7 Classic Guitar Songs by Lobo You Can Learn Today

In this collection of guitar tutorials, you'll learn how to play 7 of his most memorable songs — all arranged for acoustic guitar.

Whether you’re a fan of timeless hits like “Me and You and a Dog Named Boo” or the emotional ballad “Don’t Expect Me To Be Your Friend,” each lesson is designed to keep things beginner-friendly while capturing the soul of the original recordings.

Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend can be found on the album "Of a Simple Man," released in 1972. The song was written by Lobo a.k.a. (Roland Kent LaVoie).  It reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming one of Lobo's most successful songs.

This album was a monster for Lobo is it produced four #1 hits for the Easy Listening charts. Try doing that today. 

How Can I Tell Her can be found on the album "Calumet,". This one was also  written by Lobo (Roland Kent LaVoie).

The track was released as a single and reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

As with "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend," no official music video was produced for "How Can I Tell Her."

I'd Love You To Want Me can be found on the album "Of a Simple Man," released in 1972 and was written by Lobo.

The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Lobo's biggest hit. It was Lobo's highest charting song globally reaching #1 in several countries. On it's initial release it failed to chart in the UK, but two years later the song was re-released and it peaked at #5.

Liza Minnelli covered the song as did several international artists.

It Sure Took A Long Long Time was a single from Lobo's album Calumet and was also written by Lobo (Roland Kent LaVoie).

The track was released as a single and reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also #14 in New Zealand.

 "It Sure Took A Long Long Time" is a reflective ballad about the passage of time and the effort it took to find love.  As with the previous songs, no official music video was produced for "It Sure Took A Long Long Time."

Me and You And A Dog Named Boo can be found on the album "Introducing Lobo," released in 1971 and was written by Lobo (Roland Kent LaVoie).

The track was released as a single in and reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became one of Lobo's most successful songs.

While contemplating what else to write, his German Shepard dog named Boo began staring at him thru the glass doors from the backyard and a song was born. The song was his 2nd most successful behind I'd Love You To Want Me. 

As music videos were not widely produced during the time of the song's release, there is no official music video for "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo."

Rings thee song hails from his "Just A Singer" album. 

Eddie Reeves and Alex Harvey who worked at United Artists Music,  co-wrote this for a friends wedding. As fate would have it, copies of the version got around and eventually was recorded by several artists including Cymarron out of Memphis, country artists Tompal & The Glaser Brothers as well as Lonnie Mack.

Lobo in released his and it peaked at #43 on Billboard.

Stoney hails from the  album Calumet but Lobo never released this song as a single.Instead "There Ain't No Way",  "How Can I Tell Her" and "It Sure Took A Long Long Time" were the singles chosen for release.

As with the previous songs, no official music video was produced for "Stoney."