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Angels Took My Race Horse, The chords by
Richard Thompson
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Well, the angels
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came to see me today
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C

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Said "We've taken your
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racehorse away"
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And I be lieve it was that
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bookmaker from . . .
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I believe that he put one in a pail
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Oh, the finest in the field only
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measure to our shoulders
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They only ever see our heels
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And I be lieve every sporting man will cry
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I believe they'll see everything
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come passing by
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She won the Lanark Silver Bell
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And she stole every heart away
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She stood her stand at sixteen hands
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And I'll ride her easy
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But they've taken, taken my racehorse away
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There's a racecourse in the sky
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And that's where all the racing
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horses must go by and by
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And I be lieve every steward,

lord and groom
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I believe that they're
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calling her home
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She would look me in the eye
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And that was all she had to say
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She stood her stand at sixteen hands
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And I'll ride her easy

But they've taken,
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Em
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taken my racehorse away
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They've taken my
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racehorse away

They've taken my racehorse away
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They've taken my racehorse
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away
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They've taken my racehorse away
Outro 1

Taken my racehorse away
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Am
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Am
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • G

  • Dm

  • Em

  • Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Angels Took My Race Horse, The by RICHARD THOMPSON is C major.

The primary chords used in Angels Took My Race Horse, The are C, F, G, Dm, Em, Am.

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The tempo of Angels Took My Race Horse, The is approximately 140 beats per minute.

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