There are discussions about this song, but none include any chords. Experience tells me tacking my request on an older thread is unlikely to get results, and I think Gorman's lyrics are slightly different (from the Rounder 'Real Music Box' set).

I've worked at this with little success, maybe it's some alternate tuning, or I'm just frustrated. Any help welcomed.

There's a lovely yodel before each verse.

Night Herding Song

Move slow, dogies, quit roamin' around
You have wandered & trampled all over the ground
Graze slow dogies, and feed kinda slow
And don't forever be on the go
Oh move slow, dogies, move slow

I've circle-herded and night-herded too
But to keep you together is what I can't do
My horse is leg-weary and I'm mighty tired
But if'n I lose you I'm sure to get fired
Bunch up, little dogies, bunch up

Oh say, little dogies, when you gone to lay down
And quit this forever sifting around
My limbs are weary, my seat is sore
Oh lay down dogies like you lay down before
Lay down, little dogie, lay down

Lay still, little dogies, since you have lay down
And stretch away out on the big open ground
Snore loud little dogie, and drown the wild sound
That'll all go away when the day comes around
Lay still, little dogie, lay still