Key: F
Introduction:
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This old black dog is hounding me
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He waits round the corner and hides in the trees
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I feel the chill of something blown in on the breeze
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And the light of the cinema screen, I hide
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Laughing I only feel empty inside
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Crying means nothing, I've nothing to say
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I wish I could kick this old black dog away
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And the worst part is knowing my part in it all
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Yeah the worst part is knowing it's nothing at all
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Oh if I can pull myself together I'll try
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Oh I can't explain the tear that sits in my eye
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Try to out smarten but somehow he knows
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Wherever I am, that fucking dog goes
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Oh I'll kill him and this time I swear I won't feel
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I'll kick in his ribs and I'll rip off his tail