A Horse With No Name
Dewey Bunnell

America
America
1971

This was America's first single, and it became a #1 in both
Britain and America (hmmmm...).  It's definitely a dated song,
but the harmonies in the chorus are great.  I hope you like it!

Chords

Two guitars: a 6-string and 12-string
12-string with Capo 5th plays tab
6-string plays chords above tab

Same chords throughout song


INTRO:

   Em                D6add9            Em                D6add9
   +   +   +   +     + . + . +   +     +   +   +   +     + . + . +   +
e:-----2-2-----2-2-|---2---2---2-2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|---2---2---2-2-2-|
B:-----0-0-----0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
G:-----4-4---4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|-----4-4---4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|
D:-4---4-4---4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|
A:-2-------2-------|-0---------------|-2-------2-------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound

CHORUS
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain

La la la la...


After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead

CHORUS
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain

La la la la...


After nine days I let the horse run free
Cause the desert has turned to sea
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love

CHORUS
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain

La la la la...


CHORDS (all barre chords):

	Capo 5th Chords		Non-Capo Chords
Em	x24402			022000
D6add9	x04402			200200

To learn why these chords are named this way,
check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.