Old Shep chords by The McEuen Sessions

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When I  was a lamb,
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Old Shep was a pup
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Over hills and meadows we'd stray
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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
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at the old swimming hole
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When I would have drowned
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beyond doubt
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But old Shep was right there,
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to the rescue he came
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He jumped in, and he helped,
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oh, and he helped
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And as the years fasted roll,
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old Shep, he grew old
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His eyes, they were fast growing dim
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And one day the
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doctor looked at me
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and said I can do no more in June
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With hands that were trembling,
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I picked up my gun
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And aimed it at chap's faithful head
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I just couldn't do it, I wanted to run
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I wish they would shoot me instead
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He came to my side
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and he looked up at me
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And he laid his old head on my knee
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I had struck the best friend
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a boy ever had
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I cried so I could sleeplessly
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Old Shep, he 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 that I know
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Old Champ has a wonderful home
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