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Both Ends Burning chords by Richard Thompson

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • C

  • Bm

    2
  • Am

  • E

Verse 1
D
G
A
D
Well,
I bought me a horse with a broken leg
G
They said that she never could win
D
"Only fit for a bullet", they said
G
A
She’ll be coming out of a tin
Verse 2
D
So I took her home, I fed her on hay
G
I tied her up with a sling
D
Well, she just kept howling all of the night
G
A
And that’s the reason I sing

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Verse 3
D
Well, both ends burning,
both ends burning
G
That’s how she got her name
D
Both ends burning, both ends burning
C
G
I never will sleep again
Verse 4
G
D
Ah, both ends burning,
both ends burning
G
That’s how she got her name
D
Both ends burning, both ends burning
C
I never will sleep again
G
Verse 5
D
I took her to the race-track
one one fine day
G
They couldn’t believe their eyes
D
They said, if that nag even
stays on her feet
G
A
We’re gonna give you first prize
Verse 6
D
Ah, both ends burning,
both ends burning
G
That’s how she got her name
D
Oh, both ends burning, both ends burning
C
G
I never will sleep again
Verse 7
D
Oh, both ends burning,
both ends burning
G
That’s how she got her name
D
Both ends burning, both ends burning
C
I never will sleep again
Interlude 1
G
D
G
D
A
C
G
D
G
D
A
C
G
Verse 8
D
She ran so fast that it took my breath
G
You never did see such a win
D
But when she crossed that finishing line
G
A
I was just too tired to grin
Verse 9
D
Ah, both ends burning,
both ends burning
G
That’s how she got her name
D
Oh, both ends burning, both ends burning
C
G
I never will sleep again
Verse 10
D
Oh, both ends burning,
both ends burning
G
That’s how she got her name
D
Both ends burning, both ends burning
C
I never will sleep again
Outro 1
G
D
G
D
A
C
G
D
G
D
A
C
G
D
Bm
D
G
D
Bm
D
A
Am
C
G
D
G
D
A
C
G
D
A
A
E
D
N/A
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