
Four White Stallions
Counting Crows
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Tom : Em
G
E- |--------------------------|-
B- |-----3----3-3--3-------3--|-
G-|-----0h2--2-2--0-------0--|-
D-|-----0----0-0-----0h2-----|-
A- |--------------------------|-
E- |-3------------------------|-
Intro: (play Riff 1 over each G chord)
G | G | G | G | C | C | G | G |
Verse 1:
G
She had four white stallions coming around the bend
Em
Four strong angels at her command ascend
C G
(riff once)
Four more seasons for all that's broken to mend
D Am G
(riff twice)
I got four good reasons why I can't go back there again
Verse 2:
G
She has skin like a statue - milky white and pure
Em
Carved by an artist who's hand is demure
C G
(riff once)
Got a mind like a sabre - razor sharp and sure
D Am G
(riff once)
And god how I hate myself for still wanting her
Solo: (slide guitar in the key of G)
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Bridge:
Em C7
Damn these nights of dreaming vision soft and sure
Em C
Now I'll wait to find there's nothing left of me and her
Am G
(riff four times)
Nothing more than a heart still at war
Outro: (pick the chords)
G
She had four white stallions coming up around the bend
Em
Four strong angels already sent
Am C G
(riff once)
Four more seasons for all that's broken to mend
D Am G
I got four good reasons why I can't go back there again yeah
D C G
I got four more seasons for all that's broken to mend
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