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Letter Notation : J. Nelson, May, 2015 By America

A Horse With No Name

Bass Progression: Key of : Emin
E - B 9 / DM 7
min min

Chords: E min (E-g-b) Bmin 9 / DM 7 (f#-a-c#)

Right Hand (Melody)
A AB B BAB B –A A B B AB B A B–A A B AB A B BB–
On the first part of the jour-ney I was look-ing at all the - life There were plants and birds and rocks and things

B A B A B A B – AB B A B B A B B A B B AB B B A B – AB AB
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

B A B A B – B AB B B B A B –
and the ground was dry But the air was full of - sound
(Chorus)
A B B B B B B B A ↓F# F# F# –↑A A B B B B B B AF# – A A B B –
I've been through the des-ert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the des-ert

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B B B A↓F# F# F – A A B B B B B A↓F# F# F# – B -↑ D - C# B A A↓F#↑A
you can re-mem-ber your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La, la ... La la la la La la

B -↑ D -↓A – B -↑ D - C# B A A↓F#↑A B -↑ D -↓A –

La, la ... la La la la la la la La la La, la ... la

Hands Together (Introduction)

RH: – (E-g-b) / – / / – (f#-a-c#) / / – / / – (E-g-b) / – / / – (f#-a-c#)
LH: (E-b) – (E-b) – (D-a) – (D-a) – (E-b) – (E-b) – (D-a) –
RH: A A B B BAB B – A A B B AB B A B – A A B AB A B
On the first part of the jour-ney I was look-ing at all the - life There were plants and birds and rocks
LH: (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) / – (E-g-b) /
# #
– (f -a-c#) / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c )
# # #

RH: BB– B A B AB AB – AB B A B B A B B A B B AB B
and things There was sand and hills and rings The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz And the sky with
LH: / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c#) /– (E-g-b)
#
/ – (f -a-c )
# #
/ – (E-g-b)
RH: B AB – AB AB B A B A B – B AB B B B A B –
no - clouds The heat was hot and the ground was dry But the air was full of - sound
LH: / – (f -a-c ) /–(E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) / –
# # # # # #

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Chorus
# #
RH: A B B B B B B B A ↓F# F F –↑A A B B B B B B AF# –
I've been through the des-ert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain
LH: (E-g-b) # #
/ – (f -a-c ) / – (E-g-b) # #
/ – (f -a-c ) / –
RH: A A B B – B B B A↓F# F# F# – A A B B B B B A↓F# F# F# –
In the des-ert you can re-mem-ber your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
LH: – (E-g-b) / # #
– (f -a-c ) / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) # #
/ –

RH: B - ↑ D - C# B A A↓F#↑A B - ↑ D - ↓A – B - ↑ D - C# B A
La, la ... La la la la La la La, la ... la La la la la la
LH: (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) # #
/ – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c )
# # # #

RH: A ↓F#↑A B - ↑ D - ↓A –
la La la La, la ... la
LH: / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c#) / – #

2nd Verse
RH: A A B B - BAB B B – A B AB A B B – A AB B - BA B B B–
Af - ter two days in the des-ert sun My skin be-gan to turn red Af-ter three days in the des-ert fun
LH: (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) /
# # # # # #

RH: BABBBABBAB – B AB B A B B AB B A B B AB A
I was look-ing at a ri - v - er bed And the sto-ry it told of a ri - ver that flowed Made me sad to
LH: – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) /– (E-g-b)
# #
/ – (f -a-c )# #
/ – (E-g-b)
RH: BABB – AB AB B A B A B – B AB B B B A B –
think it was dead The heat was hot and the ground was dry But the air was full of - sound
LH: / – (f -a-c ) /– (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) / –
# # # # # #

Chorus
#
RH: A B B B B B B B A ↓F# F# F –↑A A B B B B B B AF# –
I've been through the des-ert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain
LH: (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c )
# #
/ – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) / –
# #

RH: A A B B – B B B A↓F# F# F# – A A B B B B B A↓F# F# F# –

In the des-ert you can re-mem-ber your name 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
LH: – (E-g-b) / # #
– (f -a-c ) / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) # #
/ –

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RH: B - ↑ D - C# B A A↓F#↑A B - ↑ D - ↓A – B - ↑ D - C# B A
La, la ... La la la la La la La, la ... la La la la la la
LH: (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) # # # #
/ – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c ) # #

RH: A ↓F#↑A B - ↑ D - ↓A –
la La la La, la ... la
LH: / – (E-g-b) / – (f -a-c#) / – #

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This is A Work In Progress ~

"A Horse With No Name"

On the first part of the journey You see I've been through the desert on a horse with
I was looking at all the life no name
There were plants and birds and rocks and things It felt good to be out of the rain
There was sand and hills and rings In the desert you can remember your name
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
And the sky with no clouds La, la ...
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound After nine days I let the horse run free
'Cause the desert had turned to sea
I've been through the desert on a horse with no There were plants and birds and rocks and things
name there was sand and hills and rings
It felt good to be out of the rain The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
In the desert you can remember your name And a perfect disguise above
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
La, la ... But the humans will give no love

After two days in the desert sun You see I've been through the desert on a horse with
My skin began to turn red no name
After three days in the desert fun It felt good to be out of the rain
I was looking at a river bed In the desert you can remember your name
And the story it told of a river that flowed 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
Made me sad to think it was dead La, la ...

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