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A Horse Called Music

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D Bm D Bm D A7  D
DHigh on a Bmmountain in Western MontaGnaD  
BmA silhouette moves cross a cinnamon sA7kyD  
DRiding Bmalong on a horse he calls GmusicD  
BmWith a song on his lips
A7And a tear in his eyeD  
DHe dreams of a Bmtime
GAnd a lady who loved him
DAnd how he would Bmsing her
SDweet lA7ullabies
DBut we don’t Bmever ask him
GAnd he never talks about hDer
DI guess it’s just Bmbetter 
A7That we all let it sDlide 
GAnd he sings ohhhh to the Dladies
GAnd ohhhh he makes them Dsigh
DThen he rides Bmaway 
GOn a horse he calls Dmusic
DThe pain in his Bmheart
A7And a tear in his Deye
[Solo] 
D  Bm G  D Bm D  A7  D
DNow he wrote the Bmmusic
GFrom Boston to DBozmon
BmNot too much Dmoney
DAnd way too much A7ride
DBut those were the Bmdays
GWhen a horse he called Dmusic
DThe jump through the moon
A7And flied across the Dsky
DNow all that’s Bmleft
GIs an old time worn Dcowboy
BmWith only his Ddreams
DOf the days gone gone A7by
DAnd trailin’ Bmbehind
GIs a horse with no rDider
BmA horse he calls Dmemories
A7That she used to Dride
DBut he sang ohhhhG  
DTo the ladies
DAnd ohhGhh he damn near made some fDall right down and dieBm  A/C#  
DAnd he’d ride Bmaway
On a horGse he called mDusic
BmThe pain in his Dheart
A7And a tear in his eyeD  
DHigh on a Bmmountain in GWestern DMontana
BmTwo crosses cut through a cinnamon A7skyD  
DMarkin’ the Bmplace where
GA horse he called Dmusic
BmLays with a Dcowboy
A7There by his sDide
D Bm D Bm D  A7  D

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A Horse Called Music

by Willie Nelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D Bm D Bm D A7 D

D Bm G D

High on a mountain in Western Montana

Bm A7 D

A silhouette moves cross a cinnamon sky

D Bm G D

Riding along on a horse he calls music

With a song on his lips

A7 D

And a tear in his eye

D Bm

He dreams of a time

And a lady who loved him

D Bm

And how he would sing her

D A7

Sweet lullabies

D Bm

But we don’t ever ask him

G D

And he never talks about her

D Bm

I guess it’s just better

A7 D

That we all let it slide

G D

And he sings ohhhh to the ladies

G D

And ohhhh he makes them sigh

D Bm

Then he rides away

G D

On a horse he calls music

D Bm

The pain in his heart

A7 D

And a tear in his eye

[Solo]

D Bm G D Bm D A7 D

D Bm

Now he wrote the music

G D

From Boston to Bozmon

Bm D

Not too much money

D A7

And way too much ride

D Bm

But those were the days

G D

When a horse he called music

The jump through the moon

A7 D

And flied across the sky

D Bm

Now all that’s left

G D

Is an old time worn cowboy

Bm D

With only his dreams

D A7

Of the days gone gone by

D Bm

And trailin’ behind

G D

Is a horse with no rider

Bm D

A horse he calls memories

A7 D

That she used to ride

D G

But he sang ohhhh

To the ladies

D G D Bm A/C#

And ohhhh he damn near made some fall right down and die

D Bm

And he’d ride away

G D

On a horse he called music

Bm D

The pain in his heart

A7 D

And a tear in his eye

D Bm G D

High on a mountain in Western Montana

Bm A7 D

Two crosses cut through a cinnamon sky

D Bm

Markin’ the place where

G D

A horse he called music

Bm D

Lays with a cowboy

A7 D

There by his side

D Bm D Bm D A7 D

About A Horse Called Music Chords by Willie Nelson

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What key is "A Horse Called Music" in?

The chords for "A Horse Called Music" show the original chord names (including D, Bm, A7, G, A, A/C#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.