A Horse with No Name Chords by America
Tempo:
123.4 bpm
Chords used:
Em
G
D
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[Em] [Bm]
[Em]
On the first part of the journey, I was looking at all the life.
There were plants and birds [D] and rocks and [G] things.
rain.
flower [G] of bugs and sky with [F#m] no clouds.
the ground was [G] dry but the air was full [D] of sound.
a horse with no name.
[Em]
On the first part of the journey, I was looking at all the life.
There were plants and birds [D] and rocks and [G] things.
rain.
flower [G] of bugs and sky with [F#m] no clouds.
the ground was [G] dry but the air was full [D] of sound.
a horse with no name.
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On the first part of the journey, _ I was looking at all the life.
_ There were plants and birds [D] and rocks and [G] things.
There was sand and hills and rain.
_ The first thing I met [F#m] was a flower [G] of bugs and sky with [F#m] no clouds.
[G] _ The heat was hot [F#m] and the ground was [G] dry but the air was full [D] of sound.
_ _ [G] I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.
It felt good to be out of the rain.
_ In the desert, you can remember your name
because there ain't no one for to give you no pain.
[Em] La, la, [Bm] la, la, la, [Em] la, la, la, la, [Bm] la, la, la, _ [Em] la, la, _ [Bm]
la, la, la, [Em] la, la, la, la, [F#m] la, la, la, [Em] la.
After two days [F#m] in the desert sun, [G] my skin began to [A] turn red.
_ [Em] After three days [D] in the desert [G] fun I was looking at a river [D]
bed.
_ [G] And the story you told [A] of a river that [G] flowed made me sadly think it was dead.
You see [Em] I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out [D] of the rain.
_ [G] In the desert, you can't remember your name,
Cause there ain't no one born to give you no pain.
Ba-ba, _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ ba-ba.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] After nine days, I [A] let the horse run [G] free,
Cause the desert had turned to sea.
_ There were plants and birds [F#m] and rocks [G] and things,
There was sand and hills and rain.
_ The ocean is a desert [A] with its life underground,
[G] And a perfect disguise [A] above.
_ [Em] _ Under the cities [G] [F#m] lies a heart made of brown,
But [Em] the humans [G] will give [F#m] no love.
_ [Em] You see I've been through the desert [D] on a horse with [Em] no name,
It felt good to be out [D] of the rain.
[Em] _ In the desert, you [D] can't remember [Em] your name,
Cause there ain't no one born to give you no pain.
La-la, la [D]-la, _ _ _ [Em] _ _ la [Bm]
-la.
_ [Em] La-la, la-la, _ _ _ _ _ la [D]
-la.
_ _ [Em] La-la-la [Bm]
-la _ [G] _ _ -la, la [D]
-la.
[Em] _ La-la-la-la _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em]-la, la-la.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ On the first part of the journey, _ I was looking at all the life.
_ There were plants and birds [D] and rocks and [G] things.
There was sand and hills and rain.
_ The first thing I met [F#m] was a flower [G] of bugs and sky with [F#m] no clouds.
[G] _ The heat was hot [F#m] and the ground was [G] dry but the air was full [D] of sound.
_ _ [G] I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.
It felt good to be out of the rain.
_ In the desert, you can remember your name
because there ain't no one for to give you no pain.
[Em] La, la, [Bm] la, la, la, [Em] la, la, la, la, [Bm] la, la, la, _ [Em] la, la, _ [Bm]
la, la, la, [Em] la, la, la, la, [F#m] la, la, la, [Em] la.
After two days [F#m] in the desert sun, [G] my skin began to [A] turn red.
_ [Em] After three days [D] in the desert [G] fun I was looking at a river [D]
bed.
_ [G] And the story you told [A] of a river that [G] flowed made me sadly think it was dead.
You see [Em] I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out [D] of the rain.
_ [G] In the desert, you can't remember your name,
Cause there ain't no one born to give you no pain.
Ba-ba, _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ ba-ba.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] After nine days, I [A] let the horse run [G] free,
Cause the desert had turned to sea.
_ There were plants and birds [F#m] and rocks [G] and things,
There was sand and hills and rain.
_ The ocean is a desert [A] with its life underground,
[G] And a perfect disguise [A] above.
_ [Em] _ Under the cities [G] [F#m] lies a heart made of brown,
But [Em] the humans [G] will give [F#m] no love.
_ [Em] You see I've been through the desert [D] on a horse with [Em] no name,
It felt good to be out [D] of the rain.
[Em] _ In the desert, you [D] can't remember [Em] your name,
Cause there ain't no one born to give you no pain.
La-la, la [D]-la, _ _ _ [Em] _ _ la [Bm]
-la.
_ [Em] La-la, la-la, _ _ _ _ _ la [D]
-la.
_ _ [Em] La-la-la [Bm]
-la _ [G] _ _ -la, la [D]
-la.
[Em] _ La-la-la-la _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em]-la, la-la.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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[G#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _