The Horse Told Me

The Horse Told Me easy guitar chords by Bing Crosby

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

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Capo
  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • A

  • Ebdim

  • F#m

    2
  • E

  • F

  • Gdim

    5
  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • A

  • Ebdim

  • F#m

    2
  • E

  • F

  • Gdim

    5
  • Verse 1
    D
    G
    Em
    D

    Gather round, folks,
    A

    and take your places.
    D

    We've got some advice

    on how to play the races.
    A
    D
    A
    D
    A

    D
    Ebdim

    All the owner told Clarence
    Em
    A

    the clocker,
    D

    and the clocker told Jockey McGee.

    The jockey, of course,
    G

    passed it on to the horse,
    D
    A
    D
    A
    D

    and the horse told me.
    Em
    F#m

    Now there's a sleeper, they say,
    E
    Em
    A

    in the fourth race today.
    Em
    E
    F#m

    Little filly called Rockaway Rose,

    are you listening?
    A
    D

    She comes on with a burst,
    G
    E

    and she'll win if she's first.
    D
    A

    But at least she'll be third if she shows.
    D
    A
    D

    Oh, the owner told Clar
    Ebdim
    D
    Em

    ence the clock er,
    A
    Em

    the clocker told Jockey McGee,
    D

    McGee.

    The jockey, of course,
    G

    passed it on to the horse,
    D
    A
    D
    A
    D

    and the horse told me.
    F#m
    F

    Now, if it's muddy or wet,
    D
    Em

    you take the size of your bet
    A
    Em
    E
    D

    and divide by the weight of the shoes.
    F#m
    E
    A
    D

    At the age multiplied
    G

    by the length of the stride,
    D

    And providing you win
    A
    D
    A

    you can't lose.
    D

    Oh, the owner told Clarence
    Ebdim
    Em
    A

    the clocker,

    The clocker told Jockey McGee,
    D

    McGee,

    The jockey, of course,
    G
    Gdim
    G

    passed it on to the horse,
    D
    A
    D
    A
    D

    And the horse told me,
    A

    I'm a boogie, that's me,
    G

    on the up and up sea,
    A
    G
    D
    Em

    You just pick them and
    E
    F#m

    hand me your dough.
    E
    D

    If I lose, then I grin.
    G

    Oh, but of course, if I win...
    D
    F
    D

    Then I hop on a bus and I blow.
    G
    D

    Hey, where did he go?
    G
    D
    G
    D
    A
    D

    G
    Em
    A

    D

    Well now, tomorrow,
    F#m
    F

    I'll bet just for kicks,
    Em
    A

    that's what I get.
    Em

    What's gold?
    A

    It's just old yellow lead.
    D

    I can lose with a grin
    G
    Em
    A

    If the horse don't come in.
    D
    A
    D

    I'll just blow one more hole in my head
    A
    D

    Oh, the owner told
    A

    Clarence the clocker
    Em
    D

    The clocker told Jockey McGee
    D

    The McGee, the jockey of course
    G
    Em

    Passed it on to the horse
    Gdim
    A
    D

    And the horse told me

    It is the same old story at
    D

    any old track
    D

    Whether Saratoga, Narragansett

    Lincoln Fields, Hialeah,
    D

    Belmont Park,

    Arlington Park, Hollywood Park,

    Hey, don't forget Del Mar,
    A

    the whores told me!
    Outro 1
    D

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