D                     A
(Riff 3) All you hadda do was just put out the fire, an' call in the dogs, an'
 G                  D
 head it on back to Bowlegs. An' that's what this tune's about, headin' on back.

[Verse 1]
|D .. (Riff 1)|D                                   |G                   D   |
               Sometimes things don't work out, but that's how life is, son
|D                           |E               A
 All them little miseries can keep you on the run
     |D               D7               |G                E
 Some morning you may wake up with your face down in the eggs
        |D                 A                    |G                  D       |
 So just put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D                 A                    |G*                |D
 Put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs ..

[Verse 2]
      |D                               |G                D    |
 Well, Lots o' people in this world are tryin' to make a buck
|D                                  |E                         A                |
 Some folks ride in limousines while others drive them big ol' Peterbilt trucks
       |D               D7              |G              E          |
 Just remember that ol' saying 'bout the round holes in square pegs
         |D                 A                    |G                  D       |
 An' just put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D                 A                    |G*                |D       |
 Put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs

| D | G D | D | A* |D ... (d)(c#)(b) |

[Bridge]
|A                                      |D      (d)(c#)(b) |
 . There's no use tryin' to be what you're not ...
|A                                    |D              (d)(e)(f#) |
 . You run on a treadmill and you'll get tired a lot ..

|G                                  |D   A Bm F#m  |
 . So, why not take some advice from me?
|G             A           |D*  |A
 . Even though I ain't no McCartney

[Verse 3]
          |D                    |G                D   |
 Well, the moral of this story escapes me at this time
     |D                              |E                 A
 I've been too busy sittin' here just tryin' to make it rhyme
      |D             D7              |G               E
 I'm a crazy drunken fool, and when I finish off this keg
          |D                 A                    |G                  D       |
 I'm gonna piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D                 A                    |G                  D       |
 Piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
          |D                 A                    |G                  D       |
 I'll just piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D              A             |G             D      |
 Mmm-mmm-m-mmm, mmm-mmm-m-mmm, mmm-mmm-m-mmm mmm

[Outro]

Jeff Hanna: Well, right now, we're gonna do a little headin' on back ourselves.
 Head on down to the local waterin' hole an' take advantage of that "Happy Hour."

Voice 2: We gonna go to the Jerome?

Jeff: Go to the Jerome, man!

Voice 2: All right.

Jeff: They got a beer down there with my name on it.

Voice 2: They got a beer called "Jeff?"

Jeff: I'd like a beer. You like a beer?

Voice 2: Yeah, let's... let's go get one. I... I could... I'm awful dry.

(SFX: Beer can opens)

Jeff:  All right. Yeah.

Voice 2: Where is my... (fades)

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Notes:
   • Measures marked with (*) are 2/4 measures.
   • There's a lot of movement in the bass line that can be played by an acoustic
     guitar that is not noted below.
   • The | D A | G D | pattern continues under the outro.

[Riff 1:]
                D   D/A D
E|-----------|-3---3---3-----------|-3---3---3------|
B|-----------|-2---2---2-----------|-2---2---2------|
G|-----------|-3---3---3-----------|-3---3---3------|
D|-----------|-0---0---0-----------|-0---0---0------|
A|------0h2--|-----0----------0h2--|-----0----------|
E|--0h2------|------------0h2------|----------------|

[Riff 2:]             [Riff 3:]

E|-------------| e |-------------------|
B|-------------| B |-------------------|
G|-------------| G |-------------------|
D|--2b3-r0---0-| D |-----0-3-0-------0-|
A|---------3---| A |-3-3---------------|
E|-------------| E |-------------0h2---|