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version 1

The song starts out like this:
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D----6--6--6--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--8--8--6
A--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--
E------------------------------------------------------
     G#                 G#sus4

G#                           G#sus4
Everything I've told you was true.
G#
So imagine my surprise when I blink my eyes
G#sus4
and realize that I've been talking to you.
G#
And I've told you everything.
G#sus4
Even the parts I'd meant to leave out.
G#                              G#sus4
And I shake my hair, and I look about.
G#                    G#sus4
And the wild dogs are hungry.
G#                G#sus4
And the wild dogs howl. 
G#                       C#\\  
And the wild dogs in the mountains to the north of us
G#
Come down.
G# C# G# C# G# D# G# C#
Note that in the end the actual chords are played. Listen to the song to see what I mean.

version 2

guitar is tuned down half a step on the album. chords are noted as if in standard

chords are plucked until the outro, which is strummed

Spoken:
A                            Asus4
Everything I've told you was true.
A
So imagine my surprise when I blink my eyes
Asus4
and realize that I've been talking to you.
A
And I've told you everything.
Asus4
Even the parts I'd meant to leave out.
A                               Asus4
And I shake my hair, and I look about.

Sung:
A                      Asus4
And the wild dogs are hungry.
A                Asus4
And the wild dogs howl. 
A                       Asus4\\  
And the wild dogs in the mountains to the north of us
A
Come down.
Outro: Asus2 A Asus2 D Asus2 D