A Horse with No Name Chords by America
Tempo:
123.5 bpm
Chords used:
Em
F#m
F#
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
On the first part of the journey I was looking at all the life.
There were plants and birds and [E] rocks and things.
[Em] There was sand and hills and rains.
The first thing I met [F#m] was a flower with a [Em] buzz and a sky with [F#m] no clouds.
[Em] The heat was hot [F#m] and the ground [B] was dry [Em] but the air was full [A] of sound.
[Em] I've been through the desert [F#] on a horse with [Em] no name.
It felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[Em] In the desert you [F#m] can remember your [Em] name.
Cause there ain't no one [F#] going to give [Em] you no thanks.
La la [D] la [Em] [D]
[Em] [F#m]
la…
[Em] [F#]
[Em] After 2 days [F#m] in the desert [D] slum [Em] my skin began to [F#] turn red.
[Em] After 3 days [F#m] in the desert fun [Em] I was looking at a river [D]
bed.
[Em] And the story it told [F#m] of a river [D] that flowed [Em] made me sad to think it [F#] was dead.
[Em] You see I've been through the desert [Bm] on a horse with no name,
It [Em] felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[E] [Em] In the desert, you [F#m] can't remember your [Em] name,
Cause there ain't no one [F#] born to give you [Em] no pain.
La la la la [F#m]
[Em] [D] la la [Em] la la la [F#m]
[Em] [B]
[Em] [F#m]
[Em] [B]
[E]
[A]
[E] la
After [Em] nine days, I [F#m] let the horse [D] run free,
[Em] Cause the desert had turned [F#] to sea.
[Em] There were plants and birds [F#m] and rocks [B] and things,
[Em] There was sand and hills [A] and rain.
[Em] The ocean is a desert [E] with its life underground,
[Em] And the perfect disguise [F#m]
above.
[Em] Under the cities, [F#m] lies a heart [D] made of brown,
[Em] But the humans will give [A] no love.
[Em] You see I've been through the desert [F#m] on a horse with [B] no name,
It [Em] felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[Em] In the desert, you [F#m] can't remember [Em] your name,
Cause there ain't no one [F#] born to give you [Em] no pain.
La la la [F#m] la la la la [Em] la la la
La [F#] la [Em] la la [F#] la la [Em] la la la
La [B]
la [Em] la la [F#m] la la [Em] la [F#]
la [Em] la
La la [F#]
la la la la [Em] la la la
La [F#]
la la la la la la la la
La la [B] [Em] la [F#m] la la la la [Em] [F#]
[Em] la la
[F#m] [Em] [A]
[Em] [F#]
[Em] [B]
[Em] [F#m]
[Em] [E]
[N]
There were plants and birds and [E] rocks and things.
[Em] There was sand and hills and rains.
The first thing I met [F#m] was a flower with a [Em] buzz and a sky with [F#m] no clouds.
[Em] The heat was hot [F#m] and the ground [B] was dry [Em] but the air was full [A] of sound.
[Em] I've been through the desert [F#] on a horse with [Em] no name.
It felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[Em] In the desert you [F#m] can remember your [Em] name.
Cause there ain't no one [F#] going to give [Em] you no thanks.
La la [D] la [Em] [D]
[Em] [F#m]
la…
[Em] [F#]
[Em] After 2 days [F#m] in the desert [D] slum [Em] my skin began to [F#] turn red.
[Em] After 3 days [F#m] in the desert fun [Em] I was looking at a river [D]
bed.
[Em] And the story it told [F#m] of a river [D] that flowed [Em] made me sad to think it [F#] was dead.
[Em] You see I've been through the desert [Bm] on a horse with no name,
It [Em] felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[E] [Em] In the desert, you [F#m] can't remember your [Em] name,
Cause there ain't no one [F#] born to give you [Em] no pain.
La la la la [F#m]
[Em] [D] la la [Em] la la la [F#m]
[Em] [B]
[Em] [F#m]
[Em] [B]
[E]
[A]
[E] la
After [Em] nine days, I [F#m] let the horse [D] run free,
[Em] Cause the desert had turned [F#] to sea.
[Em] There were plants and birds [F#m] and rocks [B] and things,
[Em] There was sand and hills [A] and rain.
[Em] The ocean is a desert [E] with its life underground,
[Em] And the perfect disguise [F#m]
above.
[Em] Under the cities, [F#m] lies a heart [D] made of brown,
[Em] But the humans will give [A] no love.
[Em] You see I've been through the desert [F#m] on a horse with [B] no name,
It [Em] felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[Em] In the desert, you [F#m] can't remember [Em] your name,
Cause there ain't no one [F#] born to give you [Em] no pain.
La la la [F#m] la la la la [Em] la la la
La [F#] la [Em] la la [F#] la la [Em] la la la
La [B]
la [Em] la la [F#m] la la [Em] la [F#]
la [Em] la
La la [F#]
la la la la [Em] la la la
La [F#]
la la la la la la la la
La la [B] [Em] la [F#m] la la la la [Em] [F#]
[Em] la la
[F#m] [Em] [A]
[Em] [F#]
[Em] [B]
[Em] [F#m]
[Em] [E]
[N]
Key:
Em
F#m
F#
B
D
Em
F#m
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On the first part of the journey _ I was looking at all the life.
