Chords for Burl Ives - Horace the Horse (On the Merry-Go-Round)
Tempo:
85.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Em] [F#m] [G] [G#]
[A] [Bm] Horace the [E] horse on [A] the merry-go-round Went up and down, [D] round and round
He's been sad since [A] the day he found He's the very last horse [D] on the merry-go-round
The music [G] began and away [A] they go High and low, [A#] to [Bm] and fro
[A] Poor [Bm] old Horace would [A] always say I'm the very last [D] horse again today
[G] How [Em] he [A] tried and [D] tried and tried [G] But he [A] just [D] never could win
[G] [Em] Horace [A] cried and [D] cried and [E] cried Cause all the other [C#] horses were [D] ahead of him
[Em] Then came the day of [A] the merry-go-round Horace turned, looked around
[Am] Then said, Gai [B] Shouji [Em] I'm [B] the very [G] first horse on the merry-go [E]-round
[A] The others [D] are following me
[G] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[C] [D] [C] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [E] [G#] [D] [Em]
[D] [G] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [C#] [Bm] Horace the [A] horse on the merry-go-round Went up and [D] down, round and round
He's been sad [G] since the [A] day he found He's the very last horse [Bm] on the merry-go-round
The music began [G] and away they go [A] High and low, [Dm] to and [Bm] fro
Poor old Horace would always [A] say I'm the very last horse [Bm] again [Em] today
How he [F#m] tried and tried and [D] tried [G] But he [A] just never [D] could [G] win
Horace [Em] cried [D] and cried and [G#] cried [C#m] Cause all the other horses were [Cm] ahead of [D] him
[G] Then came the day of the merry-go [A]-round Horace turned, looked around
Then said, [Am] Gai [B] Shouji I'm the [G] very first horse on the merry-go [E]-round
The [A] others are [D] following [Em] me
[D]
[A] [Bm] Horace the [E] horse on [A] the merry-go-round Went up and down, [D] round and round
He's been sad since [A] the day he found He's the very last horse [D] on the merry-go-round
The music [G] began and away [A] they go High and low, [A#] to [Bm] and fro
[A] Poor [Bm] old Horace would [A] always say I'm the very last [D] horse again today
[G] How [Em] he [A] tried and [D] tried and tried [G] But he [A] just [D] never could win
[G] [Em] Horace [A] cried and [D] cried and [E] cried Cause all the other [C#] horses were [D] ahead of him
[Em] Then came the day of [A] the merry-go-round Horace turned, looked around
[Am] Then said, Gai [B] Shouji [Em] I'm [B] the very [G] first horse on the merry-go [E]-round
[A] The others [D] are following me
[G] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[C] [D] [C] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [E] [G#] [D] [Em]
[D] [G] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [C#] [Bm] Horace the [A] horse on the merry-go-round Went up and [D] down, round and round
He's been sad [G] since the [A] day he found He's the very last horse [Bm] on the merry-go-round
The music began [G] and away they go [A] High and low, [Dm] to and [Bm] fro
Poor old Horace would always [A] say I'm the very last horse [Bm] again [Em] today
How he [F#m] tried and tried and [D] tried [G] But he [A] just never [D] could [G] win
Horace [Em] cried [D] and cried and [G#] cried [C#m] Cause all the other horses were [Cm] ahead of [D] him
[G] Then came the day of the merry-go [A]-round Horace turned, looked around
Then said, [Am] Gai [B] Shouji I'm the [G] very first horse on the merry-go [E]-round
The [A] others are [D] following [Em] me
[D]
Key:
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G
A
Em
Bm
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A
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ [G#] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] Horace the [E] horse on [A] the merry-go-round Went up and down, [D] round and round
He's been sad since [A] the day he found He's the very last horse [D] on the merry-go-round
The music [G] began and away [A] they go High and low, [A#] to [Bm] and fro
[A] Poor [Bm] old Horace would [A] always say I'm the very last [D] horse again today
[G] How [Em] he [A] tried and [D] tried and tried [G] But he [A] just [D] never could win
[G] [Em] Horace [A] cried and [D] cried and [E] cried Cause all the other [C#] horses were [D] ahead of him
[Em] Then came the day of [A] the merry-go-round Horace turned, looked around
[Am] Then said, Gai [B] Shouji [Em] I'm [B] the very [G] first horse on the merry-go [E]-round
[A] The others [D] are following me
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [G] _ [E] _ [G#] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] Horace the [A] horse on the merry-go-round Went up and [D] down, round and round
He's been sad [G] since the [A] day he found He's the very last horse [Bm] on the merry-go-round
The music began [G] and away they go [A] High and low, [Dm] to and [Bm] fro
Poor old Horace would always [A] say I'm the very last horse [Bm] again [Em] today
How he [F#m] tried and tried and [D] tried [G] But he [A] just never [D] could [G] win
Horace [Em] cried [D] and cried and [G#] cried [C#m] Cause all the other horses were [Cm] ahead of [D] him
[G] Then came the day of the merry-go [A]-round Horace turned, looked around
Then said, [Am] Gai [B] Shouji I'm the [G] very first horse on the merry-go [E]-round
The [A] others are [D] following [Em] me
[D] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] Horace the [E] horse on [A] the merry-go-round Went up and down, [D] round and round
He's been sad since [A] the day he found He's the very last horse [D] on the merry-go-round
The music [G] began and away [A] they go High and low, [A#] to [Bm] and fro
[A] Poor [Bm] old Horace would [A] always say I'm the very last [D] horse again today
[G] How [Em] he [A] tried and [D] tried and tried [G] But he [A] just [D] never could win
[G] [Em] Horace [A] cried and [D] cried and [E] cried Cause all the other [C#] horses were [D] ahead of him
[Em] Then came the day of [A] the merry-go-round Horace turned, looked around
[Am] Then said, Gai [B] Shouji [Em] I'm [B] the very [G] first horse on the merry-go [E]-round
[A] The others [D] are following me
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [G] _ [E] _ [G#] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] Horace the [A] horse on the merry-go-round Went up and [D] down, round and round
He's been sad [G] since the [A] day he found He's the very last horse [Bm] on the merry-go-round
The music began [G] and away they go [A] High and low, [Dm] to and [Bm] fro
Poor old Horace would always [A] say I'm the very last horse [Bm] again [Em] today
How he [F#m] tried and tried and [D] tried [G] But he [A] just never [D] could [G] win
Horace [Em] cried [D] and cried and [G#] cried [C#m] Cause all the other horses were [Cm] ahead of [D] him
[G] Then came the day of the merry-go [A]-round Horace turned, looked around
Then said, [Am] Gai [B] Shouji I'm the [G] very first horse on the merry-go [E]-round
The [A] others are [D] following [Em] me
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