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The Aubreys – Dog Behind Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsE C#B A

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[Guitar intro]
E C# E

[Verse 1]
E        C#           E
Oh, the red turning gray
E                      C#
 Wasn’t there to see it?
                   E
 wasn’t there to stay?

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[Chorus]
B
But all dogs obey the law
A
And all dogs should leave
               E
their paws behind
B
But all dogs should
see it all
A
And all dogs should
               E
learn to fall away

[Verse 2]
E        C#          E
Oh, the pain shifts away
E                   C#
 Old enough to own it,
                      E
 still old enough to play

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[Chorus]
B
But all dogs get old enough
A
And all dogs don’t have
             E
a choice to stay
E
And all dogs learn to love
A
And my dogs get ten
            E
dollars a day

How to play Dog Behind: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Dog Behind by The Aubreys on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Dog Behind by The Aubreys is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 4 chords in all: E, C#, B and A.

The backbone of the song is E – B – A – E (V – II – I – V in A major). In solfa, that is soh – reh – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, B, A, G (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.