Horse (Capo 3) Em D Em C Em D G Em G Em G History's chockfull of wisdom In matters involving the heart Em G D C G There are unions meant to be broken And some that should never start Em D G Em You can fall for a woman who's taken Or a mistress feeling remorse Em D G Am7 Bm7 C But you don't want to ever encounter A gal who's in love with her horse G D/F# Em G Don't fall for a girl who fell for a horse G D/F# C Just to be number 2 in her world Em D C Run from that stable - As fast as you're able Em D C Don't hitch your trailer - your pickup will fail her Em D C Don't do battle - when she's in the saddle Em D C Run from that stable now C D G From that horseback riding girl Em D Em C Em D G Some men won the heart of a mermaid But never of Catherine the Great A royal with love for a stallion A pair they could not separate Suffer through "National Velvet" Then you may never know why A sober Elizabeth Taylor Fell for a beast named Pie CHORUS G (Bass: G-A-B-C) D C You don't get between a queen and her throne D C You don't get between a dog and her bone D C Don't get between the sole of a shoe and stone Am Bm C And there's one pair you leave alone You can chew on the grass of Kentucky It won't sprout you two more legs You won't catch the speed of a filly From strappin on their food bags You can trot through Eastern Virginia Gallop Chincoteague on all fours She ain't gonna call you Wildfire Might as well stay ashore - cuz fella you ain't no horse Em D C CHORUS, CHORUS with "Bowlegs are a-widended"