C        G            Am           F
I knew a man that I will never forget
C        G            Am           F
But nobody ever remembers the pet
C        G            Am           F
He took me from the year 5000 on a lonely asteroid
C        G            Am           F
He said he was looking for a droid
C        G            Am           F
He was my master, his attention I did crave
C        G            Am           F
To him, I was nothing more than a slave
C        G            Am           F
We saved creatures all across the galaxy
C        G            Am           F
But nobody ever thought to save me

Pre-chorus:

Am                  F            C     G
And I wonder what life would be like if
Am                  F            C     G
I could choose not to say affirmitive
Am                  F            C     G
People tell me what to do and I just roll along
Am                  F            C     G
But inside my metal head I'm singing my song

Chorus:
C        G            Am           F
Treacherous compliance, what have you done to me?
C        G            Am           F
I'm a fraction of the shadow of the canine I could be
C        G            Am           F
I see other dogs in the park fetching sticks and digging bones
C        G            Am           F
Never has a tin dog ever felt so alone
C        G            Am           F
Oh no

Verse 2:
C        G            Am           F
He gave me to Sarah Jane as a gift
C        G            Am           F
but I wasn't consulted, I was a little miffed
C        G            Am           F
Is this what I'm reduced to, a casual memento?
C        G            Am           F
I've seen all of creation, but to it I'm incidental
C        G            Am           F
But there's more to this automaton than they will ever know
C        G            Am           F
I'm more than just alloys and circuits, I have soul
C        G            Am           F
And I've got dreams just like everybody else
C        G            Am           F
I could conquer the world if I could conquer myself

Pre-chorus:

Am                  F            C     G
And I wonder what life would be like if
Am                  F            C     G
I could choose not to say affirmitive
Am                  F            C     G
People tell me what to do and I just roll along
Am                  F            C     G
But inside my metal head I'm singing my song

Chorus:
C        G            Am           F
Treacherous compliance, what have you done to me?
C        G            Am           F
I'm a fraction of the shadow of the canine I could be
C        G            Am           F
I see other dogs in the park, They're fetching sticks and digging bones
C        G            Am           F
Never has a tin dog ever felt so alone
C        G            Am           F
Oh no