DThe (xx0232@1)auctioneer said, I'm not through yet,
C (x32010@1)                A (x02220@1)                   DHere's (xx0232@1)a horse the likes of which you've never seen,
        G (320003@1)               C\ (x32010@1)B (x2444x@1)     Am (x02210@1)              EmAnd (022000@1)the straw hats in the sun, with a face beneath each one,
      C\B              G (320003@1)            AmShown (x02210@1)doubtful and the auctioneer got mean.
       Am (x02210@1)               G (320003@1)               F (133211@1)        EDo (022100@1)you think that you can find a horse like this every day?
   Am (x02210@1)                   G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)    EI (022100@1)don't think there's any better on this earth,
                 Am (x02210@1)E (022100@1)            AmAnd (x02210@1)the more you pay, the more it's worth.

DThen (xx0232@1)out she came, a snow-white mare,
C (x32010@1)            A (x02220@1)            DPrancin' (xx0232@1)and a dancin' in the silver sun,
     G (320003@1)               C\ (x32010@1)B (x2444x@1)       Am (x02210@1)             EmThey (022000@1)watched her from behind, as she did her bump and grind,
        C\B            G (320003@1)                AmWalkin' (x02210@1)naked, sad and graceful for their fun.
   Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)               F (133211@1)        EOh (022100@1)how I wished I could afford that lady painted white,
  Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)   EA (022100@1)queen with high nobility of birth,
                 Am (x02210@1)E (022100@1)            AmBut (x02210@1)the more you pay, the more it's worth.

DMy (xx0232@1)pockets hung with empty blues,
C (x32010@1)               A (x02220@1)            DSilent (xx0232@1)heels were standin' on my growin' pains,
    G (320003@1)            C\ (x32010@1)B (x2444x@1)  Am (x02210@1)           EmMy (022000@1)bid was not too bad, two bits was all I had,
        C\B             G (320003@1)           AmAnd (x02210@1)the stable boy just handed me the reins.
         Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)             EWell (022100@1)the gallery went wild, and the auctioneer half smiled,
Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)             F (133211@1)        E (022100@1) What we don't sell we shoot or give away,
                    Am (x02210@1)E (022100@1)            Am'Cause (x02210@1)the more you pay, the more it's worth.

Bm (x24432@1)          Em (022000@1)     Bm (x24432@1)        EmAnd (022000@1)where was the boy, who rode on her back,
         Bm (x24432@1)         Em (022000@1)             AWith (x02220@1)his arms holding tight round her neck?
    Bm (x24432@1)       EmHow (022000@1)tightly he clung,
     Bm (x24432@1)           Em (022000@1)    
When they both were young,
    C (x32010@1)     B (x2444x@1)      AmAnd (x02210@1)fate had not let this poor girl be so
EmDisgraced. (022000@1)
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