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Arno – Black Dog Day Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Black Dog Day by Arno on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
Em

[Verse 1]
Em           B6/D#   B
My liver is crying,
           C
My body is dying,
A
I just wanna to sleep,
              Em
I don't wanna feel,
 Em     B6/D# B          C
"Never again" is my best friend,
A                      Em
I need your love to survive.

[Chorus]
G
Black dog day, black dog day,
B
Rules my day, rules my day,
C                           G
Black dog is coming into my brain.

[Verse 2]
Em             B6/D#   B
Real men don't cry,
               C
Real men don't lie,
A                             Em
Treat me nice then leave me alone.

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[Chorus]
G
Black dog day, black dog day,
B
Rules my day, rules my day,
C
Black dog is coming into my.

[Interlude]
C#m  D
C#m  C
C#m  D
C#m  D  Em

[Verse 3]
Em             B6/D#   B
Losing your pride,
                    C
Is like losing your pants,
A
Drinking to forget is
like ending up,
     Em
In a cold sweat,
Em              B6/D#   B
All you need is time,
                      C
But time is not on my side,
A
It's one of the worst
           Em    Em7
days of my life.

[Chorus]
G
Black dog day, black dog day,
B
Rules my day, rules my day,
C                           G
Black dog is coming into my brain.

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[Interlude]
G
Tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu,
tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu,
B
Tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu,
tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu,
C                   G
Tuuuu, tuuuu, tuuu, tuuuu.
G
Tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu,
tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu,
B
Tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu,
tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu, tu,
C                   G
Tuuuu, tuuuu, tuuu, tuuuu.

[Chorus]
G
Black dog day, black dog day,
B
Rules my day, rules my day,
C                           G
Black dog is coming into my brain.

[Outro]
G
Black dog day, black dog day,
B
Rules my day, rules my day,
C
Black dog is coming.

How to play Black Dog Day: key, chords and progression

Black Dog Day by Arno is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 9 chords: Em, B6/D#, B, C, A, G, C#m, D and Em7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – B6/D# – B – C (i – V6 – V – VI in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: B6/D#, B and C#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.