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πΈ Intro:
D F G D
πΈ Verse 1:
D C
I wear my father's leather on the inside of my skin
G/B G F C F C F
I'm a tried and weathered woman, but I won't be tried again
C D C
Don't think that you can come for me without your Sunday best
F C
You had better call your priest and hope the devil gets the rest
D
Before I do
F G D
Oh, and I will do
πΈ Verse 2:
D C
I've wanted to cast spells and I have vanished with the fools
F C
I have worshiped at the altar of the puppet master's rule
D C
I have held my tongue to many scenes before the final act
F C
With my children in the cheap seats and a zipper on my back
D
Thanks to you
F G D
No thanks to you
πΈ Chorus:
D C
Tethered in wide open spaces
G/B Bb
In fields that lead for miles
Bb Am D
Right into the barrel of a gun
Bb Am
Mendin' up your fences with my
D C Bb
Horses runnin' wild
Bb Am D
Only broken horses know to run
πΈ Interlude:
D F G D
πΈ Verse 3:, D C
I have so politely treaded softly for your praise
F C
I have whispered through the tears and pleaded sweetly to your face
D C
It's time to spit you out like lukewarm water from my mouth
F C
I will always taste the apathy, but I won't pass it down
D F
Enough with you
G D
You
πΈ Chorus:
D C
Tethered in wide open spaces
G/B Bb
In fields that lead for miles
Bb Am D
Right into the barrel of a gun
Bb Am
Mendin' up your fences with my
D C Bb
Horses runnin' wild
Bb Am D
Only broken horses know to run
πΈ Instrumental:
D C C/E F
D C C/E F
D C C/E F
D C C/E F
πΈ Verse 1:
D C
I wear my father's leather on the inside of my skin
F F C F C F
I'm a tried and weathered woman, but I won't be tried again
C D C
Don't think that you can come for me without your Sunday best
F C
You had better call your priest and hope the devil gets the rest
D
Before I do
F G D
Oh, and I will do
πΈ Chorus:
D C
Tethered in wide open spaces
G/B Bb
In fields that lead for miles
Bb Am D
Right into the barrel of a gun
Bb Am
Mendin' up your fences with my
D C Bb
Horses runnin' wild
Bb Am D
Only broken horses know to run
Other versions of this song
- Broken Horses (Intro)
Song History
Published: October 3, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025