HORSES IN THE CITY                                << Back
(Nina Gordon)
From the album 'Tonight and The Rest of My Life' by Nina Gordon
Transcription by Phil Gardner

Intro: Em-C-D-G (x2)

Em            C              D                 G
They walk the horses home at night right by my window,
Em              C         D         G
They pull their cariages along busy city streets,
Em         C           D           G
It's from another time, its like a lullaby,
   Em                 C     Am      D     
But I don't think that I can sleep tonight.
    Em        C              D          G
So I count the streetlights, I count the stars,
Em       C               D         G
I make a wish and wonder where you are,
Em       C          D G              Am
I wonder if I'll live long enough to feel again.

D                  G              C      G
Help me 'cause I'm falling out of grace,
  D                G       C      G
I hang my head and hide my face,
  D                  G               C   
I don't know what it is, I just feel out of place,
                  Em  C-D-G
Like horses in the city.

Em           C                   D             G
I played the game, I dropped the ball, I lost another friend,
Em         C            D                   G
I gained a future but I can't see where the future ends,
Em          C      D          G
I'd write a letter or write a song,
Em        C                  D         G
But once again my voice just comes out wrong tonight,
Em       C          D G              Am
I wonder if I'll live long enough to sing again.

D                  G              C      G
Help me 'cause I'm falling out of grace,
  D                G       C      G
I hang my head and hide my face,
  D                  G               C   
I don't know what it is, I just feel out of place,
                  Em  C-D-G      Em   C  D    G
Like horses in the city,     in the city, yeah.

Em                 A                  D                G  D
But they don't seem frightened as the cars go speeding by,
  C           D            G        D      C
So why am I so terrified to close my eyes tonight,
Em        D                C        G        
I'm just afraid there's no time, no time this time.

Guitar Solo: D-G-C-G (x2) D-G-C

Em            C              D                 G
They walk the horses home at night right by my window,
Em              C         D         G
They pull their cariages along busy city streets,
Em       C              D   G               Am
I wonder if they'll live to run without the reins again.

D                  G              C      G
Help me 'cause I'm falling out of grace,
  D                G       C       
I hang my head and hide my face,
    G D                  G               C   
No, I don't know what it is, I just feel out of place,
                G       D                G               C          
No, I don't know what it is, know what it is, I just feel out of place,
                G       D                G               C   
And I don't know what it is, know what it is, I just feel out of place,
                  Em  C-D-G      Em   C  D    G
Like horses in the city,     in the city, yeah.


Return to Nina Gordon Chords, Lyrics & Tab