A Horse With No Name (G Major)
Artist: America    Genre: Folk-Rock    Roman Numerals: I7, iv    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Plays well in Cm tuning
Entered by: ICDb   
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
Cm
(C,E♭,G)
- C E♭ G C -


Intro
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] On the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] first part of the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] journey
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] I was		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lookin at all the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] life
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] There were		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] plants and birds and		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] rocks and things
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] There were		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sand and hills and		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] rings

Verse 2
The [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] first thing I met was a		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] fly with a buzz
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] And the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sky, with no		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] clouds
The [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] heat was hot and the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] ground was dry
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] But the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] air was full of		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] sound

Chorus
I've [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] been through the desert on a		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] horse with no name
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] It felt		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] good to be out of the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] rain
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] In the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] desert you can		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] remember your name
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] 'Cause there		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ain't no one for to		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] give you no pain
La [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] la la		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] la lalala la la		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] la la		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] la
La [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] la la		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] la lalala la la		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] la la		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] la

Verse 4
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] After		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] two days in the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] desert sun
My [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] skin began to turn		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] red
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] After		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] three days in the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] desert fun
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] I was		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] looking at a river		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] bed
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] And the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] story it told of a		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] river that flowed
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] Made me		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sad to think it was		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] dead
Repeat Chorus

Verse 6
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] After		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] nine days I let the horse run		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] free
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] ‘Cause the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] desert had turned to		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] sea
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] There were		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] plants and birds and		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] rocks and things
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] There were		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sand and hills and		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] rings
The [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ocean is a desert with its		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] life underground
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] And the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] perfect disguise		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] above
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] Under the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] cities lies a		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] heart made of ground
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] But the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] humans will give no		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] love
Repeat Chorus

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