Chords for Ballad of a Runaway Horse (Ballad of the Absent Mare) Cover - Leonard Cohen Tribute
Tempo:
62.95 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Bb
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Say a prayer for the cowgirl, her horse ran away
[Db] She'll walk till she finds him, her darling is stray
[Ab] By the rivers in flood, and the roads are [Bb] washed
And the bridges [Eb] break up, in the panic [Ab] of love
And there's nothing to follow, nowhere to [Db] go
He's gone like the summer, gone like the snow
[Ab] And the crickets are breaking her heart with their song
[Eb] As the day caves in, and the night [Ab] is all wrong
Did she dream, was it he, who went galloping past
[Db] And bent down the fir, broke open the grass
[Ab] And printed the mud, with a well-hammered shoe
[Eb] That she nailed to his feet, in the dreams of [Ab] her youth
And although he goes grazing, a minute away
[Db] She tracks him all night, she tracks him all day
[Ab] And she's blind to his presence, except to [Bb] compare
Her injury [Eb] here, with his [Ab] punishment there
[Db] Then at home, on a branch, on a high stream
[Ab] A songbird sings out, so sadly
[Db] And the sun is warm, and the soft winds [Ab] ride
On a willow [Eb] tree, by the [Ab]
riverside
All the world is sweet, and the world is [Db] wide
He's there with the light, and the darkness divide
[Ab] And the steam's coming off him, he's huge and he's shy
[Bb] As he steps [Eb] on the moon, when he [Ab] passes the sky
And he comes to an end, but he's not really tame
He [Db] longs to be lost, she longs for the same
[Ab] And he'll bold and he'll punch, through the first open [Eb] pass
To roll and defeat, in the sweet [Ab] mountain grass
Or he'll make a break, for the hike there too
Where [Db] there's nothing above, and nothing below
[Ab] It's time for the burden, the weep and the spur
[Bb] Will she ride with [Eb] him, or will he [Ab] ride with her?
[Db] So she binds herself, to the galloping steed
[Ab] And he binds himself, to the woman in need
[Db] And there is no space, just left and [Ab] right
And there is no [Eb] time, but there is [Ab] day and night
And she leans on his neck, and whispers [Db] low
Whether to go west, I will [Ab] go
And they turn as one, and they head for the plain
No need for the wind, oh no need for the rain
Now the clasp of this union, who fastens it tight
Who [Db] snaps it to cinder, the very next night
Some say it's him, some say it's her
Some [Bb] say [Ebm] love's like smoke, beyond [Ab] all repair
So my darling, my darling, just let it go by
[Db] That old silhouette on the great western sky
And I'll pick out a tune, and I'll move right along
[Bb] And they're gone like [Ebm] smoke, and they're gone like [Ab] the song
Say a prayer for the cowgirl
[Db] She'll walk till she finds him, her darling is stray
[Ab] By the rivers in flood, and the roads are [Bb] washed
And the bridges [Eb] break up, in the panic [Ab] of love
And there's nothing to follow, nowhere to [Db] go
He's gone like the summer, gone like the snow
[Ab] And the crickets are breaking her heart with their song
[Eb] As the day caves in, and the night [Ab] is all wrong
Did she dream, was it he, who went galloping past
[Db] And bent down the fir, broke open the grass
[Ab] And printed the mud, with a well-hammered shoe
[Eb] That she nailed to his feet, in the dreams of [Ab] her youth
And although he goes grazing, a minute away
[Db] She tracks him all night, she tracks him all day
[Ab] And she's blind to his presence, except to [Bb] compare
Her injury [Eb] here, with his [Ab] punishment there
[Db] Then at home, on a branch, on a high stream
[Ab] A songbird sings out, so sadly
[Db] And the sun is warm, and the soft winds [Ab] ride
On a willow [Eb] tree, by the [Ab]
riverside
All the world is sweet, and the world is [Db] wide
He's there with the light, and the darkness divide
[Ab] And the steam's coming off him, he's huge and he's shy
[Bb] As he steps [Eb] on the moon, when he [Ab] passes the sky
And he comes to an end, but he's not really tame
He [Db] longs to be lost, she longs for the same
[Ab] And he'll bold and he'll punch, through the first open [Eb] pass
To roll and defeat, in the sweet [Ab] mountain grass
Or he'll make a break, for the hike there too
Where [Db] there's nothing above, and nothing below
[Ab] It's time for the burden, the weep and the spur
[Bb] Will she ride with [Eb] him, or will he [Ab] ride with her?
