Don't Want My Dog to Know I'm Gone


Key: G
Tempo: Upbeat, country swing

[Intro]
G D G C
G D G

[Verse 1]
G
Packed my bags, left a note on the door,
D
Can’t take this fighting anymore.
C
I’m heading out, got to move along,
G D G
But I don’t want my dog to know I’m gone.

[Verse 2]
G
Left him his treats, his favorite bone,
D
Made sure the yard feels like home.
C
He’d miss me bad, wouldn’t wag for long,
G D G
So I don’t want my dog to know I’m gone.

[Chorus]
C
He’d sit by the window, nose to the glass,
G
Waiting for my truck to come roaring back.
C
His tail won’t wag, his heart’ll break strong,
G D G
So I don’t want my dog to know I’m gone.

[Instrumental Break]
G D G C
G D G

[Verse 3]
G
I’ll miss his bark, miss his silly grin,
D
The way he jumps when I walk in.
C
He’s the one thing I hate to leave behind,
G D G
But I hope he won’t have me on his mind.

[Chorus]
C
He’d sit by the window, nose to the glass,
G
Waiting for my truck to come roaring back.
C
His tail won’t wag, his heart’ll break strong,
G D G
So I don’t want my dog to know I’m gone.

[Bridge]
D
I’ll keep him in my heart as I drive away,
C
But I hope he finds joy in every new day.
G
She’ll feed him, love him, keep him fed,
D
But I’ll always wonder what’s in his head.
[Final Chorus]
C
He’d sit by the window, nose to the glass,
G
Waiting for my truck to come roaring back.
C
His tail won’t wag, his heart’ll break strong,
G D G
So I don’t want my dog to know I’m gone.

[Outro]
G
No, I don’t want my dog to know I’m gone,
D G
That sweet ol’ boy deserves to move on.

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Writer: Songsmith