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Cminor

90BPM

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CmIn my heart,
If that is Fmwhere one Bbfeels,
I surely Cmfeel
Your Fmhead lying Bbback sending Ebpeals
Of Ablaughter to ring a bell,
The bell I Ebring to Abcall you Bbhere to Cmme.
TeleGphone, telephone
Please bring me news when CmI'm alone.
                                 G          Cm   BBb*
If it can be done I would be very grateful.
 Eb   BbFm* Ab  
 Eb   Bb   F   G(riff) Cm  
Is that a Cmhorse,
Whose Fmfootsteps I hear Bbapproaching,
On the Cmrun from Fmsome strange unknown Bbdanger,
Or just Ebmy heart beating so Abnoisily?
One never really Ebknows until it's Abfar too Bblate to Cmtell.
 G   Cm   G   Cm   BBb*
It's the Ebsun I Bbwait for in the morning,
        Fm*            Ab
And the moon I long to see setting in the evening.
When Ebnight lies ahead,
And Bbday is through,
                         F   G(riff) Cm  
I'll spend some time with you.
 Cm   Bbm   Cm   Bbmx3
 Cm   Bbm   F   G(riff) Cm  
Cm, Fm, Eb, B, Bb*, Bbm all played as A shape barre chords
Bb, Ab, G, Fm, F all played as E shape barre chords
The little riff that follows certain G chords goes like this:
e|-------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------3---5---
D|-------------------------5-----------
A|---------6-5---6---5---3-------------
E|-3-----3-----------------------------
That's basically the song.

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Horses

by Pere Ubu

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

In my heart,

Fm Bb

If that is where one feels,

I surely feel

Fm Bb Eb

Your head lying back sending peals

Of laughter to ring a bell,

Eb Ab Bb Cm

The bell I ring to call you here to me.

Telephone, telephone

Please bring me news when I'm alone.

G Cm B

Bb*

If it can be done I would be very grateful.

Eb Bb Ab

Fm*

Eb Bb F G Cm

(riff)

Is that a horse,

Fm Bb

Whose footsteps I hear approaching,

Cm Fm Bb

On the run from some strange unknown danger,

Eb Ab

Or just my heart beating so noisily?

Eb Ab Bb Cm

One never really knows until it's far too late to tell.

G Cm G Cm B

Bb*

Eb Bb

It's the sun I wait for in the morning,

Fm* Ab

And the moon I long to see setting in the evening.

When night lies ahead,

And day is through,

F G Cm

(riff)

I'll spend some time with you.

Cm Bbm Cm Bbm

Cm Bbm F G Cm

(riff)

Cm, Fm, Eb, B, Bb*, Bbm all played as A shape barre chords

Bb, Ab, G, Fm, F all played as E shape barre chords

The little riff that follows certain G chords goes like this:

e|-------------------------------------

B|-------------------------------------

G|-----------------------------3---5---

D|-------------------------5-----------

A|---------6-5---6---5---3-------------

E|-3-----3-----------------------------

That's basically the song.

About Horses Chords by Pere Ubu

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