Misc Originals – David Warmke - Red Dog Oriley (Guitar)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Chorus]
C Em Red Dog O’Riley was born in Bostin 51 F G No one wanted that young Red Dog C Em Adopted at as a baby, always a handful F G In 64 he left home for the comforts of street
[Verse 1]
C Em Red Dog was smart, that got him into trouble F G Challenged the Jesuit nuns , then just ignored ‘em C Em Dad and mom out gunned gave him no slack F G Home life not much he was always in trouble
[Verse 2]
C Em By 13 was by himself on the Streets of Boston F G Dumper diving he learned to make it on his own C Em Started shooting pool, hustling made good money F G One shot away from Defeating Mosconi, till he chalked
[Verse 3]
C Em Started working for that Irish mob F G He stood out, selling in the black side of town C Em Drugs was the game, he played it well F G Whiskey and a pickled egg his dinner most nights
[Chorus]
C Em Red Dog O’Riley was born in Bostin 51 F G No one wanted that teenage Red Dog C Em Adopted at as a baby, always a handful F G In 64 he left home for the comforts of street
[Verse 4]
C Am Learned to do standup comedy Fmaj7 Dm Was a solid B liner, good enough to be A C Em Playing the New York Clubs, lived in the sewers a while F Dm He was a mover and shaker never got his break
[Verse 5]
C Cmaj7 Now he was getting too big for his britches White Em Bolger had him tagged F G Shot him in the face with a sawed off 12 gauge shotgun C Cmaj7 Dsus2/C Caad9 A bloody mess, also blessing, it was the wrong red head F G Only Red Dog knew a few close friends they knew
[Verse 6]
C Em Moved to Kansas, big farm wife kids, Growing weed, F Dm one day the Lord came to him in the field C Em Drove him to his knees, what are you doing with your new life F G Red dog Been Doing ministry in prison, small churches ever sense
[Verse 6]
C Em Red Dog O’Riley started working for Morton Salt F Dm Transforming a pld plant to a fine oiled machine, the Chicago Suits clueless C Em He just went around them connecting with all working the floor F Am A2 C Married Wilma and living a new file, mining refining the salt of the earth
[Chorus]
C Em Red Dog O’Riley was born in Bostin 51 F G No one wanted that old Red Dog C Em Adopted at as a baby, always a handful F G In 64 he left home for the comforts of street
[Outro]
C Am(add11) Born again in 95, died to them old ways
Fadd7 Fadd9
No one wanted Red Dog cept Wilma and the Lord
C Em Doing the Lords work now for decades F G C Am C Red Dog finally found his home, in the church, a story very few know G C Am/C Fadd7 Fadd9 Red Dog O’Riley, pool shark, drug dealer, hustler, transformed to and by the salt of the earth. C Cmaj7 Fadd7 Fadd8 Cmaj7 C A privilege to have called him brother and a friend