E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----5-5-4-0--0-0-----5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0----|
D|----5-5-5-5--5-5-----5-5-5-5-*-5-5-5----|
A|-------------5-5-------------------5----|
E|----------------------------------------| x2

A wild pack of family dogs... (father got his gun)
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---5--5--x--0--0----|
D|---5--5--x--5--5----|
A|------------5--5----|
E|--------------------| x4

(after "ran away okay")
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---5-5-4-0--0-0---|
D|---5-5-5-5--5-5---|
A|------------5-5---|
E|------------------|

A wild pack of family dogs... (my own dog ran away)
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---5--5--x--0--0----|
D|---5--5--x--5--5----|
A|------------5--5----|
E|--------------------| x3

I didn't say much of anything at all ...
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---5-5-4-0--0----|
D|---5-5-5-5--5----|
A|------------5----|
E|-----------------| x3

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----5-5-4-0--0-0-----5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0----|
D|----5-5-5-5--5-5-----5-5-5-5-*-5-5-5----|
A|-------------5-5-------------------5----|
E|----------------------------------------| x2

A wild pack of family dogs
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---5--5--x--0--0----|
D|---5--5--x--5--5----|
A|------------5--5----|
E|--------------------|

Came running through the yard as my little sister plays ...
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-0--0---|
D|---5-5-5-4-5--5---|
A|-----------5--5---|
E|------------------| x5

My mother's crying blood dust now ...
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-0---|
D|---5-5-5-4-5---|
A|-----------5---|
E|---------------| x3

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----5-5-4-0--0-0-----5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0---|
D|----5-5-5-5--5-5-----5-5-5-5-*-5-5-5---|
A|-------------5-5-------------------5---|
E|---------------------------------------| x2

My daddy quit his job today
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---5--5--x--0--0----|
D|---5--5--x--5--5----|
A|------------5--5----|
E|--------------------|

Well I guess he was fired but that's okay ...
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-0--0----|
D|---5-5-5-4-5--5----|
A|-----------5--5----|
E|-------------------| x5

(after "floating up towards the glowing sky")
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---5-5-4-0--0-x---|
D|---5-5-5-5--5-x---|
A|------------5-x---|
E|------------------|

Now they'll receive their reward...
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|---5-5-4-0--0---|
D|---5-5-5-5--5---|
A|------------5---|
E|----------------| x3

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Author's note:

G|--7| ... can be   G|--7  ... or   G|--7-|
D|--*| ... can be   D|--5  ... or   D|--7-|