Song: A horse with no name
Artist: America
Composer: Dewey Bunnell
Album: America

Tabbed by DJ  10th Oct 2016

This chord version is based on Gerry Beckley's 12 string
rhythm guitar part. I think it sounds better for a single
guitar than Dewey Bunnell's 2 chord pattern which had the
benefit of Dan Peek's and Gerry's guitars to back it up.

Dewey Bunnell's guitar has the 6th string tuned down to D.
Dropped D tuning: D-A-D-G-B-e

Em9 = 220002  D6 = 020202  D6/A = x00202

   Em9            D6    D6/A
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Gerry's Beckley's 12 string was tuned down a tone to D-G-C-F-A-D,
and then a capo at the 2nd fret brought it back up to normal
standard pitch (This was just standard practise to take the
pressure off the guitar neck) There is no need for a capo
or detuning to play this on a six string, the chords are just
the same.

To hear the track, copy and paste these links into your browser:

Original promo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocLCLMZO6dc

Live TV studio performance 1975:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SeY99CtYPU

Live TV studio performance 2015:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nE0hDRyIHQ

NOTE: Please ignore any pop-up chord boxes the website might
automatically suggest and use the typed shapes shown below.

 = 022000   = 020032   = x44200   = x04200

F#m11 = 244200 (This is also an option if you want to add
                 the F# bass with your thumb)

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[Intro]
         
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[Verse 1]
            
On the first p

        
art of the jou

    
rney,
            
I was looking 

        
at all the lif

    
e,
            
There were pla

           
nts, and birds

         
, and rocks, a

   
nd things,
            
There were san

           
d, and hills, 

        
and rings!

[Verse 2]
            
The first thin

           
g I met was a 

      
fly with a buz


z,
            
And the sky ..

      
.with no cloud

    
s,
           
The heat was h

          
ot, and the gr

      
ound was dry,
            
But the air wa

       
s full of soun

    
d!

[Chorus]
            
I've been thro

           
ugh the desert

         
 on a horse wi

      
th no name,
            
It felt good t

           
o be out of th

      
e rain,
            
In the desert 

           
    ...you can

         
 re - member y

    
our name,
             
'Cause there a

          
in't no one fo

         
r to give you 

   
no pain
         
La ---, la---,

        
  la-la, la, l


a!
            
La - la, la---

          
, la---,  la!

[Verse 3]
            
After two days

          
   ...in the d

#  
esert sun,
           
My skin be - g

         
an to turn red

     
,
            
After three da

           
ys  ...in the 

  
desert fun,
            
I was looking 

        
at a river bed

    
,
            
And the story 

           
it told, of a 

      
river that flo


wed,
            
Made me sad to

           
 think it was 

      
dead

[Chorus]
              
You see, I've 

            
been through t

           
he desert on a

         
 horse with no

 
 name,
            
It felt good t

           
o be out of th

      
e rain,
            
In the desert 

           
   ...you can 

         
re - member yo

  
ur name,
             
'Cause there a

          
in't no one fo

         
r to give you 

   
no pain
         
La, la---, la-

         
--,  la-la, la

  
, la!
            
La - la, la---

          
, la---,  la!

[Middle 8]
         
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[Verse 4]
            
After nine day

           
s   ...I let t

        
he horse run f


ree,
            
'Cause the des

           
ert had turned

         
 to sea,
            
There were pla

           
nts, and birds

         
, and rocks, a

   
nd things,
            
There were san

           
d,  and hills,

            
  and rings!

[Verse 5]
            
The ocean is a

           
 desert with i

         
t's life under

   
 - ground,
            
And the perfec

           
t dis - guise 

            
a - bove,
            
Under the citi

           
es  ...lies a 

         
heart made of 


ground,
            
But the humans

           
 will give no 

    
love!

[Chorus]
              
You see, I've 

            
been through t

           
he desert on a

         
 horse with no

 
 name,
            
It felt good t

           
o be out of th

      
e rain,
            
In the desert 

           
   ...you can 

         
re - member yo

   
ur name,
             
'Cause there a

          
in't no one fo

         
r to give you 

   
no pain
         
La, la---, la-

         
--,  la-la, la

  
, la!
            
La - la, la---

             
, la---,  la!

[Coda]
            
||:  La, la---

       
, la---,  la-l

      
a, la, la!
            
La - la, la---

       
, la---,  la! 

      
              

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