Seven horses in the sky (1968)    (video)

 

    D - C - G - D (4x)      +  D - C - G - D (2x)

 

                       G

1. Got seven horses racing in the sky, yeah,

                                 D    - C - G - D

    which is way too high,

                     G

    smell of ozone in the air jockey, jockey,

                                 D    - C - G - D

    why ain't you up there ?

                     A

    Hear the clatter of their hoofs exploding all around,

     G

    hidden in a ditch, I really do admire their fidget.

        A                                              A7

    Please, don't make them look at me !

 

             G

2. Got purple horses running in a green wonton

                   D    - C - G - D

    pouring sky,

                 G

    try the heat of their breath, forget the feeling

                               D    - C - G - D

    being trampled down.

          A

    I'll bet you ten to one, you're just too scared to have a try,

       G

    search the open field, take a poker in your hand,

               E                                      A

    you'll see they're such a gastronomes !

 

D               C       G              - D              C         G

    Seven horses in the sky,       seven horses passing by,

D              C          G

    seven horses won't get tired.

A                                      - A

    See how they running,         see how they running hasty,

A                                     - A7                                                  D

    see how they running,        see how they running way up high !

 

                         A

+  They don't need no feed,

                   Bm                             Bb

    the only feed they need is my skin to heat.

 

+  D - Bm - E - A

 

+  D - C - G - D (4x)        +  E - D - A - E       +  D - G - D - A (2x)

 

     D

+  Pa - pa - pa - pa .......

 

+  repeat verse 1

 

D               C       G              - D              C         G

    Seven horses in the sky,       seven horses passing by,

D              C          G

    seven horses won't get tired.

A                                      - A

    See how they running,         see how they running hasty,

A                                      - A

    See how they running,         see how they running hasty,

A                                      - A

    See how they running,         see how they running hasty.

G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -    D       - C - G

    I've got to hear them all around.

 

                                      D     - C - G

+  Seven horses in the sky !              (4x) ...

 

(orig. = capo 1st)    (The Pebbles)