A Horse With No Name
Dewey Bunnell

America
America
1971
This was America's first single, and it became a #1 in both
Britain and America (hmmmm...).  It's definitely a dated song,
but the harmonies in the chorus are great.  I hope you like it!

Chords


Two guitars: a 6-string and 12-string 12-string with Capo 5th plays tab 6-string plays chords above tab Same chords throughout song
INTRO:
Em D6add9 Em D6add9 + + + + + . + . + + + + + + + . + . + + e:-----2-2-----2-2-|---2---2---2-2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|---2---2---2-2-2-| B:-----0-0-----0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-| G:-----4-4---4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|-----4-4---4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-| D:-4---4-4---4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|-4---4-4---4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-| A:-2-------2-------|-0---------------|-2-------2-------|-0---------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
On the first part of the journey I was looking at all the life There were plants and birds and rocks and things There was sand and hills and rings The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz And the sky with no clouds The heat was hot and the ground was dry But the air was full of sound
CHORUS I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La la la la...
After two days in the desert sun My skin began to turn red After three days in the desert fun I was looking at a river bed And the story it told of a river that flowed Made me sad to think it was dead
CHORUS I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La la la la...
After nine days I let the horse run free Cause the desert has turned to sea There were plants and birds and rocks and things There was sand and hills and rings The ocean is a desert with it's life underground And a perfect disguise above Under the cities lies a heart made of ground But the humans will give no love
CHORUS I've been through the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to be out of the rain In the desert you can remember your name Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain La la la la...
CHORDS (all barre chords):
Capo 5th Chords Non-Capo Chords Em x24402 022000 D6add9 x04402 200200 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 10-7-97 by Daniel E. Smith.