Chords with lyrics
Intro: D MajorD E minorEm (x4)
Verse 1:
D MajorD E minorEm
Bandit was a black lab daddy brought home
A minorAm D MajorD
He said, "Son he's yours from now on"
D MajorD E minorEm
Bandit looked at me, and he cocked his head
A augmentedA D MajorD
Slept at night on the foot of my bed
Verse 2:
D MajorD E minorEm
All that year, I can see him still
A minorAm D MajorD
Chasing after me, nipping at my heels
D MajorD E minorEm
Down to the bus stop, my new best friend
A augmentedA D MajorD
Still waiting right there when I got home again
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
And I thought we would be together
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA
Go on and on just like that, forever
G+G D MajorD
But, I was young back then
E minorEm D MajorD
I guess I just didn't know
A augmentedA D MajorD E minorEm
Little boys grow up and dogs get old
D MajorD E minorEm
Verse 3:
D MajorD E minorEm
He was my sidekick through thick and thin
A minorAm D MajorD
And he'd bark at my fish when I'd reel 'em in
D MajorD E minorEm
Summers came and went and we grew like weeds
A augmentedA D MajorD
And I don't know if I raised him or he raised me
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
And I thought we would be together
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA
Go on and on just like that, forever
G+G D MajorD
But, I was young back then
E minorEm D MajorD
I guess I just didn't know
A augmentedA D MajorD E minorEm
Little boys grow up and dogs get old
D MajorD E minorEm
Bridge:
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
He was fourteen when I left for Tennessee
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD
And he came down the front porch steps a little slow
E minorEm D MajorD
I got down to hug his neck
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
Said "you take care of Mom and Dad 'til I get home"
G+G
"And be a good boy"
A augmentedA
"Now you be a good boy"
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD
And I thought we would be together
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA
Go on and on just like that, forever
G+G D MajorD
But, I was young back then
E minorEm D MajorD
God, I wish I didn't know
A augmentedA D MajorD E minorEm
Little boys grow up and dogs get old
Outro:
D MajorD E minorEm (x2)
A augmentedA D MajorD