Old Shep chords by Smoky Dawson
Verse 1
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When I was in Nashville, Tennessee,
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I met Red Foley, the man who wrote and recorded
this song about a man and his dog.
It's a song that will never die.
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Old Ship.
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When I was a lad,
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and old Shep was a pup,
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O 'er the hills and the
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meadows we strayed.
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Just a boy and his dog,
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we were both full of fun
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We grew up together that way
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I remember the time at
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the old swimming pool
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When I would have drowned
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beyond doubt
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Old Shep was right there,
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to the rescue he came
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He jumped in and helped pull me out
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Now the years rode along,
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and at last he grew old
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His eyesight was first growing dim
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Then one day, the doctor looked at me
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and said, I can't do no
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more for him, Jim
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With a hand that was trembling,
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I picked up my gun
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I aimed at the ship's faithful head
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But I just couldn't do it,
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I wanted to run,
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And I wished that they'd shoot me instead.
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I went to his side,
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where he lay on the ground,
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I laid his old head on my knee.
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Then I stroked the best pal
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that a man ever found,
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I cried till I scarcely could see.
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O Sheppey,
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he knew he was going to go,
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For he reached out and licked at my hand.
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He just looked up at me,
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just as much as to say, I'm going,
but you understand.
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Now old Shep is gone
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where the good doggies go
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And no more with old Shep will I roam
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But if dogs have a heaven,
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there's one thing I know
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A ship has a wonderful home
Old Shep
Smoky Dawson
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