DOG OR WOLF
As recorded by Ray Wylie Hubbard
(2026 release)
Capo 5th fret
To play without a capo transpose +5 steps.
Intro
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
Chorus
[Dm]
Is that a dog
[Dm]
Or is that a wolf
[Dm]
Out there howling at the moon
[Dm]
A dog'll lick your hand
[Dm]
A wolf'll eat your face
[Am] [Dm]
We'll likely know here pretty soon
Verse 1
[Dm]
Now it's midnight
[Dm]
I can't see nothing
[Dm]
'Cept shadows moving in the trees
[Dm]
It ain't that cold
[Dm]
Oh but I'm shivering
[Am] [Dm]
Oh Lord, what's gonna become of me
Chorus
[Dm]
Is that a dog
[Dm]
Or is that a wolf
[Dm]
Out there howling at the moon
[Dm]
A dog'll lick your hand
[Dm]
A wolf'll eat your face
[Am] [Dm]
We'll likely know here pretty soon
[Instrumental Break]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
Verse 2
[Dm]
So here I am
[Dm]
Lost in the woods
[Dm]
All that howling dismays me some
[Dm]
Now come sun up
[Dm]
It's right likely
[Am] [Dm]
Be nothing left of me but crumbs
Chorus
[Dm]
Is that a dog
[Dm]
Or is that a wolf
[Dm]
Out there howling at the moon
[Dm]
A dog'll lick your hand
[Dm]
A wolf'll eat your face
[Am] [Dm]
We'll likely know here pretty soon
[Instrumental Break]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
Chorus
[Dm]
Is that a dog
[Dm]
Or is that a wolf
[Dm]
Out there howling at the moon
[Dm]
A dog'll lick your hand
[Dm]
A wolf'll eat your face
[Am] [Dm]
We'll likely know here pretty soon
[Am] [Dm]
We'll likely know here pretty soon
Outro
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
