Ballad Of A Runaway Horse Chords by Emmylou Harris

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Say a prayer for the cowgirl, her horse ran away
[E] She'll walk till she finds him, her darling her stray
But [B] the river's in flood and the roads are awash
And [F#] the bridges break up _ in the panic [B] of loss _
And _ _ _ _ _ there's nothing to follow, nowhere to go
[E] He's gone like the summer, gone like the snow
And the [B] crickets are breaking her heart with their song
As [F#] the day caves in, _ and the night is all [B] _ wrong _
Did _ _ _ _ she dream, was it he, who went galloping _ past
[E] And bent down the fern, broke open the grass
[B] And printed the mug with the well-hammered shoe
That [F#] she nailed to his feet _ _ in the dreams of [B] her youth _
_ _ And _ _ _ although he goes grazing a minute away
She [E] tracks him all night, she tracks him all day
And she's [B] blind to his presence, except to compare
[F#] Her _ injury _ _ _ with his punishment [B] _ _ there
_ _ _ Then _ _ [E] at home on a branch on a high stream
[B] A _ songbird sings out so suddenly
_ [E] And the sun is warm and the sun winds right
[B] On a _ willow tree _ [F#] _ _ by the river [B] _ _ _ _
side _ _ _ _
Ah, the world is sweet and the world is wide
_ [E] He's there where the light and the darkness [B] divide
And the steam's coming off him, he's huge and he's shy
[F#] And he steps on the moon _ _ when he _ [B] possessed the sky _ _
_ And _ _ _ _ he comes to her hand, but he's not really tame
[E] He longs to be lost, she longs for the same
And [B] he'll bolt and he'll plunge through the first open pass
[F#] To a roll on his feet _ _ in the sweet [B] mountain _ grass
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Or he'll make a break on the high plateau
_ [E] Where there's nothing above and nothing _ below
It's [B] time for their birdie, the whip and the spur
Will she [F#] ride with him, _ _ or will he [B] ride with _ her?
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So she [E] binds herself to her galloping _ steed
And [B] he binds himself to the woman in need
And [E] there is no space, _ just left and right
And [B] there is no _ [F#] time, but there is day [B] and night _
_ And _ _ _ she leans on his neck and whispers, _
Lo, [E] with her thou goest, [B] I will go
And they turn as one and they head for the plain
[F#] No need for the whip, _ oh no need for [B] the _ rein
_ _ _ _ Now the clasp of this union, who fastens it tight?
[E] Who snaps it asunder, the very net in light?
_ [B] Some say it's him, _ some say it's her, some [F#] say _ love's like smoke _ _
Beyond [B] all repair _
_ _ _ So _ _ my darling, my darling, just let it go by
_ [E] That old silhouette on the great western sky
[B] And I'll pick out a tune and they'll move right along
[F#] And they're gone like smoke, _ and they're gone [B] like this _ song _ _ _
_ _ Say a prayer for the _ _ cowgirl
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