Intro:Accordion Over
|D7 D7 |G G |
G C
A four-legged friend, a four-legged friend,
D7 G
He'll never Let You Down.
C
He's honest and faithful right up to the end, (First Time Only)
D7 G D7 D7 G G
That wonderful one, two, three, four-legged friend.
verse 1:
G C
A woman's like cactus and cactus can hurt,
D7 G
'Cause she's just a tight-waisted winky-eyed flirt.
C
She'll soon have your land and your pride and your gold,
D7 G
And bury you deep long before you grow old.
REPEAT Chorus
Instrumental 1:Violin & Lead Over
|G G C C |D7 D7 G G |
|C C D7 D7 |D7 G G |
verse 2:
G C
A two-legged hombre is worthless as sand,
D7 G
He'll smile like a saint with a gun in his hand.
C
He'll promise to stick by your side like a pal,
D7 G
But he'll also promise the same to your gal.
REPEAT Chorus
Instrumental 1:Accordion & Lead Over
|G G C C |D7 D7 G G |
|C C D7 D7 |D7 G G |
verse 3:Slow single strum chords, until last line
G C
Who carries your burden, who carries your load,
D7 G
On tumbleweed land or a long dusty road.
C
Who asks you no questions, who tells you no lies,
D7 G
That four-legged friend with the two honest eyes.
CODA:
G C
A four-legged friend, a four-legged friend,
D7 G
He'll never let you down.
C
He's honest and faithful right up to the end,
D7 G
That wonderful four-legged friend.
D7 G
That wonderful one, two, three, four-legged friend. -- "Whoa, Trigger!"
End
Notes:
1. Sung on horseback (Little Trigger) in the Bob Hope film "Son of Paleface" (1952).