[Db] So she binds herself, to the galloping steed
[Ab] And he binds himself, to the woman in need
[Db] And there is no space, just left and [Ab] right
And there is no [Eb] time, but there is [Ab] day and night
And she leans on his neck, and whispers [Db] low
Whether to go west, I will [Ab] go
And they turn as one, and they head for the plain
No need for the wind, oh no need for the rain
Now the clasp of this union, who fastens it tight
Who [Db] snaps it to cinder, the very next night
Some say it's him, some say it's her
Some [Bb] say [Ebm] love's like smoke, beyond [Ab] all repair
So my darling, my darling, just let it go by
[Db] That old silhouette on the great western sky
And I'll pick out a tune, and I'll move right along
[Bb] And they're gone like [Ebm] smoke, and they're gone like [Ab] the song
Say a prayer for the cowgirl
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
Bb
Ebm
Ab
Db
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ Say a prayer for the cowgirl, her horse ran away
[Db] She'll walk till she finds him, her darling is stray
[Ab] By the rivers in flood, and the roads are [Bb] washed
And the bridges [Eb] break up, in the panic [Ab] of love _ _
And there's nothing to follow, nowhere to [Db] go
He's gone like the summer, gone like the snow
[Ab] And the crickets are breaking her heart with their song
[Eb] As the day caves in, and the night [Ab] is all wrong
_ _ Did she dream, was it he, who went galloping past
[Db] And bent down the fir, broke open the grass
[Ab] And printed the mud, with a well-hammered shoe
[Eb] That she nailed to his feet, in the dreams of [Ab] her youth
_ _ And although he goes grazing, a minute away
[Db] She tracks him all night, she tracks him all day
[Ab] And she's blind to his presence, except to [Bb] compare
Her injury [Eb] here, with his [Ab] punishment there _
[Db] Then at home, on a branch, on a high stream
[Ab] A songbird sings out, so sadly
[Db] And the sun is warm, and the soft winds [Ab] ride
On a willow [Eb] tree, by the [Ab]
riverside
_ _ All the world is sweet, and the world is [Db] wide
He's there with the light, and the darkness divide
[Ab] And the steam's coming off him, he's huge and he's shy
[Bb] As he steps [Eb] on the moon, when he [Ab] passes the sky
_ _ _ And he comes to an end, but he's not really tame
He [Db] longs to be lost, she longs for the same
[Ab] And he'll bold and he'll punch, through the first open [Eb] pass
To roll and defeat, in the sweet [Ab] mountain grass _ _
Or he'll make a break, for the hike there too
Where [Db] there's nothing above, and nothing below
[Ab] It's time for the burden, the weep and the spur
[Bb] Will she ride with [Eb] him, or will he [Ab] ride with her?
_ _ [Db] So she binds herself, to the galloping steed
[Ab] And he binds himself, to the woman in need
[Db] And there is no space, just left and [Ab] right
And there is no [Eb] time, but there is [Ab] day and night
_ _ And she leans on his neck, and whispers [Db] low
Whether to go west, I will [Ab] go
And they turn as one, and they head for the plain
No need for the wind, oh no need for the rain _ _
Now the clasp of this union, who fastens it tight
Who [Db] snaps it to cinder, the very next night
Some say it's him, some say it's her
Some [Bb] say [Ebm] love's like smoke, beyond [Ab] all repair _
_ So my darling, my darling, just let it go by
[Db] That old silhouette on the great western sky
And I'll pick out a tune, and I'll move right along
[Bb] And they're gone like [Ebm] smoke, and they're gone like [Ab] the song
_ _ Say a prayer for the cowgirl _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] She'll walk till she finds him, her darling is stray
[Ab] By the rivers in flood, and the roads are [Bb] washed
And the bridges [Eb] break up, in the panic [Ab] of love _ _
And there's nothing to follow, nowhere to [Db] go
He's gone like the summer, gone like the snow
[Ab] And the crickets are breaking her heart with their song
[Eb] As the day caves in, and the night [Ab] is all wrong
_ _ Did she dream, was it he, who went galloping past
[Db] And bent down the fir, broke open the grass
[Ab] And printed the mud, with a well-hammered shoe
[Eb] That she nailed to his feet, in the dreams of [Ab] her youth
_ _ And although he goes grazing, a minute away
[Db] She tracks him all night, she tracks him all day
[Ab] And she's blind to his presence, except to [Bb] compare
Her injury [Eb] here, with his [Ab] punishment there _
[Db] Then at home, on a branch, on a high stream
[Ab] A songbird sings out, so sadly
[Db] And the sun is warm, and the soft winds [Ab] ride
On a willow [Eb] tree, by the [Ab]
riverside
_ _ All the world is sweet, and the world is [Db] wide
He's there with the light, and the darkness divide
[Ab] And the steam's coming off him, he's huge and he's shy
[Bb] As he steps [Eb] on the moon, when he [Ab] passes the sky
_ _ _ And he comes to an end, but he's not really tame
He [Db] longs to be lost, she longs for the same
[Ab] And he'll bold and he'll punch, through the first open [Eb] pass
To roll and defeat, in the sweet [Ab] mountain grass _ _
Or he'll make a break, for the hike there too
Where [Db] there's nothing above, and nothing below
[Ab] It's time for the burden, the weep and the spur
[Bb] Will she ride with [Eb] him, or will he [Ab] ride with her?
_ _ [Db] So she binds herself, to the galloping steed
[Ab] And he binds himself, to the woman in need
[Db] And there is no space, just left and [Ab] right
And there is no [Eb] time, but there is [Ab] day and night
_ _ And she leans on his neck, and whispers [Db] low
Whether to go west, I will [Ab] go
And they turn as one, and they head for the plain
No need for the wind, oh no need for the rain _ _
Now the clasp of this union, who fastens it tight
Who [Db] snaps it to cinder, the very next night
Some say it's him, some say it's her
Some [Bb] say [Ebm] love's like smoke, beyond [Ab] all repair _
_ So my darling, my darling, just let it go by
[Db] That old silhouette on the great western sky
And I'll pick out a tune, and I'll move right along
[Bb] And they're gone like [Ebm] smoke, and they're gone like [Ab] the song
_ _ Say a prayer for the cowgirl _ _ _ _ _ _ _