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[Intro]
E E E B E E E B E
[Chorus]
N.C.                       E  
Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse Anow
And get up on your high horse, Ewoman
I'll make it Bup to you sEomehow
[Verse 1]
EMoonlit shadow, she starts a trippin' firelight
Jumpin' the trees lyin' Bacross the right of Eway
Silvery mornin' it glistens down the valley
But she don't stop 'til we Bride the night Eaway
[Chorus]
N.C.                       E  
Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse Anow
Get up on your high horse, Ewoman
I'll make it Bup to you Esomehow
[Verse 2]
EBlonde braids tangle at the misty break of morning'
Catchin' light through a Bdusty window Epane
Lost in lust, in denial of the warning'
She digs her heels in this Bstallion's flank Eagain
[Chorus]
N.C.                       E  
Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse Anow
Get up on your high horse, Ewoman
I'll make it Bup to you Esomehow
[Chorus 2]
Get up on your high horse, Ewoman
You paid the price, you get to Aplay
Get up on your high horse, Ewoman
You're gonna ride Bto the break of Eday
[Bridge]
E E A   E E B    E E A  E E
BTo the break of dayE  E  A  E  E  
BTo the break of dayE  E  A  
[Chorus]
Get up on your high horse, Awoman
Get up on your high horse Dnow
Get up on your Ahigh horse, woman
I'll make it Eup to you Asomehow
[Chorus 2]
AGet up on your high horse, woman
You paid the price, you get to Dplay
Get up on your Ahigh horse, woman
You're gonna ride Eto the break of Aday
[Outro]
N.C.                  A   A    D   A  A  
To the break of day
ETo the break of dAayA  D  A  A  

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High Horse

by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E E E B E E E B E

[Chorus]

N.C.

Get up on your high horse, woman

Get up on your high horse now

And get up on your high horse, woman

B E

I'll make it up to you somehow

[Verse 1]

Moonlit shadow, she starts a trippin' firelight

B E

Jumpin' the trees lyin' across the right of way

Silvery mornin' it glistens down the valley

B E

But she don't stop 'til we ride the night away

[Chorus]

N.C.

Get up on your high horse, woman

Get up on your high horse now

Get up on your high horse, woman

B E

I'll make it up to you somehow

[Verse 2]

Blonde braids tangle at the misty break of morning'

B E

Catchin' light through a dusty window pane

Lost in lust, in denial of the warning'

B E

She digs her heels in this stallion's flank again

[Chorus]

N.C.

Get up on your high horse, woman

Get up on your high horse now

Get up on your high horse, woman

B E

I'll make it up to you somehow

[Chorus 2]

Get up on your high horse, woman

You paid the price, you get to play

Get up on your high horse, woman

B E

You're gonna ride to the break of day

[Bridge]

E E A E E B E E A E E

B E E A E E

To the break of day

B E E A

To the break of day

[Chorus]

Get up on your high horse, woman

Get up on your high horse now

Get up on your high horse, woman

E A

I'll make it up to you somehow

[Chorus 2]

Get up on your high horse, woman

You paid the price, you get to play

Get up on your high horse, woman

E A

You're gonna ride to the break of day

[Outro]

A A D A A

N.C.

To the break of day

E A A D A A

To the break of day

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