Upward Dog chords by Ron Sexsmith

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

G

Verse 1:
 C
Sunlight peeking through a hole in the clouds
                 F                           C
The sign on the tree house says "No Girls Allowed"
       G
Everything seems as it should be
    Am
And yet there's something wrong
     Em
It's not all that it could be
F                      C     F
For a would-be upward dog

Verse 2:
C
One night it occurred to me in my bed
                        F                                C
All these doubts and uncertainties, they're all in your head
           G
Trying to break this downward spiral
     Am
You wake up in a fog
        Em
Your mistakes are going viral
     F                      C
But turn your smile upward dog

Chorus 1:
F
Upward dog always taking the high road
C
Ridding your mind of these jaded disciples
G                            F
Picking the world up by the scruff of the neck
Am              D           G            C      G    C
Spending every day like it was a blank cheque
    D              G
Go get 'em upward dog.

Verse 3:
 C
Sunlight breaking through a cloud in my mind
                 F                          C
The sign on the dollhouse reads "No Boys Inside"
      G
Everybody's up and at 'e
   Am
Or else they're sawing logs
        Em
If you can't join 'em beat 'em
F                  C
Go get 'em upward dog.

Chorus 2:
F
Upward dog never taking the low road
C
Ridding your mind of these train-hopping hobos
G                             F
Picking the world up by the scruff of the neck
     Am            D            G              C     G    C
Not wasting every day like it's all a stacked deck
      D              G
Love beckons upward dog.

Instrumental:
C   F   C

Verse 4:
      G
Everybody's up and at 'em
   Am
Or else they're sawing logs
       Em
If you can't join 'em beat 'em
F                  C
Go get 'em upward dog

Chorus 3:
F
Upward dog, always taking the high road
C
Ridding your mind of these jaded disciples
G                             F
Picking the world up by the scruff of the neck
        Am           D           G           C     G    C
And not facing everyday like it was a train wreck
    D              G
Go get 'em upward dog