{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1886146,"song":"A Horse With No Name","artist":"America","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1886146-a-horse-with-no-name-chords-by-america/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1886146?type=chord","rating":4.79205,"votes":210,"content":"Song: A horse with no name\r\nArtist: America\r\nComposer: Dewey Bunnell\r\nAlbum: America\r\nTabbed by DJ  10th Oct 2016\r\n\r\nNOTE:\r\nThis tab is based on Gerry Beckley's 12 string\r\nrhythm guitar part, I think it sounds better for a\r\nsingle guitar than Dewey Bunnell's two chord pattern\r\nwhich had the benefit of Dan Peek's and Gerry's\r\nextra guitars to back it up.\r\n\r\nDewey Bunnell just used a couple of chords throughout:\r\nEmadd9       = 022002\r\nD6/9(F# bass)= 200202\r\n\r\n[tab]Gerry's 12 string was tuned down a tone to\r\nD-G-C-F-A-D, and then a capo at the 2nd fret brought\r\nit back up to standard concert pitch (A very common\r\npractise that takes some pressure of the guitar neck)\r\nThere is no need for a capo or detuning to play this\r\non a six string and the chords are just the same.[/tab]\r\n\r\nIGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website\r\ndisplays, they are generated automatically from a\r\ngeneric database and often don't show the best\r\noptions for a particular chord progression. Just use\r\nthe voicings suggested in the text column numbers\r\n\r\nEm  = 022000    F#m11  = x44200\r\nEm9 = 020032    A6sus2 = x04200\r\n\r\nF#m11 = 244200 (This is another option if you want\r\n                to add the F# bass with your thumb)\r\n\r\nPlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of\r\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\r\n=====================================================\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Em9[/ch]   [ch]F#m11[/ch] [ch]A6sus2[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Em9[/ch]   [ch]F#m11[/ch] [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em9[/ch]    [ch]F#m11[/ch]    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nOn the first part of the journey,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nI was looking at all the life,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nThere were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nThere were sand, and hills, and rings[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Em9[/ch]       [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nThe first thing I met was a fly with a buzz,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nAnd the sky ...with no clouds,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Em9[/ch]          [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nThe heat was hot, and the ground was dry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nBut the air was full of sound[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Em9[/ch]         [ch]F#m11[/ch]        [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nI've been through the desert on a horse with no name,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nIt felt good to be out of the rain,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Em9[/ch]               [ch]F#m11[/ch]       [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nIn the desert    ...you can re - member your name,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]       [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\n'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nLa ---, la---,  la-la, la, la![/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]   [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nLa - la, la---, la---,  la![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]  [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nAfter two days   ...in the desert sun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Em9[/ch]         [ch]F#m11[/ch]    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nMy skin be - gan to turn red,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]  [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nAfter three days  ...in the desert fun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Em9[/ch]   [ch]F#m11[/ch]    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nI was looking at a river bed,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nAnd the story it told, of a river that flowed,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Em9[/ch]          [ch]F#m11[/ch]  [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nMade me sad to think it was dead,         you see...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Em9[/ch]         [ch]F#m11[/ch]        [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nI've been through the desert on a horse with no name,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nIt felt good to be out of the rain,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Em9[/ch]                [ch]F#m11[/ch]       [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nIn the desert    ...you can re - member your name,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]       [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\n'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nLa, la---, la---,  la-la, la, la![/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]   [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nLa - la, la---, la---,  la![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Middle 8]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Em9[/ch]   [ch]F#m11[/ch] [ch]A6sus2[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Em9[/ch]   [ch]F#m11[/ch] [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Em9[/ch]   [ch]F#m11[/ch] [ch]A6sus2[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Em9[/ch]   [ch]F#m11[/ch] [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Em9[/ch]             [ch]F#m11[/ch]     [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nAfter nine days    ...I let the horse run free,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em9[/ch]       [ch]F#m11[/ch]     [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\n'Cause the desert had turned to sea,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nThere were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nThere were sand,   and hills, and rings[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em9[/ch]              [ch]F#m11[/ch]        [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nThe ocean is a desert with it's life under - ground,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Em9[/ch]       [ch]F#m11[/ch]        [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nAnd the perfect dis - guise a - bove,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Em9[/ch]         [ch]F#m11[/ch]         [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nUnder the cities  ...lies a heart made of ground,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]  [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nBut the humans will give no love,         you see...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Em9[/ch]         [ch]F#m11[/ch]        [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nI've been through the desert on a horse with no name,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]    [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nIt felt good to be out of the rain,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Em9[/ch]               [ch]F#m11[/ch]       [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nIn the desert    ...you can re - member your name,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Em9[/ch]        [ch]F#m11[/ch]       [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\n'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nLa, la---, la---,  la-la, la, la![/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nLa - la, la---, la---,  la![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\n||:  La, la---, la---,  la-la, la, la![/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]      [ch]A6sus2[/ch]\r\nLa - la, la---, la---,  la!                :||[Repeat][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]F#m11[/ch]\r\n|  /  /  /  /  |   /  ||[/tab]","plain_text":"Song: A horse with no name\nArtist: America\nComposer: Dewey Bunnell\nAlbum: America\nTabbed by DJ  10th Oct 2016\n\nNOTE:\nThis tab is based on Gerry Beckley's 12 string\nrhythm guitar part, I think it sounds better for a\nsingle guitar than Dewey Bunnell's two chord pattern\nwhich had the benefit of Dan Peek's and Gerry's\nextra guitars to back it up.\n\nDewey Bunnell just used a couple of chords throughout:\nEmadd9       = 022002\nD6/9(F# bass)= 200202\n\n\n\nIGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website\ndisplays, they are generated automatically from a\ngeneric database and often don't show the best\noptions for a particular chord progression. Just use\nthe voicings suggested in the text column numbers\n\nEm  = 022000    F#m11  = x44200\nEm9 = 020032    A6sus2 = x04200\n\nF#m11 = 244200 (This is another option if you want\n                to add the F# bass with your thumb)\n\nPlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\n=====================================================\n[Intro]\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Middle 8]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n\n\n\n[Ending]","chords":["A","D6","F","D","G","C","Em","F#","Em9","F#m11","A6sus2"],"chord_diagrams":{"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}