               A       Em
I  have been taking of you forever,

D               A       Em
Shadow just one of the ways

D       A       F#m
I am always by your side