Black Horse and the Cherry Tree — KT Tunstall
Chords and lyrics for Black Horse and the Cherry Tree by KT Tunstall (key of C).
Verse 1
*Easier to read. Better chord alignment. Learn the "woo-hoos" on your own.
Intro
"Two, three, four..."
[Em][B7]Woo-hoo,woo-hoo[Em]
[Em][B7]Woo-hoo,woo-hoo[Em]
Verse 1
N.C.
Well my heart knows me better than I know myself
So I'm gonna let it do all the talking.
[Em] [B7] [Em]
N.C.
I came across a place in the middle of nowhere
With a big black horse and a cherry tree.
[Em] [B7] [Em]
N.C.
I felt a little fear upon my back
He said "Don't look back, just keep on walking.
[Em] [B7] [Em]
N.C.
When the big black horse said, "Look this way"
He said, "Hey there baby, will you marry me?"
[Em] [B7] [Em]
Chorus 1
[Em]But I said [Em]no, [D]no, / [D][C]no,no,no,no
I said, [Em]no, [D]no, [C]you're not the one for [Em]me
[Em]But I said [Em]no, [D]no, / [D][C]no,no,no,no
I said, [Em]no, [D]no, [C]you're not the one for [Em]me
Verse 2
N.C.
And my heart hit a problem, in the early hours,
So I stopped it dead for a beat or two.
[Em] [B7] [Em]
N.C.
But I cut some cord, and I shouldn't have done it,
And it won't forgive me after all these years
[Em] [B7] [Em]
N.C.
So I sent it to a place in the middle of nowhere
With a big black horse and a cherry tree.
[Em] [B7] [Em]
N.C.
Now it won't come back, 'cause it's oh so happy
And now I've got a hole for the world to see
[Em] [B7] [Em]
Chorus 2
[Em]But I said [Em]no, [D]no, / [D][C]no,no,no,no
I said, [Em]no, [D]no, [C]you're not the one for [Em]me
[Em]But I said [Em]no, [D]no, / [D][C]no,no,no,no
I said, [Em]no, [D]no, [C]you're not the one for [Em]me
Vocals & Percussion Only
N.C.
Said no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
You're not the one for me
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
You're not the one for me
Chorus 3
[Em]Big black [D]horse and a [C]cherry [Em]tree
[Em]I can't quite [D]get there 'cause my [C]heart's forsaken [Em]me
[Em]Big black [D]horse and a [C]cherry [Em]tree
[Em]I can't quite [D]get there 'cause my [C]heart's forsaken me
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