Roger Was A Mine Dog Ukulele chords by John Edmond

Key: D



Verse 1:
D
Dear old Misty was a Labrador
    G                      A       D
She had her puppies on the kitchen floor   (BGV. Hmm-Hmm)
D
One called Roger and one called Patch
    G                 A         D
One called Rover and one called Satch   (Hmm-Hmm)

Prechorus 1:
G                         A
Poor little Roger was the runt of the litter
       D             G
He was always on his own
    G         A         D            G
All the other pups were stronger and fitter
    G        A       D
And they all found a home

Verse 2:
D
Little Jimmy really cried the day
     G                      A      D
The soldiers came and took his dog away  (Hmm-Hmm)
D
His dad said Son I really think it's best
       G                         A        D
'Cause he digs up the flowers and he's a pest   (Hmm-Hmm)

Prechorus 2:
G                         A
Poor little roger was the runt of the litter
       D                G
And he was so small and thin
     G       A        D         G
The soldier said he'd be a good sniffer
   G        A          D
To seek out the biscuit tin

Chorus:
G      A     D
Roger was a mine dog
G          A       D
A fine dog so they say
G     A          D        G
It was him that saved the skin
      G        A         D
Of the one who gave him away

Verse 3:
D
Jimmy's daddy joined the infantry
G                  A    D
Doing his duty for his country   (Hmm-Hmm)
D
Shotgun rider with a heavy load
G                           A      D
That truck was stopped on a lonely road  (Hmm-Hmm)

Prechorus 3:
G                   A
There was Roger the runt of the litter
         D                G
With his nose down in the ground
    G         A            D           G
The engineers dug and they all got the jitters
     G            A       D
When they saw what he had found

Chorus:
G      A     D
Roger was a mine dog
G          A       D
A fine dog so they say
G      A        D          G
It was him that saved the skin
       G       A         D
Of the one that gave him away

Chorus:
G      A     D
Roger was a mine dog
G          A       D
A fine dog so they say
G      A        D          G
It was him that saved the skin
       G       A         D
Of the one that gave him away

Chorus:
G      A     D
Roger was a mine dog
G          A       D
A fine dog so they say
G      A        D          G
It was him that saved the skin
       G       A         D
Of the one that gave him away


Outro:
D       D
Roger (Roger)
G        D
He was a mine dog (Mine dog)
G         D
Oh such a fine dog (Fine dog)
D         D
Roger (Roger)
G         D
He was a mine dog (Mine dog)
G         D
Oh such a fine dog (Fine dog)
G         D
He was a mine dog