• Song:

    Hollow Horse

  • Artist:

    The Icicle Works

  • Album:

    The Small Price of a Bi...

This follows the single release, and is also intended to work as a solo piece too.

Tuning: Standard

Chords
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D (xx0232@1)    xx0232
G (320003@1)    320033
G/B    x20030
A (x02220@1)    x02220
A/C#   042220
Asus   x02230
Bm     x24432
BmAdd  x24430
F#m    x44222
Em     022000
Em7    022030



D(R1)
E|----0--------------|
B|--3--3-------3---3-|
G|-2-2--2-----2---2--|
D|0------0---2---4---|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Intro (x4)
==========
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|------0---------|------0---------|
D|0-2-4--4-2------|0-2-4--4-2---4-4|
A|-----------5-0-0|-----------5----|
E|----------------|----------------|

Verse 1
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D(R1)                            D(R1)
Be careful what you dream of it may come up and surprise you
  D(R1)                            D(R1)
I can't confess my life's a mess I've come to idolise you
    G (320003@1)         G/B (143121@7)          G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)     G/B (143121@7)    A/C#You (042220@1)liken it to walking on hot coals I'll keep my boots on
D (xx0232@1)                                 Em7             Asus (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
Wisen up and fly straight there's a shape on the ho-ri  -zon

D(R1) x 4

Verse 2
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     D(R1)                          D(R1)
In a hollow horse I'll steal my way in-side your guarded heart
   D(R1)                      D(R1)
So selfishly the needs I harbour when we are apart
   G (320003@1)                G/B (143121@7)          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1) G/B (143121@7)A/C#My (042220@1)path strung out be-hind me contra-diction and dis-aster
D (xx0232@1)                        Em7           Asus (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
I'm in search of charity a union I could mas -ter

Chorus 1
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D (xx0232@1)            F#m/E (244222@1)     G (320003@1)                               BmWe'll (x24432@1)be as we are    when all the fools who doubt us fade a-way
D (xx0232@1)              F#m/E (244222@1)   G (320003@1)                       A (x02220@1)      DFortune (xx0232@1)deep and wide   in-timidated restless in the wait the wait

Verse 3
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D(R1)                     D(R1)
Things I chose to value I no longer have a use for
  D(R1)                    D(R1)
I ridicule myself for all the things those symbols stood for
     G (320003@1)        G/B (143121@7)            G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)      G/B (143121@7)    A/C#When (042220@1)vanity has played a part in every leader's downfall
D (xx0232@1)                                 Em7              Asus (x02230@1)AWait (x02220@1)to storm the gates what's left undone to hang a-round for

Chorus 2
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D (xx0232@1)            F#m/E (244222@1)     G (320003@1)                               BmWe'll (x24432@1)be as we are    when all the fools who doubt us fade a-way
D (xx0232@1)              F#m/E (244222@1)   G (320003@1)                       A (x02220@1)      BmFortune (x24432@1)deep and wide   in-timidated restless in the wait the wait

Inst
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 Bm (x24432@1)      F#m (244222@1)  Bm (x24432@1)      F#m (244222@1)  Em (022000@1)      F#m (244222@1)  Em (022000@1)      AE|-10--9-7-5-2----|-10--9-7-5-2----|-10--9-7-5-2----|-10--9-7-5------| (x02220@1)G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-12-11-9-7-4----|-12-11-9-7-4----|-12-11-9-7-4----|-12-11-9-7------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus 3
========
D (xx0232@1)            F#m/E (244222@1)     G (320003@1)                               BmWe'll (x24432@1)be as we are    when all the fools who doubt us fade a-way
D (xx0232@1)              F#m/E (244222@1)   G (320003@1)                       A (x02220@1)      DFortune (xx0232@1)deep and wide   in-timidated restless in the wait the wait

D(R1) x 8

Outro
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D (xx0232@1)  D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)  Em (022000@1) DWait (xx0232@1)wait wait wait

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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
November 2012

watfordkev@gmail.com
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