Old Yeller
Jerome Courtland
Tabbed by Kane Smith (heyitskane at 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