Horse and I — Bat for Lashes
Chords and lyrics for Horse and I by Bat for Lashes (key of Am).
Verse 1
If you want to play the harpsichord melody just figure out
the rhythm and play the 1st and the 5th of each chord except
for F play 1st and 7th...
Got [Am]woken in the night by a [Am]mystic golden light,
my [FMaj7]head soaked in river [G]water[Am]
I had been [Am]dressed in a coat of armor, they called
a [Am]horse out of the woodland,
"Take her [FMaj7]there, through the[G] desert [Am]shores"
[C] They sang to me[D] "This is yours to [Bm][C]we---ar,
[C] you're the chosen one[D] there's no turning [Bm][C]ba---ack...
[Am][Am][Am]...now"[Am][G][FMaj7][Am]
N.C.
The smell of redwood giants, the banquet for the shadows,
horse and [FMaj7]I, we're [G]dancers in the [Am]da-ark
[Am]Came upon the headdress, it was [Am]gilded dark and golden,
the [FMaj7]children sang "I was so [G]afraid, I took it [Am]to my head and pray."
[C] They sang to me[D] "This is yours to [Bm][C]we---ar,
[C] you're the chosen one[D] there's no turning [Bm][C]ba---ack"
[C] They sang to me[D] "This is yours to [Bm][C]we---ar,
[C] you're the chosen one[D] there's no turning [Bm][C]ba---ack"
[Am] There is no turning back
[Am] There is no turn
[FMaj7] There is no turning [G]back
[Am] There is no turn
N.C.
There is no turning back
N.C.
There is no turn
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