Heavy Horses Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][A][Am][G][Am][A][F][E][Am][F][G][Am][F]
[E][G][A][Am][F][E][F][G][F][G][C][Am][G][F][G]
[F][G][A][E][Am][F][Am][F][G][E]
[Am][F][Am][F][G][E][F][C][G#][Eb][Bb][Dm][C][Am][G][F][G]
[Am]
[Dm]Iron-clad feather-feet [Bb]pounding pounding [C]pounding the

[Verse 1]
[F]dust
[Gm]An O[Bb]c tober's [C]day,
towards even[F]ing
[Dm]Sweat-embossed veins [Bb]veins
standing [C]proud to the [F]plough
[Bb]Salt on a [C]deep chest [Csus4]seasoning[C][F]
[Dm]Last of the [Bb]line at [C]an honest day's [F]toil
[Bb]Turning the [C]deep sod [F]under
[Dm]Flint at the [Bb]fetlock, [C]chasing the [F]bone
[Bb]Flies at the [C]nos[F]trils [C]plu[F]nder
The [Bb]Suf folk,

[Verse 2]
the Clydes[C]dale,
[F]the Percheron [Bb]vie
With the [Gm]Shire [C]on his feathers float[Dm]ing
[Bb]Hauling soft timber [C]into[F] the dusk[Dm]
[Bb]To bed on [C]a warm [F]straw [C]coating
[F]Hea[E]vy [Am]horses[F],

[Verse 3]
[Am]move [F]the land under [G]me
[E]Be [Am]hind the plough [F]gliding,
[Am]slipping and [F]sliding [G]free
And now you're [F]down to the
[C]few and [G#]there's no work to [Eb]do
The [Bb]tractor [Dm]is on it[C]s way
[Am]Let me find[Dm]

[Verse 4]
[Bb]you a filly for your
[C]proud stallion [F]seed
To [Bb]keep the [C]old line [F]going
And we'll [Dm]stand [Bb]you abreast
at the [C]back of the [F]wood
Be[Bb]hind the [C]young trees [F]growing
To [Dm]hide [Bb]you from eyes that
[C]mock at your [F]girth
Your [Bb]eighteen [C]hands at the [F]shoulder
And one [Dm]day when the o[Bb]il barons
[C]have all dripped [F]dry
And the [Bb]nights are [C]seen
to draw [F]colder
They'll [Bb]beg [C]for your strength,
[F]your gentle [Bb]power
Your [Gm]noble [C]grace and your
[Dm]bearing
And you'll [Bb]strain once [C]again
to the [F]sound of the [Dm]gulls
In the [Bb]wake of the [F]deep plough,
[C]sha[F]ring
[Am]Heavy [F]horses, [Am]move the land

[Verse 5]
[F]under [G]me
[E]Be [Am]hind the plough [F]gliding,
[Am]slipping and [F]sliding [G]free
And now you're [F]down to the few and
[G#]there's no work to [Eb]do
The tractor [Dm]is on its [C]way[Am][G][F]
[G][F][G][F]

[Interlude 1]
[Eb][F]
[Eb]
[F]
[Dm]Standing like [Bb]tanks on the

[Verse 6]
[C]brow of the [F]hill
Up [Bb]into the [C]cold wind fa[F]cing
In [Dm]stiff battle [Bb]harness,
[C]chained to the [F]world
[Bb]Against the [C]low sun ra[F]cing
[Bb]Bring [C]me a wheel [F]of oaken [Bb]wood
A [Gm]re i[C]n of polished le[Dm]ather
A [Bb]heavy [C]horse an[F]d a tumbling [Dm]sky
[Bb]Brewing [C]heavy [F]weather
[G]Bring a [A]song

[Verse 7]
for [Am]the [F]evening
[E]Clean brass to [G]fla[F]sh the daw[G]n
Across these [C]acres [Am]glistening
[F]Like dew[G] on a carpet law[Am]n[A]
In [G]these [A]dark towns folk [Am]lie s[F]leeping
[E]As the heavy horses [F]thunder [G]by
To wake the [C]dying [G]city
[F]With the liv[G]ing hor[F]sem[G]an's cry[Am][A]

[Interlude 2]
[Am][Bb][C][Dm][G][Am][A][Dm][Bb][C][Dm][G][C]
[F]
[Bb][C][Bb][C][F][Bb][C][F][Bb][C][F][C]
[Dm][Am][A][F][G][Am][F][E][Am][F]
[Am][F][G][E]
[G]At [Am]once

[Verse 8]
the old hands [F]quicken
Bring [E]pick and wisp [G]and [F]curry [G]comb
[F]Thrill [G]to the [C]sound [Am]of all [G]the [F]heavy
[G]hor[F]ses com[G]ing home[Am]

[Verse 9]
Iron-clad [Bb]feather-feet pounding pounding
[C]pounding [F]the dust
An Oc[Bb]tober's [C]day,
towards even[F]ing
[Dm]Sweat-embossed veins [Bb]veins
standing [C]proud to the [F]plough
[Bb]Salt on a [C]deep chest season[F]ing
[Bb]Bring [C]me a wheel [F]of oaken [Bb]wood
A rein [C]of polished [Dm]leather
A [Bb]heavy [C]horse an[F]d a tumbling sky
[Bb]Brewing [F]heavy [F]weather

[Verse 10]
[Am]Heavy [F]horses, [Am]move the land [F]under [G]me[E]
[Am]Be hind the plough g[F]liding,
[Am]slipping and [F]sliding [G]free
And now you're [F]down to the
[C]few and there's [G#]no work to do
The [Bb]tractor [Dm]is on it[C]s way
[Am][F][G][F][G][Am]

[Verse 11]
[E]
Oh, [Am]heavy [F]horses, [Am]move the land [F]under [G]me
[E]Be [Am]hind the plough [F]gliding,
[Am]slipping and [F]sliding [G]free
And now you're [F]down to the
few and there's [G#]no work to do
The tractor [Dm]is on it[C]s way
[E]Oh, hea[Am]vy

[Verse 12]
[F]horses,
[Am]move the land [F]under [G]me
[E]Be [Am]hind the plough [F]gliding,
[Am]slipping and [F]sliding [G]free
And now you're [F]down to the
[C]few and there's [G#]no work to do
The [Bb]tractor [Dm]is on it[C]s way
[E]

[Verse 13]
Oh, [Am]heavy [F]horses,
[Am]move[F] the land under me[G]
[E]Be [Am]hind the plough gliding,
slipping and [F]sliding [G]free