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Horses
Bonnie Prince Billy
[Verse 1]
GI’d be riding horses if they'd lFet me
AmSleep outside at night and not take Gfright
GI would ride the range and never Fworry
AmI would disappear into the Gnight
[Chorus]
FEverybody needs an AmangelG  
FBut here’s that Amdevil by my Gside
FDeath’s head ring upon his AmfingerG  
FPoor boy Amhanging on the Glight
[Verse 2]
GThey’ll be drawing straws inside the Fcourtroom
AmAs the sudden twilight turns to Gblack
GTorches burn into the Fsad eyes
AmOn the wrong side of the Gtrack
[Chorus]
FMake those Amhorses jump through Ghoops of flame
FThey won’t Amkick and they won't Gscream
FLet the Amgood lord do the Gdriving
FPoor boy Amsinking in the Gstream
[Verse 3]
GI can smell the campfires Fburning
AmBut I’ll go out walking on my Gown
GBy day and night the world keeps Fturning
AmFrightened people hiding in their Ghomes
[Chorus]
FEverybody needs an AmangelG  
FBut here’s that Amdevil by my Gside
FDeath’s head ring upon his AmfingGer
FPoor boy Amhanging on the Glight

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Horses

by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

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Horses

Bonnie Prince Billy

[Verse 1]

G F

I’d be riding horses if they'd let me

Am G

Sleep outside at night and not take fright

G F

I would ride the range and never worry

Am G

I would disappear into the night

[Chorus]

F Am G

Everybody needs an angel

F Am G

But here’s that devil by my side

F Am G

Death’s head ring upon his finger

F Am G

Poor boy hanging on the light

[Verse 2]

G F

They’ll be drawing straws inside the courtroom

Am G

As the sudden twilight turns to black

G F

Torches burn into the sad eyes

Am G

On the wrong side of the track

[Chorus]

F Am G

Make those horses jump through hoops of flame

F Am G

They won’t kick and they won't scream

F Am G

Let the good lord do the driving

F Am G

Poor boy sinking in the stream

[Verse 3]

G F

I can smell the campfires burning

Am G

But I’ll go out walking on my own

G F

By day and night the world keeps turning

Am G

Frightened people hiding in their homes

[Chorus]

F Am G

Everybody needs an angel

F Am G

But here’s that devil by my side

F Am G

Death’s head ring upon his finger

F Am G

Poor boy hanging on the light

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