stray dog Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]At [D]night your grandmother dies
on a bed of chamomile
And the Virgin Mary stuck her head
out from the wall, it scared you
So [G]you cried by floral bedside until
[Bb]the telephone rang in the next room
[D]It was six- six- six from a soldier who was hysterical
on a toilet seat
And you could tell he was good- looking
just by the way that he would speak
And [G]you both sob like little cherries
being crushed [Bb]between [D]my fingers

[Verse 2]
[D]
I drop the pits on tile floors and they
[G]echo like a tongue[D]less mouth
Oh, I tried to speak, I swear to God,
I wish [G]I were your [D]stray dog
Eat[G]ing scraps [A]of meat you [G]gave me because
you saw [Bb]my ribs and I was [D]dirty
Eat[G]ing scraps of meat you gave

[Verse 3]
[G]me because
you saw [Bb]my ribs and I was [D]dirty

[Verse 4]
[D]
Oh, I wish [G]I were your stray dog,
roaming aim[Bb]lessly around the [D]city