Biography:
Jake Thackray (27 February, 1938 - 24 December, 2002) was a singer-songwriter in the tradition of French chansonniers such as his friend and inspiration Georges Brassens. Born in Yorkshire and educated at the highly respected University of Durham, Thackray became a teacher in the early 1960s and started singing, both in folk clubs and to amuse his students. He became a familiar figure on television in the late 1960s, often composing a new song every week.
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Song: Our dog
Artist: Jake Thackray
Composer: Jake Thackray
Tabbed by DJ
29th June 2016
Never recorded by Jake on an album, but a favourite in later
live performances.
Live at The Albert Hole, Bedminster 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7re5ZUEkyAU
Song starts at [3:20]
I've transcribed this tab in standard tuning,
Jake is tuned down, but the song still sounds in Dm.
Dm7 = x57565 Dm = xx0231 Csus2 = x30010
G7 = 353433 E = 022100 F = 133211
Am = x02210 G = 355433 C7 = x32310
Am/G = 302210 C = x32010 E/B = x22100
*************************************************************
[Intro]
Dm7 G7 Am Am/G Am
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [x2]
[Verse 1]
Dm
You haven't got a bloody clue,
E Am Am/G Am
You never ever do the things that proper dogs do,
Dm
Like finding your way home,
G C Csus2 C
Or what to do with bones, as proper dogs do,
F E Am C7
You walk in your sleep, you feel worried by sheep,
F
Oh, Jesus Christ,
E Am Am/G Am
I've never ever known a dog as clueless as you!
[Verse 2]
Dm
You haven't got a bloody clue,
E Am
If I threw you a stick you'd bring me back a lampshade,
Am/G Am Dm
You stare at empty chairs,
G C Csus2 C
When there is no one there, you listen to the radio,
F E Am C7
You niff ladies frocks, and the crotches of clergymen,
F
Jesus Christ,
E Am Am/G Am
I've never ever known a dog as clueless as you!
[Verse 3]
Dm7 G7 C E/B
But, you are so nice, ...oh, so nice,
F E Am C7
You bark at the darkness, you fart at our parties,
Dm7 G7 C E/B
But, you're so nice, ...oh, so nice,
F E Am Am/G Am
Visitors who visit us, visit us twice!
[Verse 4]
Dm
You haven't got a bloody clue,
E Am Am/G Am
I know no other dog that's got a favourite handbag,
Dm
You've got no sense of smell,
G C Csus2 C
You cannot even tell a policeman from a lamp post,
F E Am C7
You sleep and you eat, and, God knows, you ex - crete,
F
Oh, Jesus Christ,
E Am Am/G Am
I've never ever known a dog as clueless as you!
[Verse 5]
Dm7 G7 C E/B
But you are so nice, ...oh, so nice,
F E Am C7
Burglars a - dore you, they come back for more of you,
Dm7 G7 C E/B
So nice, ...ah, so nice,
F E Am Am/G Am
Burglars who burgle us, burgle us twice!
[Verse 6]
Dm
You haven't got a bloody clue,
E Am Am/G Am
I couldn't give a toss, because I rather like it,
Dm
I couldn't give a toss,
G C Csus2 C
Because you do not do the things that proper dogs do,
F E
You don't bite, you don't fight,
Am C7
There is no kind of spite about you,
F E
Jesus Christ, I'm pretty sure,
Am Am/G Am
Would love a dog as clueless as you!
[Verse 7]
Dm7 G7 C E/B
Because you are so nice, ...ah, so nice,
F E Am C7
No howling, nor prowling, or scowling, no growling,
Dm7 G7 C E/B
Just so nice, ...oh, so nice,
F E Am Am/G Am
People who think of you, think of you twice!
************************************************************
(Additional verse)
[Verse 8]
Dm7 G7 C E/B
You are so nice, ...so nice,
F E Am C7
So senseless and weak, so de - fenceless and meek,
Dm7 G7 C E/B
But you're so nice, ...so nice,
F E Am Am/G Am
Jesus will have you in his par - a - dise!
Artist: Jake Thackray
Composer: Jake Thackray
Tabbed by DJ
29th June 2016
Never recorded by Jake on an album, but a favourite in later
live performances.
Live at The Albert Hole, Bedminster 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7re5ZUEkyAU
Song starts at [3:20]
I've transcribed this tab in standard tuning,
Jake is tuned down, but the song still sounds in Dm.
Dm7 = x57565 Dm = xx0231 Csus2 = x30010
G7 = 353433 E = 022100 F = 133211
Am = x02210 G = 355433 C7 = x32310
Am/G = 302210 C = x32010 E/B = x22100
*************************************************************
[Intro]
Dm7 G7 Am Am/G Am
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [x2]
[Verse 1]
Dm
You haven't got a bloody clue,
E Am Am/G Am
You never ever do the things that proper dogs do,
Dm
Like finding your way home,
G C Csus2 C
Or what to do with bones, as proper dogs do,
F E Am C7
You walk in your sleep, you feel worried by sheep,
F
Oh, Jesus Christ,
E Am Am/G Am
I've never ever known a dog as clueless as you!
[Verse 2]
Dm
You haven't got a bloody clue,
E Am
If I threw you a stick you'd bring me back a lampshade,
Am/G Am Dm
You stare at empty chairs,
G C Csus2 C
When there is no one there, you listen to the radio,
F E Am C7
You niff ladies frocks, and the crotches of clergymen,
F
Jesus Christ,
E Am Am/G Am
I've never ever known a dog as clueless as you!
[Verse 3]
Dm7 G7 C E/B
But, you are so nice, ...oh, so nice,
F E Am C7
You bark at the darkness, you fart at our parties,
Dm7 G7 C E/B
But, you're so nice, ...oh, so nice,
F E Am Am/G Am
Visitors who visit us, visit us twice!
[Verse 4]
Dm
You haven't got a bloody clue,
E Am Am/G Am
I know no other dog that's got a favourite handbag,
Dm
You've got no sense of smell,
G C Csus2 C
You cannot even tell a policeman from a lamp post,
F E Am C7
You sleep and you eat, and, God knows, you ex - crete,
F
Oh, Jesus Christ,
E Am Am/G Am
I've never ever known a dog as clueless as you!
[Verse 5]
Dm7 G7 C E/B
But you are so nice, ...oh, so nice,
F E Am C7
Burglars a - dore you, they come back for more of you,
Dm7 G7 C E/B
So nice, ...ah, so nice,
F E Am Am/G Am
Burglars who burgle us, burgle us twice!
[Verse 6]
Dm
You haven't got a bloody clue,
E Am Am/G Am
I couldn't give a toss, because I rather like it,
Dm
I couldn't give a toss,
G C Csus2 C
Because you do not do the things that proper dogs do,
F E
You don't bite, you don't fight,
Am C7
There is no kind of spite about you,
F E
Jesus Christ, I'm pretty sure,
Am Am/G Am
Would love a dog as clueless as you!
[Verse 7]
Dm7 G7 C E/B
Because you are so nice, ...ah, so nice,
F E Am C7
No howling, nor prowling, or scowling, no growling,
Dm7 G7 C E/B
Just so nice, ...oh, so nice,
F E Am Am/G Am
People who think of you, think of you twice!
************************************************************
(Additional verse)
[Verse 8]
Dm7 G7 C E/B
You are so nice, ...so nice,
F E Am C7
So senseless and weak, so de - fenceless and meek,
Dm7 G7 C E/B
But you're so nice, ...so nice,
F E Am Am/G Am
Jesus will have you in his par - a - dise!
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