_ There were plants and birds and [E] rocks and things.
[Em] There was sand and hills and rains.
_ The first thing I met [F#m] was a flower with a [Em] buzz and a sky with [F#m] no clouds.
[Em] _ The heat was hot [F#m] and the ground [B] was dry [Em] but the air was full [A] of sound.
[Em] _ I've been through the desert [F#] on a horse with [Em] no name.
It felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[Em] _ In the desert you [F#m] can remember your [Em] name.
Cause there ain't no one [F#] going to give [Em] you no thanks.
La la [D] la _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
la…
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Em] _ After 2 days [F#m] in the desert [D] slum [Em] my skin began to [F#] turn red.
_ [Em] After 3 days [F#m] in the desert fun [Em] I was looking at a river [D]
bed.
_ [Em] And the story it told [F#m] of a river [D] that flowed [Em] made me sad to think it [F#] was dead.
[Em] You see I've been through the desert [Bm] on a horse with no name,
It [Em] felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[E] _ [Em] In the desert, you [F#m] can't remember your [Em] name,
Cause there ain't no one [F#] born to give you [Em] no pain.
La la la la [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] la la _ [Em] la la la _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] la
After [Em] nine days, I [F#m] let the horse [D] run free,
[Em] Cause the desert had turned [F#] to sea.
[Em] _ There were plants and birds [F#m] and rocks [B] and things,
[Em] There was sand and hills [A] and rain.
[Em] _ The ocean is a desert [E] with its life underground,
[Em] And the perfect disguise [F#m]
above.
[Em] _ Under the cities, [F#m] lies a heart [D] made of brown,
[Em] But the humans will give [A] no love.
[Em] _ You see I've been through the desert [F#m] on a horse with [B] no name,
It [Em] felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[Em] _ In the desert, you [F#m] can't remember [Em] your name,
Cause there ain't no one [F#] born to give you [Em] no pain.
La la la [F#m] la la la la [Em] la la la
La [F#] la _ [Em] la _ _ la [F#] la la [Em] la la la
La [B]
la _ _ [Em] la la [F#m] la la _ _ [Em] _ _ la _ [F#]
la [Em] la
La la _ [F#]
la la la la [Em] la la _ _ la
La [F#]
la la la la la la la la
La la [B] _ _ [Em] _ la [F#m] la la la la _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Em] la la
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On the first part of the journey _ I was looking at all the life.
_ There were plants and birds and [E] rocks and things.
[Em] There was sand and hills and rains.
_ The first thing I met [F#m] was a flower with a [Em] buzz and a sky with [F#m] no clouds.
[Em] _ The heat was hot [F#m] and the ground [B] was dry [Em] but the air was full [A] of sound.
[Em] _ I've been through the desert [F#] on a horse with [Em] no name.
It felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[Em] _ In the desert you [F#m] can remember your [Em] name.
Cause there ain't no one [F#] going to give [Em] you no thanks.
La la [D] la _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
la…
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Em] _ After 2 days [F#m] in the desert [D] slum [Em] my skin began to [F#] turn red.
_ [Em] After 3 days [F#m] in the desert fun [Em] I was looking at a river [D]
bed.
_ [Em] And the story it told [F#m] of a river [D] that flowed [Em] made me sad to think it [F#] was dead.
[Em] You see I've been through the desert [Bm] on a horse with no name,
It [Em] felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[E] _ [Em] In the desert, you [F#m] can't remember your [Em] name,
Cause there ain't no one [F#] born to give you [Em] no pain.
La la la la [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] la la _ [Em] la la la _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] la
After [Em] nine days, I [F#m] let the horse [D] run free,
[Em] Cause the desert had turned [F#] to sea.
[Em] _ There were plants and birds [F#m] and rocks [B] and things,
[Em] There was sand and hills [A] and rain.
[Em] _ The ocean is a desert [E] with its life underground,
[Em] And the perfect disguise [F#m]
above.
[Em] _ Under the cities, [F#m] lies a heart [D] made of brown,
[Em] But the humans will give [A] no love.
[Em] _ You see I've been through the desert [F#m] on a horse with [B] no name,
It [Em] felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain.
[Em] _ In the desert, you [F#m] can't remember [Em] your name,
Cause there ain't no one [F#] born to give you [Em] no pain.
La la la [F#m] la la la la [Em] la la la
La [F#] la _ [Em] la _ _ la [F#] la la [Em] la la la
La [B]
la _ _ [Em] la la [F#m] la la _ _ [Em] _ _ la _ [F#]
la [Em] la
La la _ [F#]
la la la la [Em] la la _ _ la
La [F#]
la la la la la la la la
La la [B] _ _ [Em] _ la [F#m] la la la la _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Em] la la
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _