The King Of My Backyard
The King Of My Backyard

The King Of My Backyard easy guitar chords by Tom Paxton

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    • Verse 1
    I 
    had 
    a bulldog, 
    he 
    had 
    me 

    Rough 
    and tough 
    as 
    any 
    dog 
    can 
    be 

    Every 
    evening 
    when the 
    sun 
    went 
    down 

    That 
    bulldog 
    he went a 
    -runnin' 
    around 

    He 
    was 
    mean, 
    he was 
    hard 

    He was 
    the 
    king 
    of my 
    backyard 

    He 
    was 
    short, 
    he wasn't 
    any 
    too 
    tall 

    Said, 
    don't 
    you 
    worry 
    about 

    noth
    in' 
    at 
    all 

    Anybody 
    come 
    messin' 
    around 
    I'm 

    the dog 
    that's 
    gonna 
    bring 
    them 
    down 

    I 
    am 
    mean, 
    I 
    am 
    hard 
    I 
    am 

    the king 
    of your 
    backyard 

    Late 
    last 

    Monday, 
    wasn't 
    too 
    late 

    Somebody 
    sneaking 
    by the 
    alley 
    gate 

    Four 
    foot eleven 
    and 

    a hundred 
    and 
    three 

    Smallest 
    burglar 
    that you 
    ever 
    did 
    see 

    He 
    was 
    mean, 
    he was 
    hard 

    He was 
    creepin' 
    into 
    my 
    backyard 

    My 
    dog 
    barked 

    like I 
    knew 
    he 
    would 

    The 
    burglar 
    picked 
    up 
    the 
    kindling 
    wood 

    My 
    dog 
    hollered 
    and the 
    burglar 
    said 

    Get 
    down 
    the 
    alley, 
    my 
    bulldog 
    lit 

    He 
    was 
    mean, 
    he was 
    hard, 

    he was 
    the chicken 
    of 
    my 
    back
    yard 

    My 
    dog 
    went 
    right 
    through 
    my 
    fence, 

    I 
    have not 
    seen 
    that 
    bulldog 
    since 

    Loved 
    that 
    dog 
    but 
    I had 
    my 
    fill, 

    and 
    I keep 
    a 
    canary 
    on my 
    windowsill 

    He 
    is 
    mean, 
    he 
    is 
    hard, 

    he 
    is the 
    king 
    of 
    my 
    back
    yard 

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