|G  |G  |G Am |Em |
    |G                          |G                         |G    Am |Em |
       Happiness hit her like a train on a track
       Coming towards her stuck still no turning back

                       G                                           G
                 She hid around corners and she hid under beds
                       G                   Am            Em
                 She killed it with kisses and from it she fled
                 With every bubble she sank with her drink
                 And washed it away down the kitchen sink

                                      G
                               The dog days are over
                                      G
                               The dog days are done
                                      G                Am
                               The horses are coming
                                    Em
                               So you better run

                               Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
                               Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
                               Leave all your love and your longing behind
                               You can't carry it with you if you want to survive

                               The dog days are over
                               The dog days are done
                               Can you hear the horses?
                               Cause here they come

       And I never wanted anything from you
       Except everything you had and what was left after that too, oh
       Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back
       Struck from a great height by someone who should know better than that

                               The dog days are over
                               The dog days are done
                               Can you hear the horses?
                               Cause here they come
                                                                     (drum interlude)

                               Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
                               Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
                               Leave all your love and your longing behind
                               You can't carry it with you if you want to survive

                               The dog days are over
                               The dog days are done
                               Can you hear the horses?
                               Cause here they come

                                      F
                               The dog days are over
                                      Am                G
                               The dog days are done
                               The horses are coming
                               So you better run

                               The dog days are over
                               The dog days are done
                                      F
                               The horses are coming
                                    Am            Em
                               So you better run...
                                                                 (fade on G)