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If It Had Been A Dog chords by
Saffire-the Uppity Blues Women
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Key: E major
Verse 1
D
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Dm
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If it had been a dog,
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they would have gone to jail
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If it had been a dog,
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they would have gone to jail
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But when they kick and beat
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a colored man,
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those madmen go unchained.
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So I say, go down, sunshine.
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D

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See what tomorrow will bring.
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G

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I say go down sunshine,
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D

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see what tomorrow will bring.
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A
A

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It might bring sunshine or fire,
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but if we're lucky,
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We're gonna get rained
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G
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Now my rage is rising
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Violence, unemployment, and disease
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I say my rage is rising

Lynch, rape, bombings,
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drugs, and dis ease
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My momma's got scars on her knees
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You know she's prayin', she's prayin'
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For my rage to cease
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A
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She's prayin'
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God and sunshine,
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see what tomorrow will bring.
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My mama's prayin'

God and sunshine, see what tomorrow,
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see what it will bring.
A
A

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It might bring more sunshine, it might bring fire, we pray,
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Bm
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Gm
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we pray, we're gonna get rain.
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So I say justice, justice, justice,
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drop your blindfold, drop it down on the floor.
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I say justice, justice, justice, justice,
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drop your blindfold down on the floor.
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Yes, but that lady won't be naked,
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a hood and a sheet will be her clothes.
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If it had been a dog,
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they would have gone to jail.

I want you to see what I'm

talking about now.

I want you to picture dogs

laying on the ground.
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If they'd been kicking on a dog,

beating on a dog,

kicking on a dog,
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they would have gone to jail.
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But when they beat a colored man
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This madness goes unchanged
Outro 1
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Chords
  • D

  • Dm

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • Gm

    3

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of If It Had Been A Dog by Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women is E major.

The primary chords used in If It Had Been A Dog are E, Em, A, B, C#m, Am.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, Em, A, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of If It Had Been A Dog is approximately 100 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of If It Had Been A Dog using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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