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Dark Horse

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[Intro]
|      C|  Em7    D|
|      C|       C|
[Verse 1]
CPeople always ask why I wear black
Em7Where'd I get my style and Dwhy I never smile   Cin pictures
CThey ask me what I drink
I'll sip on anything but Em7I'm a little more DCalifornia smoke Cthan liquor
No, it aiEm7n't that ID'm self-Cadd9conscious, I'm just conscious G/Bof mysAmelf
[Chorus]
I'll sCadd9ide with the outEm7siders
Those loDng-shot last-round fEm7ighters
AnyCadd9one who ain't aEm7fraid to stray off Dcourse
My heart blCadd9eeds for country musEm7ic
Where the hoDnest outlaw tGruth is
No, I aCadd9in't no white knight
Em7I'm a little Dmore
Cadd9Dark horseEm7  D  
[Verse 2]
No, Cadd9I don't go to church, can't quote a bible verse
I couldn't sing a song but that don't Dmean that I don't talk   Cadd9to Jesus
Girls Cadd9say I push them off, that I can't open up
But I aEm7in't afraid of love, when I sDay it I just want   Cadd9to mean it
[Chorus]
I'll sCadd9ide with the outEm7siders
Those loDng-shot last-round Em7fighters
AnyCadd9one who ain't aEm7fraid to stray off Dcourse
My heart blCadd9eeds for country musEm7ic
Where the hoDnest outlaw tGruth is
No, I aCadd9in't no white knight
Em7I'm a little Dmore
Cadd9Dark horseEm7  D  
[Bridge]
No, it aEm7in't that DI'm self-Cadd9conscious, I'm just Em7conscious oDf myCadd9self
And I Cadd9don't know how to G/Bbe nobody Amelse
[Chorus]
I'll sCadd9ide with the outEm7siders
Those loDng-shot last-round Em7fighters
AnyCadd9one who ain't aEm7fraid to stray off Dcourse
My heart blCadd9eeds for country musEm7ic
Where the hoDnest outlaw tGruth is
No, I aCadd9in't no white knight
Em7I'm a little Dmore
Cadd9Dark horseEm7  D  
[Outro]
|      C|  Em7    D|
|      C| C  

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Dark Horse

by Devin Dawson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

G/B

[Intro]

C Em7 D

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C C

| | |

[Verse 1]

People always ask why I wear black

Em7 D C

Where'd I get my style and why I never smile in pictures

They ask me what I drink

Em7 D C

I'll sip on anything but I'm a little more California smoke than liquor

Em7 D Cadd9 G/B Am

No, it ain't that I'm self-conscious, I'm just conscious of myself

[Chorus]

Cadd9 Em7

I'll side with the outsiders

D Em7

Those long-shot last-round fighters

Cadd9 Em7 D

Anyone who ain't afraid to stray off course

Cadd9 Em7

My heart bleeds for country music

D G

Where the honest outlaw truth is

Cadd9

No, I ain't no white knight

Em7 D

I'm a little more

Cadd9 Em7 D

Dark horse

[Verse 2]

Cadd9

No, I don't go to church, can't quote a bible verse

D Cadd9

I couldn't sing a song but that don't mean that I don't talk to Jesus

Cadd9

Girls say I push them off, that I can't open up

Em7 D Cadd9

But I ain't afraid of love, when I say it I just want to mean it

[Chorus]

Cadd9 Em7

I'll side with the outsiders

D Em7

Those long-shot last-round fighters

Cadd9 Em7 D

Anyone who ain't afraid to stray off course

Cadd9 Em7

My heart bleeds for country music

D G

Where the honest outlaw truth is

Cadd9

No, I ain't no white knight

Em7 D

I'm a little more

Cadd9 Em7 D

Dark horse

[Bridge]

Em7 D Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9

No, it ain't that I'm self-conscious, I'm just conscious of myself

Cadd9 G/B Am

And I don't know how to be nobody else

[Chorus]

Cadd9 Em7

I'll side with the outsiders

D Em7

Those long-shot last-round fighters

Cadd9 Em7 D

Anyone who ain't afraid to stray off course

Cadd9 Em7

My heart bleeds for country music

D G

Where the honest outlaw truth is

Cadd9

No, I ain't no white knight

Em7 D

I'm a little more

Cadd9 Em7 D

Dark horse

[Outro]

C Em7 D

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C C

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