Cold Dog Soup Chords by Guy Clark

Tempo:
156.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

Bm

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cold Dog Soup (Guy Clark) chords
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[Bm]
[A]
[G]
[F#]
[Bm] Now William Butler Yates and [A] Jeans got up to play guitar and sing [G] in some joint in Mission Beach [F#]
last night.
[C#m]
[Bm] And at the door sat Tom [B] Waits [A] in a pork pie hat and silver skates [G] and he's juggling three collection plates.
[F#]
[A] [Bm]
Towns Van's Aunt's standing at the bar, [A]
skinning a Hollywood movie star, [G] and he can't remember where he parked his car [F#] or to whom he lost the keys.
[Bm] Ah, but he's full of angst and he'll billy [A] haiku what's a poor Fordward boy to do.
[G] Go on, rhyme something for him, man, show him how you [F#] really feel.
[G] There ain't no money [D] in poetry,
[A] that's what [Bm] sets a boy free.
[G] I've had [D] all the freedom I can [A] stand.
You [G] got your cold dog soup [D] and rainbow pie, [A] all it [Bm] takes to get me by.
[G] Fool my belly [D] till the day I die, [A] cold dog soup [Bm] and rainbow pie.
[G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[A]
[Bm] [F#]
[A]
[Bm] Ginsburg and Kerouac
[A] shooting dice, playing Ramblin' Jack's [G] guitar with the cowboy painting [F#m] Pickguard [C#m] on it.
[Bm] And they sat in the back and they drank for [G] free [A] and they rhymed Orange with Rosalie.
[Em] Now there's a [G] pride of lines to draw to.
[C#m]
[G] There ain't no [D] money in poetry, [A] that's what sets [Bm] a boy [C#] free.
[G] I've had [D] all the freedom I can stand.
[A] [G]
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm] [A] There [G] ain't no money [D] in poetry,
[A] that's what [Bm] sets a boy [G] free.
I've had [D] all the freedom I [A] can stand.
[D]
[G] Cold dog [D] soup and rainbow pie, [A] all it [Bm] takes to get me by.
[G]
Fool my belly [D] till the day I die, [A] cold dog soup and [Bm] rainbow pie.
[A] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[A]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[A]
[Bm]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
F#
134211112
A
1231
G
2131
Bm
13421112
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To learn Guy Clark - Cold Dog Soup chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, Bm, G, D, A and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 78 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 157 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Now William Butler Yates and [A] Jeans got up to play guitar and sing [G] in some joint in Mission Beach [F#]
last night.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] And at the door sat Tom [B] Waits [A] in a pork pie hat and silver skates [G] and he's juggling three collection plates.
[F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _
_ Towns Van's Aunt's standing at the bar, [A] _
skinning a Hollywood movie star, [G] and he can't remember where he parked his car [F#] or to whom he lost the keys. _ _
[Bm] Ah, but he's full of angst and he'll billy [A] haiku what's a poor Fordward boy to do.
[G] Go on, rhyme something for him, man, show him how you [F#] really feel. _ _ _ _ _
[G] There ain't no money [D] in poetry, _
[A] that's what [Bm] sets a boy free.
[G] I've had [D] all the freedom I can [A] stand.
_ _ _ You [G] got your cold dog soup [D] and rainbow pie, [A] all it [Bm] takes to get me by.
[G] Fool my belly [D] till the day I die, [A] cold dog soup [Bm] and rainbow pie.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Ginsburg and Kerouac _
[A] _ shooting dice, playing Ramblin' Jack's _ [G] guitar with the cowboy painting [F#m] Pickguard [C#m] on it. _ _ _ _
[Bm] And they sat in the back and they drank for [G] free [A] and they rhymed Orange with Rosalie. _
[Em] Now there's a [G] pride of lines to draw to.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] There ain't no [D] money in poetry, _ [A] that's what sets [Bm] a boy [C#] free.
[G] _ I've had [D] all the freedom I can _ stand.
[A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] There [G] ain't no money [D] in poetry, _
[A] that's what [Bm] sets a boy [G] free.
I've had [D] all the freedom I [A] can stand.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] Cold dog [D] soup and rainbow pie, [A] all it [Bm] takes to get me by.
[G] _
Fool my belly [D] till the day I die, [A] cold dog soup and [Bm] rainbow pie.
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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