Intro: C G D Em (x4)

Verse 1:
           C       G      D  Em
Welcome to dog days darlin'
           C       G      D  Em
welcome to hard times too.
         C          G           D        Em              C          G   D  Em
All them tumultuous times of my troubled youth, Just the trouble in you

Instrumental: C G D Em (x4)

Verse 2:
         C        G      D  Em
And with dog days darlin'
              C                 G      D  Em
I ain't never eat from a silver spoon.
         C             G              D             Em           C       G     D  Em
All this bureaucratic, gotta have it, surface level xxxxx got me feeling blue.

Pre-chorus:
           C     D       Em11
On the day I....I........I.....Was born

Chorus:
G         Em             D        C
They told me I was never gonna be somethin'
      G       Em           D         C
Gotta make it through them dog days, darlin'
       G          Em        D          C
If you want to go far, then you all go alone.
      G            Em       D           C
But I ain't a boy, darlin', I'm all the way grown

Instrumental: C G D Em (x4)

Verse 3:
           C        G      D  Em
Welcome to hardwork brother.
              C       G      D  Em
Welcome to me working harder.
           C        G            D           Em                  C          G       D  Em
Welcome to me being stronger for longer, and always just going a little bit farther.
               C                  G       D  Em
Did i tell you about the dog days darlin'.
                 C            G     D  Em
Let me tell you about writin' a song
                C             G      D               Em            C        G                   D  Em
Let me tell you about writing things down your whole life, Just to spend it rightin' your wrongs

Instrumental: C G D Em (x4)

Verse 4:
          C        G      D  Em
Well with dog days darlin'
           C       G      D  Em
Welcome to young manhood.
           C              G             D          Em            C         G               D  Em
Welcome to everything you ever said and everything you ever did, and being miss understood.

Pre-chorus:
           C     D       Em11
On the day I....I........I.....Was born

Chorus:
G         Em           D     C
They told me I was never gonna be somethin'
      G       Em           D         C
Gotta make it through them dog days, darlin'
       G          Em        D          C
If you want to go far, then you all go alone.
      G            Em       D           C
But I ain't a boy, darlin', I'm all the way grown

Outro:
  G           Em      D           C
I ain't a boy darlin, I'm all the way grown.
  G           Em      D           C
I ain't a boy darlin, I'm all the way grown.
  G           Em      D           C
I ain't a boy darlin, I'm all the way grown.
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