High Horse - Indigo Girls
Capo: Fret 2
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
High Horse
Indigo Girls
You can't really find a recording of this anywhere,
but here's a link with High Horse and almost any other
Indigo Girls song you could want:
http://www.lifeblood.net/bootlegs.html
Post Script: The chords are relative to the capo.
Enjoy!
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
You had your
chance to sho
w affection
You had your
chance to giv
e me more
And now that
she's found n
ew direction
You make you
r way to my ba
ck door
[Verse 2]
What makes y
ou think the w
hole world wan
ts you
Give steel a
kiss and it w
ill bend
The flesh is
weak, but whe
n it all is sa
id and done
The spirit's
all that's le
ft in the end
[Chorus]
If you have
to saddle your
high horse
Go on and ri
de out of my s
ight..........
sight
(r
ide out of my
sight)
You never ha
d the time of
day for me, no
And now you
want to spend
the night
You're big w
ith the come-o
n like it's no
big deal to y
ou
(no big d
eal to you)
You let the
wild wind blow
your course
(wild wi
nd blow your c
ourse)
I do not w
ant the dirt f
rom your shoes
or from the h
ooves
Of your high
horse
[Verse 3]
The way I se
e it, there ar
e few things l
eft
To hold on t
o and keep you
r head, yeah
And it's you
r sense of hum
or and integri
ty
There's noth
ing funny abou
t what's being
said
[Verse 4]
And there wa
s a day when I
would let mys
elf be trample
d
As long as i
t was done by
you
(as long as
it was done b
y you) Em
But I took s
o much abuse,
now I've had a
mple
There's no w
ay that you'll
break through
[Chorus]
If you have
to saddle your
high horse
Go on and ri
de out of my s
ight..........
sight
(r
ide out of my
sight)
You never ha
d the time of
day for me, no
And now you
want to spend
the night
You're big w
ith the come-o
n like it's no
big deal to y
ou
(no big d
eal to you)
You let the
wild wind blow
your course
(wild wi
nd blow your c
ourse)
I do not w
ant the dirt f
rom your shoes
or from the h
ooves
Of your high
horse
[Interlude]
[Verse 5]
You had your
chance to sho
w me some affe
ction.........
..........Oh y
eah
(you had your
chance to sho
w me some affe
ction)
You had your
chance to giv
e me more.....
..............
.......baby
(you
had your chan
ce to give me
more...baby)
Now that she
's found new d
irection
(now t
hat your girl
found new dire
ction)
You make you
r way to my ba
ck door
[Verse 6]
What makes y
ou think the w
hole world wan
ts you, oh yea
h
Give steel a
kiss and it w
ill bend
baby
The flesh is
weak, but whe
n it all is sa
id and done
The spirit's
all that's le
ft in the end,
yeah
[Chorus]
If you have
to saddle your
high horse
Go on and ri
de out of my s
ight
(r
ide out of my
sight)
You never ha
d the time of
day for me, no
, no you didn'
t
And now you
want to spend
the night
You're big w
ith the come-o
n like it's no
big deal to y
ou
(no big d
eal to you)
You let the
wild wind blow
your course
(wild wi
nd blow your c
ourse)
I do not w
ant the dirt f
rom your shoes
or from the h
ooves
Of your high h
orse
From your high
horse,
high horse
(from your)
From your high
horse, yeah