Salty Dog Blues --- Trad.

[G]Standin’ on the corner with the [Em]low-down blues

[A7]Great big holes in the bottoms of my shoes

[D]Honey, let me [D7]be your Salty [G]Dog.

[G]Let me be your [Em]Salty Dog or

[A7]I won’t be your man at all

[D]Honey, let me [D7]be your Salty [G]Dog.

[G]Look-a-here Sal, [Em]I know you

[A7]Run-down stockings ‘n worn-out shoes

[D]Honey, let me [D7]be your Salty [G]Dog.

[G]Let me be your [Em]Salty Dog or

[A7]I won’t be your man at all

[D]Honey, let me [D7]be your Salty [G]Dog.

[G]Down in the wildwood, [Em]sittin’ on a log

[A7]Finger on the trigger and an eye on the hog

[D]Honey, let me [D7]be your Salty [G]Dog.

[G]Let me be your [Em]Salty Dog or

[A7]I won’t be your man at all

[D]Honey, let me [D7]be your Salty [G]Dog.

[G]Pulled the trigger – the [Em]gun said: “Go”

[A7]Shot a feller in Mexico.

[D]Honey, let me [D7]be your Salty [G]Dog.

[G]Let me be your [Em]Salty Dog or

[A7]I won’t be your man at all

        [D]Honey, let me [D7]be your Salty [G]Dog.

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