The song isn't exactly what you'd call "guitar-friendly," so try not to be too disappointed
if it doesn't sound a lot like the original.
Intro
([G]) ([Am])
e|--7------7------7------7----| e|--8------8------8------8-----|
B|--8------8------8------8----| B|--10-----10-----10-----10----|
G|--7------7------7------7----| x5 G|--9------9------9------9-----| x1
D|-----5------5------5------5-| D|-----7------7------7------7--|
A|----------------------------| A|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|
([Em])
e|--3------3------3------3-----|
B|--5------5------5------5-----|
G|--4------4------4------4-----| x2
D|-----2------2------2------2--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Played once without vocals, then:
Verse
[G] [Am] [Em]
Happiness hit her like a train on a track...
[G] [Am] [Em]
Coming towards her, stuck still, no turning back...
[G]
She hid around corners and she hid under beds
[G] [Am] [Em]
She killed it with kisses and from it she fled
[G]
With every bubble she sank with a drink
[G] [Am] [Em]
And washed it away down the kitchen sink
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From here I would use open chords or preferably barre chords
G (320033 or 320003) or (355433 barre chord)
Am (x02210) or (577555 barre chord)
[Em] (022000)
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Hook
[G]
The dog days are over
[G]
The dog days are done
[G] [Am]
The horses are coming
[Em]
So you better run
Chorus
[G]
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
[G]
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
[G] [Am]
Leave all your love and your longing behind
[Em]
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive
[G]
The dog days are over
[G]
The dog days are done
[G] [Am]
Can you hear the horses?
[Em] [G]
'Cause here they come
(silence)
Bridge
(quiet)
[G] [G] [G] [Am] [Em]
And I never wanted anything from you
[G] [G] [G] [Am] [Em]
Except for everything you had and what was left after that too, oh
(loud again)
[G] [G] [G] [Am] [Em]
Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back.....
[G] [G] [G] [Am] [Em]
Struck from a great height by someone who should know better than that
Hook
[G]
The dog days are over
[G]
The dog days are done
[G] [Am]
Can you hear the horses?
[Em] [G]
'Cause here they come
(Percussion interlude)
Chorus
[G]
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
[G]
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
[G] [Am]
Leave all your love and your longing behind
[Em]
You can't carry it with you if you want to survive
[G]
The dog days are over
[G]
The dog days are done
[G] [Am]
Can you hear the horses?
[Em]
'Cause here they come
Outro
[G]
The dog days are over
[G]
The dog days are done
[G] [Am]
The horses are coming
[Em]
So you better run
[G]
The dog days are over
[G]
The dog days are done
[G] [Am]
The horses are coming
[Em]
So you better run
[G]
