Johnny Cash

Salty Dog

Johnny Cash


Tom: A

Capo 2 
 
Intro chords: 
 
A7   D   G   C (twice) 
 
Riff going into the first verse: 
 
        A7 
E|-------0- 
B|-------2- 
G|-------0- 
D|-------2- 
A-3-2-1-0- 
E|--------- 
 
A7          
Standin on the corner with the low down blues 
D 
Great big hole in the bottom of my shoes 
G                          C 
Honey let me be your Salty Dog 
 
 
CHORUS 
A7 
Let me be your Salty Dog 
   D 
Or I won't be your man at all 
G                          C 
Honey let me be your Salty Dog 
 
 
Looky here Sal, well I know you 
Run down stockin' and a worn out shoe 
Honey let me be your Salty Dog 
 
Chorus 
 
Solo 
 
Down in the wildwood sitting on a log 
Finger on the trigger and eye on the hog 
Honey let me be your Salty Dog 
 
Chorus 
 
Well I pulled that trigger and they said go 
Shot fell over in Mexico 
Honey let me be you Salty Dog 
 
Chorus 
 
Solo  
 
Chorus 
 
Chorus