A Horse With No Name
Avril Lavigne
PopAdvanced for beginners3 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Em
D6Diagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# verse 1) Em D6/9/F# On the first part of the journey Em D6/9/F# I was looking at all the life Em D6/9/F# there were plants and birds and rocks and things Em D6/9/F# there was sand and hills and rings verse 2) Em D6/9/F# The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz Em D6/9/F# and the sky with no clouds Em D6/9/F# the heat was hot and the ground was dry Em D6/9/F# but the air was full of sound Em D6/9/F# I've been through the desert on a horse with no name Em D6/9/F# it felt good to be out of the rain Em D6/9/F# in the desert you can't re- member your name Em D6/9/F# 'cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# La lalala lalalalalala lala la Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# La lalala lalalalalala lala la verse 3) Em D6/9/F# 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 Em D6/9/F# You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name Em D6/9/F# it felt good to be out of the rain Em D6/9/F# in the desert you can't re- member your name Em D6/9/F# 'cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# La lalala lalalalalala lala la Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# La lalala lalalalalala lala la Solo 2:05) Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# verse 4 Em D6/9/F# After nine days I let the horse run free 'cause the desert had 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 its life underground and a perfect disguise a- bove under the cities lies a heart made of ground but the humans will give no love Chorus 3) Em D6/9/F# You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name Em D6/9/F# it felt good to be out of the rain Em D6/9/F# in the desert you can't re- member your name Em D6/9/F# 'cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# La lalala lalalalalala lala la Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# La lalala lalalalalala lala la Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# La lalala lalalalalala lala la Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# La lalala lalalalalala lala la Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# La lalala lalalalalala lala la Em D6/9/F# Em D6/9/F# La lalala lalalalalala lala la (Fade out)
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Chord set
Em · D6 · F#
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.