[Verse 1]
E B
That black dog that waits at your back door
C#m A
You leave scraps it keeps coming back for
E B
If you stop feeding that black dog
C#m B A
Maybe it won't come back no more
E B
You risk your life to make sure that it's safe
C#m A
You let it sleep in the bows of your ribcage
E B
If you stop feeding that black dog
C#m B A
Maybe it won't come back again
A E
I know it's hard to go it alone
B F#m
But my love, you're a {bag of bones?]
A B
They're gonna eat you alive here and sell
[Verse 2]
E B
When it comes and hangs around your feet
C#m A
And brings you dead things it's found on the street
E B
You'd better stop feeding that black dog
A E
Or you might be next, baby
E B
I was once glad just to be around you
C#m A
But you've not been the same since it found you
E B
If you stop feeding that black dog
A E
Maybe mine won't come around too
[Verse 3]
A E
I know you miss all the love it brought
B F#m
But it's not worth the trouble it caused
F#m B
You're better off lonely because
E B
That black dog that waits at your back door
C#m A
You leave scraps it keeps coming back for
E B
If you stop feeding that black dog
C#m B
Maybe it won't come back no more
E B
If you stop feeding that black dog
A E
Maybe it won't come back no more