#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Brown Eyed Dog By Blue Rodeo Transcribed by Ryan Robson Intro F7b9, D7b9, F7b9, D7b9, F7b9, D7b9, C7b9, Bb7b9, Ab7b9, G7b9 Verse 1 [F] Some-[G]times [Em] my [F] flesh en-[C]twines with the bones of your [D*] breath [F] A long [G] ride on an [Em] endless [F] stretch [C] of abandoned [D*] highway Interlude [F7b9] I wake up and there’s this [D7b9] dog [F7b9] Against the slate grey sky [D7b9] One brown one [F7b9] blue eye [D7b9] And there’s this beautiful [F7b9] crack in the pavement where the grass grows [D7b9] tall [F7b9] And the wind caresses [D7b9] my face [C7b9] And I feel like a ghost [Bb7b9] Cause I can hear the people [Ab7b9] And the passing cars [G7b9] But I’m all alone Verse 2 [F] I [G] love your [Em] crazy [F] heart [C] The sa-[D*]cred drum [F] With these [G] hands [Em] I’ll [F] dig [C] A tunnel to [D*]the sun Chorus [G] Got to [D] find a [Em] new way [C] [G] And [D] it’s got to be [Em] true [C] [G] It’s got [D] everything [Em] to do with [Fmaj7] you Bridge D-A, C-G, Bm (riff 1) D-A, C-G, Bm (riff 1 & 2) D-A, (cue Sarah) C-G, Bm (riff 1 & 2) D-A, C-G, Bm (riff 1 & 2) D-A(riff 3), C-G, Bm (riff1 & 2) Bm-A Chorus [G] Got to [D] find a [Em] new way [C] [G] And it’s [D] got to be [Em] true [C] [G] It’s got [D] everything [Em] to do with [F] you Outro From F: G, Em, F, C, D* F, G, Em, F, C, D* D* is the typical Jim Cuddy way of playing a D – like a C chord, except 2 frets up: E --- 0 --- B --- 3 --- G --- 0 --- D --- 4 --- A --- 5 --- E --- X --- Fmaj 7 F7b9 D7b9 C7b9 Bb7b9 Ab7b9 E --- 0 --- --- X --- --- X --- --- X --- --- X --- --- X --- B --- 1 --- --- X --- --- X --- --- X --- --- X --- --- X --- G --- 2 --- --- 13 --- --- 10 --- --- 8 --- --- 6 --- --- 4 --- D --- 3 --- --- 13 --- --- 10 --- --- 8 --- --- 6 --- --- 4 --- A --- X --- --- 12 --- --- 9 --- --- 7 --- --- 5 --- --- 3 --- E --- X --- --- 13 --- --- 10 --- --- 8 --- --- 6 --- --- 4 --- G7b9 --- X --- --- X --- --- 3 --- --- 3 --- --- 2 --- --- 3 --- For all of these X7b9 chords, the best voicing/fingering is with the middle finger on the 6th string, index finger on the 5th string, and the ring finger holding down both the 3rd and 4th strings Riff 1: Riff 2: Riff 3 ---------------------- -----7--7-------------- -------------------------------------------- --------------7---7-- -----7--7-----9~10~9 -------------------------------------------- --------------7---7-- -----7--7-----9~10~9 --5-5----5-5-----5h7--5-5--5-7--------- --------------7---7-- -----9--9-------------- -------7-------7--------------------9-9-9- ----9p7h9---------- -----9--9-------------- -------------------------------------------- ---------------------- -----7--7-------------- --------------------------------------------