Little Boys Grow Up And Dogs Get Old

	  		Intro: D Em (x4) 

Verse 1:
 
 D                     Em 
Bandit was a black lab daddy brought home 
          Am              D 
He said, "Son he's yours from now on" 
       D                    Em 
Bandit looked at me, and he cocked his head 
  A                   D 
Slept at night on the foot of my bed 

Verse 2:
 
D                    Em 
All that year, I can see him still 
        Am                D 
Chasing after me, nipping at my heels 
 D                       Em 
Down to the bus stop, my new best friend 
      A                              D 
Still waiting right there when I got home again 

 
G               D        Em      D 
  And I thought we would   be together 
G            D           Em       A 
  Go on and on just like that, forever 
G              D 
  But, I was young back then 
Em                       D 
  I guess I just didn't know 
                        A         D   Em 
Little boys grow up and dogs get old 


D Em 

Verse 3:
       D                   Em 
He was my sidekick through thick and thin 
         Am                       D 
And he'd bark at my fish when I'd reel 'em in 
        D                    Em 
Summers came and went and we grew like weeds 
    A                               D 
And I don't know if I raised him or he raised me 

 
G               D        Em      D 
  And I thought we would   be together 
G            D           Em       A 
  Go on and on just like that, forever 
G              D 
  But, I was young back then 
Em                       D 
  I guess I just didn't know 
                        A         D   Em 
Little boys grow up and dogs get old 


D Em 

Bridge:
 
G          D             G               D 
  He was fourteen when I left for Tennessee 
G             D                     G                  D 
  And he came down the front porch steps a little slow 
Em           D 
  I got down to hug his neck 
G                  D                 Em                D 
  Said "you take care of Mom and Dad  'til I get home" 
          G 
"And be a good boy" 
              A 
"Now you be a good boy" 

 
G               D        Em      D 
  And I thought we would   be together 
G            D           Em       A 
  Go on and on just like that, forever 
G              D 
  But, I was young back then 
Em                      D 
  God, I wish I didn't know 
                        A         D   Em 
Little boys grow up and dogs get old 


Outro: 
D Em (x2) 
A D