Ponies Chords by John Denver
Tempo:
115.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
Somewhere out on the prairie [D] is [C]
the greatest cowboy that's ever [D] been.
[Am]
[D] [G] And when he lays his hands upon [C] the [Bm] ponies, [Am] [G] [D] they shudder with an understanding [G] skin.
And [F#] he [G] says ponies, now ponies go [C] to the world, [B] [A] [C] [D] have not come stealing by [G] the way.
[D] I want [G] to fly with you [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, [Am] [C] [D] discover what begins each [Am] shining [G]
day.
When the storm [D] clouds in the west are [C] quickly gathering, [Bm] [Am] [G] [D]
ponies they run wild there with [G] more pain.
[D] You'll see their sweet [G] dark bodies [C] brightly gleaming, [Am] [G] [D] know the fires flying through [G] their brains.
[E] And he [G] says ponies, now ponies [C] don't you worry, [Bm] [Am] [C] [D] have not come to steal [A] your pride [G]
away.
I [D] want [G] to fly with you [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, [Am] [D] discover what begins each [G] shining day.
[C]
[B] [Am] [D]
[G]
[E] And he [G] says ponies, now ponies [C] don't you worry, [Em] [Am] [D] have not come to steal [Am] your pride [G] away.
I want to fly with you [C] across the sunrise, [Em] [Am] [D] discover what begins each shining [G]
day.
And he says ponies, [B] ponies don't [C] you worry, [Bm] [Am] [D] have not come to steal your pride [G] away.
I want to fly with you [B] [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, [Am] [D] discover what begins each [G] shining day.
[E] I want [G] to fly.
[C]
[Em] [Am] [G] [D]
[G]
[N]
[D] [G]
Somewhere out on the prairie [D] is [C]
the greatest cowboy that's ever [D] been.
[Am]
[D] [G] And when he lays his hands upon [C] the [Bm] ponies, [Am] [G] [D] they shudder with an understanding [G] skin.
And [F#] he [G] says ponies, now ponies go [C] to the world, [B] [A] [C] [D] have not come stealing by [G] the way.
[D] I want [G] to fly with you [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, [Am] [C] [D] discover what begins each [Am] shining [G]
day.
When the storm [D] clouds in the west are [C] quickly gathering, [Bm] [Am] [G] [D]
ponies they run wild there with [G] more pain.
[D] You'll see their sweet [G] dark bodies [C] brightly gleaming, [Am] [G] [D] know the fires flying through [G] their brains.
[E] And he [G] says ponies, now ponies [C] don't you worry, [Bm] [Am] [C] [D] have not come to steal [A] your pride [G]
away.
I [D] want [G] to fly with you [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, [Am] [D] discover what begins each [G] shining day.
[C]
[B] [Am] [D]
[G]
[E] And he [G] says ponies, now ponies [C] don't you worry, [Em] [Am] [D] have not come to steal [Am] your pride [G] away.
I want to fly with you [C] across the sunrise, [Em] [Am] [D] discover what begins each shining [G]
day.
And he says ponies, [B] ponies don't [C] you worry, [Bm] [Am] [D] have not come to steal your pride [G] away.
I want to fly with you [B] [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, [Am] [D] discover what begins each [G] shining day.
[E] I want [G] to fly.
[C]
[Em] [Am] [G] [D]
[G]
[N]
Key:
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
Somewhere _ out on the prairie _ [D] is _ _ _ [C] _
the greatest cowboy that's ever [D] been.
[Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] And when he lays his _ hands upon [C] the [Bm] ponies, _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] they shudder with an _ _ understanding [G] skin.
_ _ _ And [F#] he [G] says ponies, now _ ponies go [C] to the world, [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] have not come stealing by [G] the way.
_ _ _ [D] I want [G] to fly with you [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] discover what begins each [Am] shining [G]
day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When the storm [D] _ clouds in the west are [C] quickly gathering, [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
ponies they run wild there with [G] more pain.
[D] _ _ _ You'll see their sweet [G] dark bodies [C] brightly _ gleaming, [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] know the fires flying through [G] their brains.
_ _ [E] And he [G] says ponies, now _ ponies [C] don't you worry, [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] have not come to steal [A] your pride [G] _
away.
I [D] want [G] to fly _ with you [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] discover what begins each [G] shining day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[B] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [E] And he [G] says ponies, now ponies [C] don't you worry, [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] have not come to steal [Am] your pride [G] away.
_ _ _ I want to fly _ with you [C] across the sunrise, [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] discover what begins each shining [G] _
day.
_ _ And he says ponies, _ _ [B] ponies don't [C] you worry, [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] have not come to steal your pride [G] away. _
_ _ _ I want to fly with you [B] _ [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] discover what _ begins each [G] shining _ day.
_ [E] I want [G] to fly.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
Somewhere _ out on the prairie _ [D] is _ _ _ [C] _
the greatest cowboy that's ever [D] been.
[Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] And when he lays his _ hands upon [C] the [Bm] ponies, _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] they shudder with an _ _ understanding [G] skin.
_ _ _ And [F#] he [G] says ponies, now _ ponies go [C] to the world, [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] have not come stealing by [G] the way.
_ _ _ [D] I want [G] to fly with you [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] discover what begins each [Am] shining [G]
day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ When the storm [D] _ clouds in the west are [C] quickly gathering, [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
ponies they run wild there with [G] more pain.
[D] _ _ _ You'll see their sweet [G] dark bodies [C] brightly _ gleaming, [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] know the fires flying through [G] their brains.
_ _ [E] And he [G] says ponies, now _ ponies [C] don't you worry, [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] have not come to steal [A] your pride [G] _
away.
I [D] want [G] to fly _ with you [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] discover what begins each [G] shining day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[B] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [E] And he [G] says ponies, now ponies [C] don't you worry, [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] have not come to steal [Am] your pride [G] away.
_ _ _ I want to fly _ with you [C] across the sunrise, [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] discover what begins each shining [G] _
day.
_ _ And he says ponies, _ _ [B] ponies don't [C] you worry, [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] have not come to steal your pride [G] away. _
_ _ _ I want to fly with you [B] _ [C] across the [Bm] sunrise, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] discover what _ begins each [G] shining _ day.
_ [E] I want [G] to fly.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _