Every Dog Has Its Day Chords

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[Verse 1]
Well, [G]I've drunk [C]to drown,
[G]on every ocean I've bee[C]n[G]
Lake Tanga[C]nyika,
[G]where the crocodiles swi[Dm]m[G]
Halifax, Nova [C]Scotia[G]
to Van Diemen's [C]land
[G]Well, I drank with the Sultan[C],
[G]down the Suez Can[Dm]al[G]
'Cause every [C]dog

[Verse 2]
has [G]it s day
Like every wo[C]man,
she gets her [G]own way
And if there's [C]a ship that sails
[G]to night
I'll captain [F]that too,
just to be there [C]with you[G]
[C]

[Verse 3]
[G]Well, there was old Jerry Roo[C]ney,
[G]who was mad as a m[C]ule[G]
Spillblood Malo[C]ney [G]had a head
like [Dm]one t[G]oo
That night on [C]the bridge,
[G]with my shovel in [C]hand
[G]Well, he threatened to kill me,[C]
[G]for sure he picked the wro[Dm]ng man

[Verse 4]
[G]'Cause every dog[C] has it [G]s day
Like every wo[C]man,
she gets her [G]own way
And if there's [C]a ship that sails
[G]to night
I'll captain [F]that too,
just to be there [C]with you
[G][C][G]

[Verse 5]
Well, there was mutiny [C]in Lagos
[G]Aboard the mean shi[C]p
[G]Skondi
Ten or twelve days in pris[C]on
[G]'Till the bastards set me [Dm]free,
[G]McCluskey you're free

[Interlude 1]
[C][G][C][G][C][G][Dm][G]

[Verse 6]
'Cause [G]every [C]dog has [G]it s day
Like every wo[C]man, she gets her [G]own way
And if there's [C]a ship
that sails [G]tonight
I'll captain [F]that too,
just to be there [C]with you

[Interlude 2]
[G][C][G][C][G][F]

[Verse 7]
Now I love the [C]sea [G]and she
wants me [C]back[G]
So I leave this old [C]harbor,
[G]with the wind at [Dm]my bac[G]k
Goodbye Mother [C]Theresa,
[G]I hope the kids settle dow[C]n[G]
I must head for [C]the China's, [G]pray to God,
I [Dm]don't drown
[G]

[Verse 8]
(One, two, three)[C]for every
dog has [G]it s day
Like every wo[C]man, she gets her [G]own way
And if there's [C]a ship
that sails [G]tonight
I'll captain [F]that too

[Verse 9]
'Cause every [C]dog has [G]it s day
Like every wo[C]man, she gets her [G]own way
And if there's [C]a ship
that sails [G]tonight
I'll captain [F]that too, too, too
Just to be there [C]with you
[G]Just to be there wit[C]h you
[G]And just to be there wit[C]h you
[G]Just to be the[F]re with you
Just to be there [C]with you
[C]