The Horse Told Me chords by The Nat King Cole Trio

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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 (D major) big handicapped,
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 (A major) there's a  (G major) positive snap.
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Go bet on a  (A major) horse called the  (D major) Sheik.
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 (A major) He'll walk  (D major) off with the  (F sharpdim) crown
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if he  (G major) doesn't fall  (E major) down.
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And my  (A major) boy, that's what
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happened last  (D major) week.
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Oh,  (A major) the  (D major) owner told  (B minor) Clarence the  (E minor) clocker,
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 (A major) the  (E minor) clocker told  (A major) Jockey McGee,  (D major) 
the jockey of course passed
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 (G major) it on to the  (E major) horse
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and the  (A major) horse told  (D major) me.  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) Tell  (A major) the  (D major) age of the beast by his  (G major) teeth
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and at  (E minor) least his teeth in the
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 (A major) paddock looked  (D major) great.
But this toothy old wretch
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had to  (G major) sneeze in the  (E major) stretch
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and he  (D major) won by a  (A major) lost upper  (D major) plate.
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 (A major) Oh,  (D major) the owner told Clarice the clock (E minor) er,
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 (A major) the clock (E minor) er  told  (A major) Jockey  (D major) McGee.
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 (A major) The  (D major) jockey, of course,
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passed  (F sharpdim) it       on  (G major) to the  (A flatdim) horse
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and the horse  (A major) told me.  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) I  (A major)  (D major) once bet on a speed,
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a phenomen (G major) al speed.
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 (E minor) Boy, she was as  (A minor) fast as  (D major) our mail
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But  (A major) the  (D major) judges, cried,
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this  (F sharpdim) one      disqual (G major) ified
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 (E major) There's a jet  (A major) engine under her  (D major) tail
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Oh,  (A major) the owner  (D major) told
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Clarence the clock (E minor) er
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 (A major) The clocker told Jockey McGee  (D major) 
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The  (A major)  (D major) jockey, of course, passed  (F sharpdim) it       on
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 (E minor) To  the horse and the horse  (A major) told him  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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 (E minor)  (G major)  (A minor)  (D major)  (F sharpdim)  (G major)  (E major)  (D major) 
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 (A major) tomorrow
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 (D major) I'll bet just  (G major) for kicks that I'll  (E minor) get
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what's gold is just  (A major) old yellow lead
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 (F sharp minor) I      (A major)  (D major) can lose with a grin
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if the horse  (G major) don't come  (E major) in
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I'll just blow  (D major) a  big  (A major) hole in  (D major) my head
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Oh  (A major) the own (B minor) er told
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 (D major) Clarence the clock (G major) er
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the  (A major) clock (E minor) er  told  (A major) Jackie McGee
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 (D major) The jockey, of course,
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passed  (F sharpdim) it       on  (G major) to the  (E major) horse,
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and the horse  (A major) told  (D major) Lou.  (A major)  (D major) 
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I  (A major)  (D major) had put down a deuce
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on a tip  (G major) that got  (E minor) loose,
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this horse in the  (A major) paddock looked stunning.
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 (D major)  (A major) I  had over (D major) heard talk he
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 (F sharpdim) could    win  (G major) in a  (E major) walk,
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and  (A major) he could,
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but the others were running.  (D major) 
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 (A major) Oh,  (D major) the owner told Clarice  (F sharp minor) the   clock (E minor) er,
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 (A major) the clocker told Jockey McGee.
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 (D major) The  (A major)  (D major) jockey, of course,
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passed it  (G major) on to the  (E major) horse,
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and the  (A major) horse told  (A major)  (A major) me.  (D major) 
That's what he said.