A Horse With No Name Chords by America

Tempo:
124.8 bpm
Chords used:

Em

F#m

Bm

F#

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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America - A horse with no name chords
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[Bm] [E]
[Em]
On the first part of the journey I was looking all the life.
There were plants and birds [E] and rocks and things.
There was sand and hills and [F#m]
[Em] rains.
The first thing I met was [F#m] a fly with a [Em] buzz and the sky with no [F#]
clouds.
[Em] The heat was hot and [F#] the ground was [B] dry but [Em] the air was full of [D]
sound.
[Em] I've been through the desert [Bm] on a horse with no name.
[Em] 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#] for to give you [Em] no pain.
La la [D] la la la la [Em] la la la la
[D]
[Em] [Bm]
[F#m]
After [Em] two days [F#m] in the desert sun [Em] my skin began to [F#] turn red.
[Em] After three days [F#m] in the desert fun, [Em] I was looking at river [A]
bed.
[Em] And then find the story you told [F#m] of a river 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 [Bm] can't remember your name
[Em] Cause there ain't no one [Bm] born to give you no pain
Fa la la [F#m]
la la la la [Em] la [F#m] la la
[Em] Fa la la [D] la la la la la [Em] la la la
[Bm]
[B] After [Em] [F#m]
[Em] [B]
[E]
[A]
[B] [E] nine [Em] days I [F#m] let the horse run free
[Em] Cause the desert had turned [F#] to sea
[Em] There were plants and birds [F#m] and rocks and things
[Em] There was sand and hills [F#m] and rains
[Em] The ocean is a desert [D] with its life underground
[Em] And the perfect disguise [F#m] above
[Em] Under the city's eyes a heart 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 no name
[Em] It felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain
[B] [Em] In the desert you [F#m] can't remember your name
Cause there ain't no one [F#] born to give you no pain
Fa la la [F#m]
la la la [Em] la la la la
Fa [A] la [Em] la la [F#m] la la la la la la
[B]
Fa [Em] la la [F#m] la la la [Em] la la la la
[F#m]
Fa [Em] la la [F#m] la la la [Em] la la la la
[F#] Fa la [B] la [Em] la [F#m]
la la la la [Em] la la
Fa [F#m]
la [Em] la la la [F#m] la la la [Em] la la
Fa la la [Bm] la la la la la la [Em] la
[B] [Em] [N]
Key:  
Em
121
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
B
12341112
Em
121
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
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To learn America - A Horse With No Name chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#, Em, F#m, Em and Em. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 62 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 125. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
On the first part of the journey _ I was looking all the life.
_ There were plants and birds [E] and rocks and things.
There was sand and hills and [F#m]
[Em] rains.
_ The first thing I met was [F#m] a fly with a [Em] buzz and the sky with no [F#]
clouds.
[Em] The heat was hot and [F#] the ground was [B] dry but [Em] the air was full of [D]
sound.
_ [Em] I've been through the desert [Bm] on a horse with no name.
[Em] 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#] for to give you [Em] no pain.
_ La la [D] la la la la [Em] la la la la
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
After [Em] _ two days [F#m] in the desert sun [Em] my skin began to [F#] turn red.
_ [Em] After three days [F#m] in the desert fun, [Em] I was looking at river [A]
bed.
[Em] And then find the story you told [F#m] of a river 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 [Bm] can't remember your name
[Em] Cause there ain't no one [Bm] born to give you no pain
Fa la la _ [F#m]
la la la la [Em] _ _ la [F#m] la la
_ [Em] Fa la la [D] la la la la la [Em] la la la
_ [Bm] _
_ [B] After [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] nine [Em] days I [F#m] let the horse run free
[Em] Cause the desert had turned [F#] to sea
[Em] _ There were plants and birds [F#m] and rocks and things
[Em] There was sand and hills [F#m] and rains
[Em] _ The ocean is a desert [D] with its life underground
[Em] And the perfect disguise [F#m] above
_ _ [Em] Under the city's eyes a heart 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 no name
[Em] It felt good to be out [F#m] of the rain
[B] _ [Em] In the desert you [F#m] can't remember your name
Cause there ain't no one [F#] born to give you no pain
Fa la la [F#m]
la la la [Em] la la la la
Fa [A] la _ [Em] la la _ [F#m] la la la la la la
_ [B]
Fa _ _ [Em] la la [F#m] la la la [Em] la la la la
[F#m] _
Fa _ [Em] la la [F#m] la la la [Em] la la la la
[F#] Fa la [B] la _ [Em] la _ _ [F#m]
la la la la [Em] la la
Fa [F#m] _
la _ [Em] _ la la la [F#m] la la la [Em] _ la la
_ _ _ Fa la la [Bm] la la la la la la _ [Em] _ la
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [N] _

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