Dr. Dog – White Dove Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Dr. Dog – White Dove Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are White Dove Chords by Dr. Dog on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
      E
I was somebody
B
somebody
E
knew, I'm a
 A
qualified
    B
entertainer
        E
Kicking into
    B
the rim
'til
      E
it's true,
 saving
 A
all my time
     B
for later
This white
E
dove on my
F#m
shoulder,
I caught
him under a
B
bridge
           E
Kicking trash
        F#m
getting older
what a way
   B
to live

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[Verse 2]
   E
My attackers
 are
B
cracking a
E
joke, I was
A
born
out
       B
in the stable
E
Filling the
B
blanks
 with
E
smoke and doing
A       B
anybody favors
           E
This white dove
on my
F#m
shoulder, I
caught
him under the
B
bridge
           E
Kicking trash
        F#m
getting older,

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what a way

to live
F#m           B
what a way to live
F#m           B
what a way to live
F#m           B
what a way to live

[Guitar solo]
E B E  A  B
E B E  A  B

[Verse 3]
     E
Well I gotta
lifetime's
B
supply of
    E
beliefs but I
   A
got no
 idea
where they
   B
come from
        E
And the last
time I
  B
passed by
    E
Louise
she was
  A
calling out
for
   B
someone
This white
E
dove on
 my
F#m
shoulder,
I caught
him under
    B
the bridge
Kicking
   E
trash and
 getting
F#m
older, what
 a way
   B
to live
F#m
what a way
   B
to live
F#m
what a way
   B
to live
F#m
what a way
   B
to live

Watch: Dr. Dog - White Dove [Official Audio]

From Dr. Dog on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play White Dove: key, chords and progression

To play White Dove by Dr. Dog, think in E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). It takes 4 chords: E, B, A and F#m.

Most of the song cycles through E – B – E – A (I – V – I – IV in E major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, A, G, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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White Dove chords: questions

What key is White Dove in?

White Dove by Dr. Dog is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in White Dove?

White Dove uses 4 chords: E, B, A, F#m.

What is the chord progression of White Dove?

The main progression is E – B – E – A (I – V – I – IV).

Is White Dove easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, A, G, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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