Loudon Wainwright III - Man and Dog

      Man and Dog (Lowdon Wainwright  III)

(he plays it in D – on capo 2 with C shape) 
whole song is C  C7 F  C  G7  C,  with various pauses as you like when you see "..." 
(Don't pause on instrumentals)

       C                                                            C7
When a man has a dog in the city... then the man needs to walk in the park
F                                                                      C
Take a little stroll by the riverside, smoke a cigarette there in the dark
                G7                     C
Living in the city, man living with a dog

       C                                                      C7
And a man has to carry him a plastic bag on his person at all times
 F                                                C
When a dog dumps on a sidewalk, walkin away is a crime
              G7                       C
Living in the city, man walkin’ with a dog

   C                                                            C7
A man likes livin’ in the city ...  but a man has to find some work
F                                                                      C
Walkin’ with a dog is a kind of a job, make you feel like a fool and a jerk
               G7                  C
Living in the city, workin’ like a dog    (work out)

Instrumental  (C  C7  F  C  G7  C)

C                                                                    C7
Dog likes living in the city..., in the city there’s a lot of other mutts
F                                                          C
Checkin’ in front, checkin’ in back, no ifs, no ands, just butts
              G7                       C
Living in the city, dog checkin’ out a dog

         C                                                              C7
(Spoken)It’s a pretty good way to meet a woman, if a woman is walking a dog
          F                                                             C
Just say, what’s her name, how old is she, Its easy like rolling off a log, 
                G7                      C
Checkin’ out a woman, man acting like a dog

       C                                                            C7
When a man has a fight with a woman, then the man needs to go for a walk
F                                               C
Walking with a dog is easy, he listens he don’t talk
              G7                         C 
                         Talkin’ to the dog           (talk to me…)

Instrumental  (C  C7  F  C  G7  C)

C                                                                         C7
Walking with dog in the winter in the wind in the rain and the snow is a drag
F                                                                        C
Its hard as hell to keep a cigarette lit and get the shit in the plastic bag
              G7                       C
Living in the city, man walking with a dog

       C                                                                                            C7
When a man has a dog in the city ... (very long pause with harmonies)  the man needs to walk in the park
F                                                                     C
Take a little stroll by the riverside, smoke a cigarette there in the dark
              G7                      C
Living in the city, man living with a dog