Dec92022

Weezer – I Want A Dog Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
         E      E/G#
I want a dog to curl up
   A    E
 beside me
         C#m     E
I want a dog cuz he would
         B
 keep me company
         E/G#    C#m
I want a dog cuz he would
          A    E
look out for me
F#m   C#m  A       B
Cheer me   up when I don’t
            E
 think I’ll make it

[Verse 2]
         E       E/G#
I want a dog cuz he’d try
         A  E
 to lick my face
             C#m
And he would smile when
  E             B
I get home to my place
         E/G#    C#m
I want a dog cuz sometimes
        A    E
 humans hold it
F#m  C#m  A       B
All  in---side, I need to
          E
 feel connected

[Chorus 1]
           A     B      E
I made the wrong choice
           A   B   G#m
Now I must pay the price
              C#m
Trapped in my body and my
      B    B/A  G#m  F#
 own mind

[Verse 3]
         E      E/G#
I want a dog to lead me
        A   E
 to the backyard
              C#m     E
And fetch the ball as if he
         B
was my lifeguard
         E/G#   C#m
I want a dog to softly
       A    E
 walk bеside me
F#m   C#m  A
Guide mе   home,
   B            E
 I wish I had a dog

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[Verse 4]
              E
We’re keeping score,
    E/G#             A  E
we are all rational a--gents
            C#m      E
We make our deals to try
             B
to get more famous
          E/G#     C#m
I made my bed, now I am
      A      E
gonna lie in it
       F#m    C#m  A
That’s what I get, I just
 B            E
 wish I had a dog

[Solo]
A  B  E
A  B   G#m
C#m  B  B/A  G#m  F#

[Outro]
N.C.             E
I made the wrong choice
           A   B   G#m
Now I must pay the price
              C#m
Trapped in my body and
        B    B/A  G#m  F#
my own mind
           A     B      E
I made the wrong choice
           A   B   G#m
Now I must pay the price
              C#m
Trapped in my body and
        B    B/A  G#m  F#
 my own mind
         E   Am  E
I want a dog,    oooh (meow)

How to play I Want A Dog: key, chords and progression

These are I Want A Dog chords by Weezer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

I Want A Dog by Weezer is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 10 chords: E, E/G#, A, C#m, B, F#m, G#m, B/A, F# and Am.

The backbone of the song is A – B – E – A (IV – V – I – IV in E major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. 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, G, Bm, A, Em, F#m, E, Gm (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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I Want A Dog chords: questions

What key is I Want A Dog in?

I Want A Dog by Weezer is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in I Want A Dog?

I Want A Dog uses 10 chords: E, E/G#, A, C#m, B, F#m, G#m, B/A, F#, Am.

What is the chord progression of I Want A Dog?

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

Is I Want A Dog easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A, Em, F#m, E, Gm (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).

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