[Intro: 1 bar only. G major / Mixolydian. Chords: G-D/F#-Em-C | G-D-C-G. Acoustic guitar, brushed drums, warm bass, short country guitar lick.] [Verse 1: fakeout, sounds like he is coming home to a woman. Chords: G-D/F#-Em-C | G-D-C-G.] Clocked out late with all my pride knocked down Mud on my boots at the edge of town Truck needs gas and my last check ran thin Boss said, "You're fired," with that sideways grin Bad news caught in the back of my throat I wore it home in my old work coat She was waiting there beside the door Like I was still worth coming home for [Pre-Chorus 1: keep the woman implication. Chords: Am-C-G-D | Am-C-D.] No red carpet, no champagne Nobody hollered out my name But I turned that old brass key And my girl came running to me [Chorus 1: reveal the twist. Repeat exact chorus melody every time. Chords: C-G-D-Em | C-G-D-G.] My dog knows I’m famous Every time I come home She spins like the whole world Just found my name in gold I don’t need a headline I don’t need any throne My dog knows I’m famous Every time I come home [Verse 2: now we know it is the dog. Short payoff verse. Chords: G-D/F#-Em-C | G-D-C-G.] She don’t care that I just lost my job Or that my old truck sounds like a sob She only wants that faded red leash And one slow walk along our old street [Pre-Chorus 2: same melody as Pre-Chorus 1. Chords: Am-C-G-D | Am-C-D.] No bright lights and no applause Just muddy prints from little paws The world can shrug and let me be And my girl comes running to me [Final Chorus: same chorus melody and lyrics as Chorus 1. Wider country lift, tambourine, steel/dobro/fiddle fills, no crowd vocals.] My dog knows I’m famous Every time I come home She spins like the whole world Just found my name in gold I don’t need a headline I don’t need any throne My dog knows I’m famous Every time I come home [Outro: short ending, no repeat loop.] Every time I come home My dog knows I’m famous
