Aerosmith - The Reason A Dog: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Reason A Dog" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G            Am              F         Em
You keep a knocking but you can't come in
The way you love I adore
You always come never know where you been
     C                                 D
But a, now I'm here baby to even the score

You're up, you're down you're always runnin in place
Triathlon if you please
You're always begging me for a taste
But ain’t up to snuff if you sneeze

Chorus:
G
Yak, yak, yak
Lord you give me the bends
Your head's in jail
                   D
I'll call out the law
          G
Like The Reason a Dog
Has so many friends
                                 D
He wags his tail instead of his tongue

Your older sister
She's a lot like you
She likes to grab my microphone
Now there ain’t too much she won't do
Especially when we're all alone
You're up, you're down

You're always runnin in place
Triathlon if you please
Her mind's on rewind and erase
But you might get shot, babe
When you're shootin the breeze

Chorus

          G
That The Reason a Dog
Has so many friends
                                       D
Cause he wags his tail instead of his tongue

A#
Your older sister
         C
She's a lot like you
A#                              C        D
And there ain’t too much that she won't do

There always something that you got to say
I lose my mind and then I surely fade away, yeah

Chorus

That The Reason a Dog
Has so many friends
He wags his tail instead of his tongue
That The Reason a Dog
Has so many friends
Cause he wags his tail instead of his tongue


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Reason A Dog" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Reason A Dog" by Aerosmith.

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