Took this from cowboy lyrics/tabs . com
IF I HAD A PONY -- Lyle Lovett
INTRO:
G G C C/Bbass G
(rake) (rake) (rake)
e----------0-------------0------------------------------------0-----|
B--------3---3---------3---3--------------------------------3---3---|
G-------0-------------0-------------0---0----0---0---------0--------|
D------0-------------0----------------2--------2----------0---------|
A-----2-------------2------------3---------2-------------2----------|
E--3-------------3------------------------------------3-------------|
G D G C G
(rake)
e----------0--------------------------------0------------|
B--------3---3---------3--------------0-----1--0------3--|
G-------0----------2-----2--------0-----0---0--0--0------| (close
D------0-------------0-----0----------------2--0---------| enough)
A-----2-------------------------------------3--2---------|
E--3-------------3--------------3---3----------3----3----|
C C/Bbass G C C/Bbass G
If I had a boat, I'd go out on the ocean
C C/Bbass G C/Ebass D/F#bass
And if I had a pony, I'd ride him on my boat (this first 'verse'
C C/Bbass G C C/Bbass G turns out to be
And we could all together, go out on the ocean the CHORUS)
G D/F#bass G
Just me upon my pony on my boat
G C C/Bbass G
And if I were Roy Rogers, I'd sure enough be single
G D/F#bass
I couldn't bring myself to marryin' old Dale
G C C/Bbass G
It'd just be me & Trigger; we'd go ridin' through them movies
G D/F#bass
And we'd buy a boat and on the sea we'd sail
(CHORUS)
Well, the mystery masked man was smart, he got himself a Tonto
Cuz Tonto did the dirty work for free
But Tonto, he was smarter, and one day said Kemosabe
You can kiss my ass, I bought a boat, I'm headed out to sea
(CHORUS)
(instrumental break)
And if I were like light'ning, I wouldn't need no sneakers
Well, I'd come and go whenever I would please
And I'd scare 'em by the shady tree, 'n scare 'em by the light pole
But I would not scare my pony on my boat out on the sea
(CHORUS)
G D/F#bass G C G D G
Just me upon my pony on my boat
J Smith
Sunnyvale, CA
