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"Dogs of Clinic 17"
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Transcribed by Jon A.

NB: the chords and electric guitar riffs are listed first so that you can refer back to them as needed.
Don't worry about slavishly following the notes on the last beat of bars 2 and 4 of riffs 1A and 1B - between the two electric guitars,
Franklin doesn't always play an exact double (and sometimes he hits open strings) so it can get a little loose there.

Chords:
F  - x 8 10 10 10 x 
C  - 8 10 10 9 8 x
Bb - 68876x
Dm - x57765

Riffs:
Riff 1A
E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------10-9--------9--10-|-------12-10-------10----
D-------10-10-------10-10-|-------10-10-------10----
A-------------------------|-------------------------
E-------------------------|-------------------------
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  

E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------------------------|-------------------------
D-10---------------/12----|-8-----------------8\----
A-10---------------/12----|-8-----------------8\----
E-8----------------/10----|-6-----------------6\----
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  


Riff 1B
E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------------------------|-------------------------
D-------3--3--------3--3--|-------3--3--------3-----
A-------3--3--------3--3--|-------3--3--------3--0--
E-------1--1--------1--1--|-------1--1--------1-----
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  

E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------------------------|-------------------------
D-------------------------|-------------------------
A-------------------------|-------------------------
E-8----------------/10\---|-6-----------------6\----
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  



Riff 2A
E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------10-9--9--9--9--10-|----10-12-10----10-10-10-
D-------10-10-10-10-10-10-|----10-10-10----10-10-10-
A-------------------------|-------------------------
E-------------------------|-------------------------
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  

E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-10-10-10-9-----9--9--10-|----10-12-10----10-10-10-
D-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-|----10-10-10----10-10-10-
A-------------------------|-------------------------
E-------------------------|-------------------------
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  

Riff 2B
E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-10-10-10-9-----9--9--10-|----10-12-10----10-12----
D-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-|----10-10-10----10-10----
A-------------------------|-------------------------
E-------------------------|-------------------------
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  

E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------------------------|-------------------------
D-10---------------/12----|-8-----------------8\----
A-10---------------/12----|-8-----------------8\----
E-8----------------/10----|-6-----------------6\----
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  


Riff 3
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------
B---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G-10--10--10--9--------9---9---10-|----10--12--10-----10--10--10-10-
D-10--10--10--10-------10--10--10-|----10--10--10-----10--10--10-10-
A---------------------------------|---------------------------------
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------
  1   +   2   +    3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +  3   +   4   +  a  


Riff 4
E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------10-9--------9--10-|-------10-9--------9-----
D-------10-10-------10-10-|-------10-10-------10----
A-------------------------|-------------------------
E-------------------------|-------------------------
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  

E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------------------------|-------------------------
D-10---------------/12----|-8-----------------8\----
A-10---------------/12----|-8-----------------8\----
E-8----------------/10----|-6-----------------6\----
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  

E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------10-9--------9--10-|-------12-10-------10----
D-------10-10-------10-10-|-------10-10-------10----
A-------------------------|-------------------------
E-------------------------|-------------------------
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  

E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------------------------|-------------------------
D-6-----------------------|-8-----------------------
A-8-----------------------|-8-----------------------
E-6-----------------------|-6-----------------------
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  

E-------------------------|-------------------------
B-------------------------|-------------------------
G-------------------------|-------------------------
D-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3-----------------------
A-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3-----------------------
E-1--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--|-1-----------------------
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  

Intro: Riff 1A x 2

(E Gtrs: Riff 1B x 3)
F
  Three
        C             Bb
  Fresh meals every day
          F
  And one
        C                    Bb
  White pill to chase the chills away
           F
  And me,
           C              Bb
  I know what it's all about
(E. Gtrs: Riff 2A)
        Dm        F
  And we all know
              Bb              C
  What it's like to have to go without

Riff 2B
Riff 1A


  Five
  Of us are are left,
  That's down from twenty
  But the guy
  In the white coat,
  He tells me that five is plenty
  Yeah one
  Soft bed
  To rest my head upon
  And me,
  I know what side my bread's buttered on

Riff 3

(E. Gtrs play Riff 3 throughout)
F                          Bb
  There's a light in the window
             Dm                F
  There's a light in all of us
  Bb                  C
  Trying to get free
              F                Bb
  There's a light in all of you who hear my song
             Dm   Bb                        C       
  There's a virus eating its way through me

Riff 4