Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. - Awkward encounters while walking my dog

I h^Gave a friendly dog ^G7M that li^Em7kes to run aroun^G7Md You ^Gmay have seen us ^G7Mon our daily wa^D7lk We frequ^D7ent the river and the p^D7arks around the town When I ^D7see someone I know she always l^Gets me stop and t^D7alk ^G She^G gets a little anxio^G7Mus when she ^Em7sees another d^G7Mog But with ^E7people she's al^E7ways been re^Amlaxed But she's n^Cot very disc^Cm6erning when it c^Gomes to choosing fr^E7iends And there s^A7eems to be a cer^A7tain type of pe^D7rson she attracts

A^Gll the the local wi^G7Mnos want to ^Em7make friends with my d^G7Mog And I'm ^Gfar far too p^G7Molite to walk a^D7way They a^D7sk me lots of qu^D7estions and they ^D7offer their aff^D7ections And I f^D7eel obliged to unco^D7mfortably st^Gay ^D7 G GMaj7 Their behavior may be crude Em7 GMaj7 but to ignore them would be rude and my m^E7omma didn't br^E7ing me up that w^Amay A^Cll the the local wi^Cm6nos want to ^Gmake friends with my^E7 dog And I'm ^A7far far too po^D7lite to walk a^Gwa^D7y ^G

S^Ghe's utterly oblivi^G7Mous to my co^Em7ncerns of their intent^G7M She runs^G to greet the^G7Mm with a waggin^D7g tail I desp^D7erately search a^D7round for an ea^D7sy exit point ^D7 But the^D7 incoherent non-tal^D7k starts before I ha^Gve the chance to b^D7ail G GMaj7 My senses always tell me Em7 GMaj7 that I'm going to be mugged So I rea^E7ch to get my w^E7allet and my pho^Amne I fl^Cinch as they u^Cm6tter unintel^Gligible wor^E7ds And then ^A7sigh with relief when I de^D7tect a friendly tone

A^Gll the the local wi^G7Mnos want to ^Em7make friends with my d^G7Mog And I'm ^Gfar far too p^G7Molite to walk a^D7way I ^D7end up in a ^D7fog of fags and s^D7tale cider br^D7eath And I ^D7try to hide my ^D7obvious dism^Gay ^D7 S^Ghe seems to be a br^G7Meed that has a c^Em7ertain appeal^G7M To ty^E7pes whose di^E7et consists of bargain bo^Coze for every me^Amal A^Cll the the local wi^Cm6nos want to ^Gmake friends with my^E7 dog And I'm ^A7far far too po^D7lite to walk a^Gwa^D7y ^G

I d^Go my best to avoid ^G7M certain^Em7 areas of the pa^G7Mrk Wher^Ge the druggies an^G7Md the roug^D7h teenagers dwell I rar^D7ely venture out with her when it^D7 has gotten dark Lest we c^D7atch the att^D7ention of some dr^Gunken ne'er-do-w^D7ell I t^Gry to keep away when^G7M there are^Em7 people hangin^G7Mg round The ben^E7ches bandstands s^E7itting walls and s^Amwings on the playground And s^Cuddenly as ^Cm6if out of n^Gowhere they ap^E7pear Staggering ^A7hands out slurri^A7ng WHAAA^D7A Who've we got 'ere?

A^Gll the the local wi^G7Mnos want to ^Em7make friends with my d^G7Mog And I'm ^Gfar far too p^G7Molite to walk a^D7way They gr^D7eet me with a w^D7ink and they o^D7ffer me a dri^D7nk And I s^D7ay thanks but i^D7ts too e^Garly in the d^D7ay Though th^Gey catch me unprepa^G7Mred I've lo^Em7ng stopped being s^G7Mcared I j^E7ust find it ^E7hard to w^Cork out what to ^Amsay A^Cll the the local wi^Cm6nos want to ^Gmake friends with my^E7 dog And I'm ^A7far far too po^D7lite to walk a^Gwa^D7y ^G

A^Gll the the local wi^G7Mnos want to ^Em7make friends with my d^G7Mog And I'm ^Gfar far too p^G7Molite to walk a^D7way Acce^D7ssorize with di^D7amond white and c^D7ans of special b^D7rew Its r^D7eally very swee^D7t in its^G own peculiar w^D7ay Though they ma^Gy cause some al^G7Marm they d^Em7on't mean any ^G7Mharm They ^E7only want to^E7 come and h^Cave a pl^Amay A^Cll the the local wi^Cm6nos want to ^Gmake friends with my^E7 dog And I'm ^A7far far too po^D7lite to walk a^Gwa^D7y ^G