Dogs In The Bed

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Dogs In The Bed’ is from “Havana”, Appleseed, 2003.  Requested by ´Liner George Lighty.  Good song, hmm?

Checking the chords Charlie sent to Art and me, I picked the chords, then strummed, different rhythms – this is a song that sounds good (almost) any way you play it.

One of the dogs in the bed is the big, bad, black dog.  Most of us know the beast.  ´Nuff said.

 
(Bm)   (C6/A)   (Bm)   (C6/A)   (Bm)   (C6/A)
(Bm) How can I sleep at night with (C6/A)all the things I said?
(Bm) How can I sleep at night when the (C6/A) evidence is read?
(C) How can I (D)sleep at night when the (G)world is (G/F#)turning (Em)red? (hold)
Did you hear what I (D)said? (hold)
There's dogs in the (Bm)bed.  (C6/A)   (Bm)   (C6/A)   (hold)

(Bm) How can I dream at night when (C6/A)all them dreams come true?
(Bm) How can I dream at night if (C6/A)I don't dream of you?
(C) How can I (D)scream at night, (G)rhapso(G/F#)dy in (Em)blue?
Did you hear what I (D)said? (hold)
There's dogs in the (Bm)bed.  (C6/A)   (Bm)   (C6/A)  

 
(F) All night I (Am)toss and turn, im(F)possible to (Am)sleep,
(F) As I watch (Am)my life burn, no (F)reason to count (Am)sheep,
(Gm) And oh, I have (C)miles to go, (F)promis(F/E)es to (Dm)keep… (hold)
(Bm)  (C6/A)   (Bm)   (C6/A)

(Bm) How can I die at night with (C6/A)things all left undone?
(Bm) How can I lie at night with a (C6/A) slip of a tongue?
(C) And how can I (D)fly at night, a (G)prisoner (G/F#)of the (Em)young? (hold)
Did you hear what I (D)said? (hold)
There's dogs in the (Bm)bed,  (C6/A)
There's dogs in the (Bm)bed.  (C6/A)

(F)All night I (Am)toss and turn, im(F)possible to (Am)sleep,
(F) As I watch (Am)my life burn, no (F)reason to count (Am)sheep,
(Gm) And oh, I have (C)miles to go, (F)promis(F/E)es to (Dm)keep… (hold)
(Bm)  (C6/A)   (Bm)   (C6/A)

(Bm) How can I sleep at night with (C6/A)all the things I said?
(Bm) How can I sleep at night when the (C6/A) evidence is read?
(C) And how can I (D)sleep at night when my (G)world is (G/F#)turning (Em)red? (hold)
Did you hear what I (D) said? (hold)
There's dogs in the (Bm)bed,  (C6/A)
There's dogs in the (Bm)bed, (C6/A)
There's dogs in the (Bm)bed, (C6/A)

There's dogs in the (Bm)bed… (C6/A)    (Bm)   (C6/A)   (Bm)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller

 

January 2009

 

C6/A
E----------------5--
B----------------5--
G----------------5--
D----------------5--
A-------------------
E--x----------------

 

Playing hint: some of the C6/A´s are C6´s, I think, that´s there is a C-bass note.

Not a problem when you use your pinkie for fretting D to high E strings.