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When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog by Jens Lekman

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Intro
   Cmaj7         Fmaj7       Em7 Dm7  Cmaj7
e|------------------------------------|
B|-(5)--5-5---/10---10---8---6----5---|
G|-(4)--4-4---/9----9----7---5----4---|
D|-(5)--5-5---/10---10---9---7----5---|
A|-(3)--3-3---/8----8----7---5----3---|
E|------------------------------------|
    D   U D    D    D    D   D    D

   Cmaj7         Fmaj7       Em7 Dm7  Cmaj7
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-(5)--5-5---/10---10---8---6----5--5-5-5-5----|
G|-(4)--4-4---/9----9----7---5----4--4-4-4-4----|
D|-(5)--5-5---/10---10---9---7----5--5-5-5-5----|
A|-(3)--3-3---/8----8----7---5----3--3-3-3-3----|
E|----------------------------------------------|
    D   U D    D    D    D   D    D  U D U D

   Cmaj7         Fmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-(5)--5-5---/10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10----|
G|-(4)--4-4---/9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-----|
D|-(5)--5-5---/10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10----|
A|-(3)--3-3---/8---8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8-----|
E|---------------------------------------------|
    D   U D    D   U  D  U  D   U  D  U  D

Fmaj7          Em7      Am7       C     Dm7               Cmaj7
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10-10---8--8-8---5--5-5-5--5-6-5-6--6-6-6-6--6-6---x5--|
G|-9---9--9----7--7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5---x4--|
D|-10--10-10---9--9-9---5--5-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---x4--|
A|-8-----------7--------7---------3-----5------------------3--|
E|----------------------5-------------------------------------|
   D    U D    D  U D   D  U D U  D U D D  U D U D  U D U D  UD

Verse 1:

Cmaj7                     Fmaj7                Cmaj7
  Every day you make a fine loaf of bread
Cmaj7                    Fmaj7
 And after work just before sunset

Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7

Cmaj7                    Fmaj7
 You head down to the city park
  Fmaj7   Em7    Am7            C            Dm7
  There you're alone with the birds in the dark
Cmaj7                         Fmaj7
 And I've seen other people do that too

Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7

Cmaj7                         Fmaj7
 But they're old and you're 22

Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7

Cmaj7                 Fmaj7
 They lost hope and soon they'll be gone
Fmaj7      Em7  Am7             C       Dm7
 They'll just vanish with the setting sun

      Em7         Am7
But I know, yes I know
Em7                 Am7
    They are flying within you again
Em7                      Am7
    But I won't let them get you
                C    Dm7
                 *
Cause you're my only friend

You're my only  

{Horn Solo}
(This is how to play it as a chord-melody. Melody notes within chords are
indicated with parenthasis.)

    Cmaj7       Fmaj7      Cmaj7       Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7      Fmaj7   F         Em7  Am7    C       Dm7
                                                                                               *
   friend
e|-(0)-0-1-3--0-------(0)-0-1-3--0----------(0)-0-1-3-0----(5)-7-8-7-(3)--(0)----(0)-1-0-(1)-1-1--|
B|--0--------(1)-1-3---0--------(1)------3---0-------(1)----1---------0----1--1-3-1-------1--1-1--|
G|--0---------2--------0---------2-----------0--------2-----2---------0----0------0-------2--2-2--|
D|--2---------3--------2---------3-----------2--------3-----3---------x----2------2-------0--0-0--|
A|--3------------------3---------------------3------------------------2----0------3or0 -----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
    D         D        D         D           D        D     D         D    D
D       D  U D

Verse 2:

Cmaj7                         Fmaj7
    When I said I wanted to be your dog
Cmaj7              Fmaj7
 I wasn't coming on to you
Cmaj7                Fmaj7
  I just wanted to lick your face
     Em7   Am7                C     Dm7
Lick those raindrops from the rainy days
Cmaj7                     Fmaj7              Em7 Dm7
  You can take me for a walk in the park
Cmaj7                     Fmaj7        Em7 Dm7
  I'll be chasing every single lark
Cmaj7                      Fmaj7
 I'll be burying all the skeleton bones
   Em7 Am7           C     Dm7
Peeing on every cold black stone

      Em7         Am7
But I know, yes I know
Em7                 Am7
    They are flying within you again
      Em7            Am7
But I won't let them get you
                C    Dm7
                 *
Cause you're my only friend
    Cmaj7         Fmaj7
My friend
        Cmaj7    Fmaj7
My only friend
           Cmaj7     Fmaj7
You're my friend
             Cmaj7

e|--------------|
B|-----------5--|
G|-----------4--|
D|-----------5--|
A|--8--7--5--3--|
E|--------------|
Made with love - Henry, from Portland, OR

{End}

If you're playing this on an acounstic, this version of the Chorus-y end of the verses will sound better.
   Cmaj7             Fmaj7                F        Em       Am7    C       Dm7      Cmaj7
                                                                    *
e|-0--0-0-0-0-1-3--0---------0--0-0---5--5-5---3--3-3---0--0-0-0-0-1-0-1--1-1-1-0--|
B|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--1---1h3p1-1--1-1---1--1-1---0--0-0---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-0--|
G|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2---------2--2-2---2--2-2---0--0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-0--|
D|-2~--------------3---------3--------3--------x--------2--------------0--------2--|
A|-3~------------------------------------------2--------0-----------------------3--|
E|---------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
   D  U D U D U D  D        D  U D   D  U D    D  U D   D  U D U D U D D  U D U D

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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
               C                                                          Am7.
| *   On these   chords marked with the asterisk, it may actually stay in

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When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog Tab Info

Published: May 28, 2026

Last Updated: May 28, 2026