A5              F#5
well I rode out to the ocean
         A5                          F#5
and the water looked like tarnished gold
A5                 F#5
I rode out on a broken horse
      A5                       F#5
who told me she'd never felt so old
A5              
she asked me if I'd feed her
    F#5
and ride her now and then

A5
no no no, no no no, no no no,
        F#5
I break horses 
                 A5
I don't tend to them
         F#5   (Hoooooooo)
I break horses
              A5
they seem to come to me
              F#5  (Hoooooooo)
asking to be broken
              A5
they seem to run to me
          F#5   (Hoooooooo)
I break horses
                  A5
doesn't take me long
       F#5
just a few well-placed words
           A5                            F#5        A5
and their wandering hearts are gone

F#5                                          A5
well at first her warmth felt good between my legs
F#5                             A5
living breathing heart-beating flesh
F#5
but soon that warmth turned to an itch

turned to a scratch

turned to a gash
   A5
I break 
       F#5
I break horses 
               A5              F#5    A5
I don't tend to them

F#5                                     
tonight I'm swimming to my favorite island
A5
and I don't want to see you swimming behind
F#5
tonight I'm swimming to my favorite island
A5
and I don't want to see you swimming behind
           F#5
no I break horses
                A5
I don't tend to them
F#5            A5
F#5