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PONY       TOM WAITS
Capo on 1st 
intro :C    F    C        F   C  
I'Cve seen it all bFoys
FI've been all Cover
CBeen everywhFere in the 
FWhole wide worGld
GI rode the hFigh line
FWith old blind DCarby
CI danced real sFlow
With FIda JGane
I was full of wFonder
When I left MurfrCeesboro
Now I am full of hFollow
On FMaxwell stGreet...
And I hope my FPony
I hope my PConyC/B  Am  
I hope my PCony
Knows the Gway back hCome
I walked from NFatchez
To HushpukCena
built a fiFre by the side
Of the rGoad
I worked for nFothin in a 
Belzoni Csaw mill. I caught a
FBlind out on the B and OG  
Talullah's frFiendly Belzoni aCin't so 
A 4F4'll get you 9G9
And I hope my PFony
I hope my PConyC/B  Am  
I hope my PCony
Knows the wGay back hCome
I run my rFace with burnt face JCake
Gave him a MFanzanita crGoss
I lived on nFothin
But dreams and trCain smoke
CSomehow my wFatch and chain
Got lGost.
I wish I was hFome in Evelyn's KiCtchen
With old GFyp curled around my fGeet 
And I hope my PFony
I hope my PConyC/B  Am  
I hope my PCony
Knows the wGay back hCome

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Pony

by Tom Waits

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C/B

PONY TOM WAITS

Capo on 1st

F C F C

intro :C

C F

I've seen it all boys

F C

I've been all over

C F

Been everywhere in the

F G

Whole wide world

G F

I rode the high line

F C

With old blind Darby

C F

I danced real slow

F G

With Ida Jane

I was full of wonder

When I left Murfreesboro

Now I am full of hollow

F G

On Maxwell street...

And I hope my Pony

C C/B Am

I hope my Pony

G C

Knows the way back home

I walked from Natchez

To Hushpukena

built a fire by the side

Of the road

I worked for nothin in a

Belzoni saw mill. I caught a

F G

Blind out on the B and O

F C

Talullah's friendly Belzoni ain't so

F G

A 44'll get you 99

And I hope my Pony

C C/B Am

I hope my Pony

G C

Knows the way back home

F C

I run my race with burnt face Jake

F G

Gave him a Manzanita cross

I lived on nothin

But dreams and train smoke

C F

Somehow my watch and chain

Got lost.

F C

I wish I was home in Evelyn's Kitchen

F G

With old Gyp curled around my feet

And I hope my Pony

C C/B Am

I hope my Pony

G C

Knows the way back home

About Pony Chords by Tom Waits

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