Salty Dog

Salty Dog
Bluegrass style (may use E or Em)
 
[Intro]
 
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
 
[Verse]
 
G                              Em
Standin' on the corner with the lowdown blues
  A
A great big hole in the bottom of my shoes
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G              Em
Let me be your salty dog
  A
Or I won't be your man at all
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
[Solo]
 
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
 
[Verse]
 
G                   Em
Now, looky here Sal I know you
  A
Rundown stockin' and a worn-out shoe
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G              Em
Let me be your salty dog
  A
Or I won't be your man at all
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
[Solo]
 
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
 
[Verse]
 
G                      Em
Down in the wildwood sittin' on a log
  A
Finger on the trigger and eye on the hog
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G              Em
Let me be your salty dog
  A
Or I won't be your man at all
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
[Solo]
 
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
 
[Verse]
 
G                      E
Pulled the trigger and the gun said go
   A
The shot fell over in Mexico
D                         G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G              Em
Let me be your salty dog
  A
Or I won't be your man at all
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
[Solo]
 
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
 
[Verse]
 
G             Em
I got a gal, she's ten feet tall
  A
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall
D                           G
Honey, let me be your salty dog
 
[Chorus]
 
G              Em
Let me be your salty dog
  A
Or I won't be your man at all
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
[Solo]
 
G  Em   A   D   G
G  Em   A   D   G
 
[Verse]
 
G                Em
Two old maids sitting in the sand
  A
Each one wishin' the other was man
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G              Em
Let me be your salty dog
  A
Or I won't be your man at all
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog
 
 
[Finale] [one downstroke for each chord]
 
G                   Em
Now, Let me be your salty dog
  A
Or I won't be your man at all
D                          G
Honey let me be your salty dog