The Horse Told Me chords by Bing Crosby

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (G major)  (E minor) Gather  (D major) round, folks,
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and take your places.  (A major) 
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We've got  (D major) some advice
on how to play the races.
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 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) All the owner told  (E flatdim) Clarence
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the  (E minor) clocker (A major) ,
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and the clocker told Jockey McGee.  (D major) 
The jockey, of course,
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passed it on  (G major) to the horse,
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and the  (D major) horse told  (A major) me.  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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Now  (E minor) there's  (F sharp minor) a sleeper, they say,
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 (E major) in the fourth  (E minor) race today.  (A major) 
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Little  (E minor) filly called  (E major) Rockaway Rose,  (F sharp minor) 
are you listening?
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 (A major) She comes  (D major) on with a burst,
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and she'll  (G major) win if she's  (E major) first.
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But at  (D major) least she'll be third if she shows.  (A major) 
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 (D major) Oh,  (A major) the owner  (D major) told Clar
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 (E flatdim) ence     the  (D major) clock (E minor) er,
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 (A major) the clocker  (E minor) told Jockey McGee,
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 (D major) McGee.
The jockey, of course,
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passed it  (G major) on to the horse,
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and the  (D major) horse told  (A major) me.  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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Now, if  (F sharp minor) it's  muddy or  (F major) wet,
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 (D major) you take  (E minor) the size of your bet
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 (A major) and divide by  (E minor) the weight  (E major) of the  (D major) shoes.
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 (F sharp minor) At  (E major)  (A major) the age  (D major) multiplied
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by the  (G major) length of the stride,
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And  (D major) providing you win
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you can (A major) 't  (D major) lose.  (A major) 
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 (D major) Oh, the owner told Clarence
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 (E flatdim) the  (E minor) clocker,  (A major) 
The clocker told Jockey McGee,
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 (D major) McGee,
The jockey, of course,
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passed it on  (G major) to  (Gdim) the     (G major) horse,
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An (D major) d the horse  (A major) told me,  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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I'm  (A major) a boogie, that's me,
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on the up and up  (G major) sea,
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 (A major) You  (G major) just  (D major) pick  (E minor) them and
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hand  (E major) me  (F sharp minor) your  dough.
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 (E major) If  (D major) I  lose, then I grin.
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Oh, but of course, if  (G major) I  win...
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Then I hop  (D major) on a  (F major) bus and  (D major) I  blow.
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Hey, where did he go?  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (G major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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 (D major) Well now, tomorrow,
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I'll bet  (F sharp minor) just   (F major) for kicks,
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 (E minor) that's  (A major) what I get.
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What's gold?  (E minor) 
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It's just  (A major) old yellow lead.
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I can lose  (D major) with a grin
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If the horse  (G major)  (E minor) don't come  (A major) in.
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I'll just blow  (D major) one more  (A major) hole in my head  (D major) 
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Oh,  (A major) the  (D major) owner told
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Clarence the clock (A major) er
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The clocker  (E minor) told Jockey  (D major) McGee
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The McGee, the jockey  (D major) of course
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Passed it on  (G major) to the  (E minor) horse
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 (Gdim) And    the  (A major) horse told me  (D major) 
It is the same old story at
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any old  (D major) track
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Whether Saratoga,  (D major) Narragansett
Lincoln Fields, Hialeah,
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Belmont  (D major) Park,
Arlington Park, Hollywood Park,
Hey, don't forget Del Mar,
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the whores  (A major) told me!