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A Horse With No Name by America

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    Strumming Pattern & Chord Voicings

    Chords And Lyrics

    Em D6/9  2x
    
           Em                D6/9
    On the first part of the journey, 
          Em                 D6/9
    I was looking at all the life. 
               Em                    D6/9
    There were plants and birds, and rocks and things, 
              Em                 D6/9
    There was sand and hills and rings.
        Em                       D6/9
    The first thing I met, was a fly with a buzz, 
            Em           D6/9
    And the sky, with no clouds. 
        Em                    D6/9
    The heat was hot, and the ground was dry, 
            Em              D6/9
    But the air was full of sound. 
    
         Em                           D6/9
    I've been through the desert on a horse with no name, 
            Em                    D6/9
    It felt good to be out of the rain.
           Em               D6/9
    In the desert you can remember your name, 
                 Em                  D6/9
    'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain. 
    
    Em      D6/9               Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
    Em      D6/9               Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
    
          Em               D6/9
    After two days, in the desert sun, 
       Em                 D6/9
    My skin began to turn red.
          Em                 D6/9
    After three days, in the desert fun, 
          Em                 D6/9
    I was looking at a river bed. 
            Em                  D6/9
    And the story it told, of a river that flowed, 
            Em                  D6/9
    Made me sad to think it was dead. 
    
                  Em                           D6/9
    You see, I've been through the desert on a horse with no name, 
            Em                    D6/9
    It felt good to be out of the rain.
           Em               D6/9
    In the desert you can remember your name, 
                 Em                  D6/9
    'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain. 
    
    Em      D6/9               Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
    Em      D6/9               Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
    
          Em                   D6/9
    After nine days, I let the horse run free, 
               Em                   D6/9
    'Cause the desert had turned to sea. 
              Em                 D6/9
    There was sand and hills and rings. 
        Em                          D6/9
    The ocean is a desert, with its life underground, 
          Em                D6/9
    And a perfect disguise above. 
              Em                   D6/9
    Under the cities lies, a heart made of ground, 
            Em                  D6/9
    But the humans will give no love. 
    
                  Em                           D6/9
    You see, I've been through the desert on a horse with no name, 
            Em                    D6/9
    It felt good to be out of the rain.
           Em               D6/9
    In the desert you can remember your name, 
                 Em                  D6/9
    'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain. 
    
    Em      D6/9               Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
    Em      D6/9               Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
    
    Em      D6/9               Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
    Em      D6/9               Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
    Em      D6/9               Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
    Em      D6/9               Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
    Em      F#m                Em      D6/9
    La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la . . .
    
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