Ponies

Ponies by Martin Michael Murphey: Written by Jeff Hawthorne Bullock >From the album The Horse Legends GGGG9 G G9 G G9 Somewhere out on the prairie C D Is the greatest cowboy thats ever been G C Gm When he lays his hands upon the ponies D G(III) --- D(X) C(VIII) G(VII) They shutter with that understanding skin G G7 C Gm He says ponies now ponies dont you worry D G I have not come to steal your fire away C Gm I want to fly with you across the sunrise D G G9 And discover what begins each shining day G G7 C Gm When the storm clouds in the west are quickly gathering D G Ponies they run wildly before it rains C(VIII) Em(VII) Am(V) G(III) Youll see their sleek dark bodies brightly gleamin D G Youll know the fires flying through their brains G G7 C Gm He says ponies now ponies dont you worry D G I have not come to steal your fire away C Gm I want to fly with you across the sunrise D G And discover what begins each shining day GGCEAG ------7-8-8/10-10-10------7-8-7^8^7------------------------ -8-10------------------10-----------10-8-----8---8--------- -------------------------------------------9---7---5------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- DG ----------------7-7^8-7-----------------------------8-7---- -7^8-10-10-10-----------10---7^8-10-7-8---7^8^7------------ ------------------------------------------------9-7-------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- G G7 C Gm He says ponies now ponies dont you worry D G I have not come to steal your fire away C Gm I want to fly with you across the sunrise D G And discover what begins each shining day G G7 C Gm He says ponies now ponies dont you worry D G I have not come to steal your fire away (fade out) (Roman numerals are fret numbers) --- means to slide down with the same chord shape