Jerome Courtland - Old Yeller guitar chord

Old Yeller

Jerome Courtland

Tabbed by Kane Smith (heyitskane@yahoo.com)

This is the theme song from the movie “Old Yeller”

I used a capo on the third fret to eliminate the G# and D#

in key change of the song. The song is in the key of D.

Capo 3rd fret

Intro: harmonizing a capella

Old Yeller

Old Yeller

Old Yeller

Chorus:

E

Here Yeller

B

Come back, Yeller

B F# B

Best doggone dog in the west

Verse:

B

Old Yeller was a mongrel

E

An ugly, lop-eared mongrel

B F#

Fancy free without a family tree

B

But he could up and do it

E

And prove there’s nothing to it

B F# B

And that’s how a good dog should be

Chorus

E

Here Yeller

B

Come back, Yeller

B F# B

Best doggone dog in the west

Verse:

B

Old Yeller was a hunter

E

A rearin’, tearin’ hunter

B F#

In any chase he knew just how to run

B

And when he hunted trouble

E

He always found it double

B F# B

And that’s when Old Yeller had fun

Chorus:

E

Here Yeller

B

Come back, Yeller

B F# B

Best doggone dog in the west

Key change (up a half-step)

Verse:

C

Old Yeller was a fighter

F

A rootin’, tootin’ fighter

C G

In any scrap he knew just what to do

C

A rough and ready fellow

F

Although his coat was yellow

C G C

His bold Texas heart was true blue

Chorus :

F

Here Yeller

C

Come back, Yeller

C G C

Best doggone dog in the west

F

Here Yeller

C

Come back, Yeller

C G C

Best doggone dog in the west

C G C

Best doggone dog in the west