Key: A minor•
Verse 1
Am
D
The auctioneer said,
Dm
D
I'm not through yet,
C
Am
Here's a horse the likes
G
C
And the straw hats in the sun,
Am
Em
with a face beneath each one,
G
Am
auctioneer got mean.
Do you think that you can find
F
E
a horse like this every day?
E
Am
the more it's worth.
Verse 2
a snow- white mare,
C
Am
Prancin' and a dan cin'
G
C
They watched her from behind,
Am
Em
as she did her bump and grind,
G
Am
sad and graceful for their fun.
Oh how I wished I could afford
F
E
that lady painted white,
Am
F
Am
A queen with high nobility of birth,
E
Am
But the more you pay,
E
Am
the more it's worth.
Verse 3
with empty blues,
C
Am
Si lent heels were standin'
G
C
My bid was not too bad,
Am
Em
two bits was all I had,
G
Am
just handed me the reins.
Well the gallery went wild,
F
E
and the auctioneer half smiled,
Am
F
What we don't sell we shoot or give away,
E
Am
'Cause the more you pay,
E
Am
the more it's worth.
Verse 4
Am
Bm
Em
And where was the boy,
Bm
Em
who rode on her back,
Bm
Em
With his arms holding tight round
Am
A
Am
her neck?
Bm
Em
How tightly he clung,
Bm
G
Em
When they both were young,
C
Am
And fate had not let this
Am
Disgraced.
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TunerE A D G B E
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