Barr Brothers - Let There Be Horses
capo 7, chords relative to capo
G
G
Mary
D Db* C
you would not be the woman that you are
Am Em G Bm7
if someone could mend your troubled heart
Bbm7 Am7
that would be easier
C walkdown
that would be wrong
G
Water
D Db* C
sometimes i think my cup might overfill
Am Em G Bm7
as if god and the devil had struck a deal
Bbm7 Am7
so you could have this one
C
after im done
C
ohhhhhhhhhh
G
let me hear music
D
like you hear music
Em G C
like we were just born
C
ohhhhhhhhhhh
G
let there be horses
D
let there be danger
Em C G
let there be one song
C G
a song for the little man
C G C G
a song for his wife and his two charmed children
C G D
his children and his hope alive
G
people
D Db* C
want love but have little for themself
Am Em G Bm7
or pray for a stranger to lift their veil
Bbm7 Am7
that would be everyone
C
that would be us
G
children
D Db* C
light would never keep us from itself
Am Em G Bm7
it bends to our window, we weep and yell
Bbm7 Am7
but you are a daughter
C
you are a son
C
ohhhhhhhh
G
let me have patience
D
like you have patience
Em G C
like you were oooooold
C
ohhhhhhhh
G
let there be horses
D
there will be danger
Em C G
let there be one song
C G
a song for the little man
C G C G
a song for his wife and his two charmed children
C G D
his children and his hope alive
instrumental: verse chords x2
end on G
*I play the Db like this: x43000
I don't know what to call it, but it resolves quickly on the C.
notes:
- transcribed from http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2011/12/the-barr-
brothers---let-there-be-horses-1.html
- use that video to figure out some of the more intricate parts (licks, fillers, walkdowns, etc)
- i'm not convinced of all of the lyrics, but did the best i could.
- transcribed by robertdanielmaher(at) gmail (dot) com
