The King Of My Backyard chords by
Tom Paxton
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Key: G major•
Verse 1
D
D

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C
C

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D
D

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I had a bulldog, he had me
Rough and tough as any dog can be
Every evening when the sun went down
C
C

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That bulldog he went a -runnin' around
D
D

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C
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He was mean, he was hard
He was the king of my backyard
D
D

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He was short, he wasn't any too tall
Said, don't you worry about
C
C

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nothin' at all
Anybody come messin' around I'm
the dog that's gonna bring them down
C
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I am mean, I am hard I am
the king of your backyard
D
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C
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D
D

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Late last
Monday, wasn't too late
C
C

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Somebody sneaking by the alley gate
D
D

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Four foot eleven and
a hundred and three
Smallest burglar that you ever did see
C
C

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He was mean, he was hard
He was creepin' into my backyard
D
D

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C
C

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D
D

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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
C
C

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He was mean, he was hard,
D
D

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C
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D
D

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he was the chicken of my backyard
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
C
C

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He is mean, he is hard,
D
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he is the king of my backyard
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