Dead Horse chords by Seán Dagher

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Verse 1
D 
F# 
A  (D major) poor old  (F sharp major) man
D 
 (D major) Came riding by.
And we say so,
A 
And we  (A major) know so.
F# 
D 
O, a  (F sharp major) poor old  (D major) man
A 
D 
Came rid (A major) ing  (D major) by,
O, poor old man.

Verse 2
D 
Says  (D major) I, "Old man,
Your horse will die."
A 
And we  (A major) say so,
D 
A 
 (D major) And we  (A major) know so.
D 
And if  (D major) he dies
We'll tan his hide.
A 
D 
O, poor  (A major) old  (D major) man.
F# 
And if  (F sharp major) he  don't,

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Verse 3

I'll ride him again.

And we say so,

And we know so.

And I'll ride him

'Til the Lord knows when,

O, poor old man.

Verse 4
D 
F# 
 (D major) He's dead  (F sharp major) as  a nail
D 
 (D major) In the lamp room door,
A 
And we say  (A major) so,
E 
And we know so.  (E major) 
A 
D 
 (A major) And he won't  (D major) come
F# 
D 
 (F sharp major) Worrying  (D major) us no more
A 
D 
O, poor  (A major) old  (D major) man.

Verse 5
D 
We'll use the hair of his  (D major) tail
To sew our sails
A 
And we say so,  (A major) 
And we know so.
D 
 (D major) And the iron of his shoes
To make deck nails,
A 
D 
O,  (A major) poor old  (D major) man.
F# 
Drop him down  (F sharp major) With a long

Verse 6
E 
 (E major) 
long rope
A 
And we  (A major) say so,
D 
A 
 (D major) And we  (A major) hope so.
D 
Where the  (D major) sharks have his body
F# 
D 
 (F sharp major) And the dev (D major) il takes his soul!
F# 
A 
E 
A 
D 
O, poor  (F sharp major)  (A major) old  (E major)  (A major)  (D major) man.