Especially A Paint chords by Corb Lund

• Capo on 5th

Intro:

D G D G D G D G

Verse 1:
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There's something about horses, especially a paint
    D           G         Am                   D       G
Whenever I see horses, it reminds me of what I ain't
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'Cause I am not your lover now, and I may never be
            G            D                Am                 D
But with a couple pinto ponies how things go, we'll have to see
               G                      D
'Cause they're hitched outside to the rail right now,
           G              D
and their silver jangles free
         G              D                         Am              D  G  D  G
And the saddle bags are snugged right down, sugar ride away with me

Verse 2:
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There's something about horses, especially a paint
    D            G               Am              D      G
Whenever I see horses, I see a sadness in their face
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Well I was raised with the west around, enough to hum the tune
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But I never knew the place like the old boys did,
    Am                   D
Chinooked and mountain viewed
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Cause this was all a cathedral then, and the cowboys they all knew
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That you can't keep a loop on paradise, but she disappeared so soon
     Am             D   G  D  G
She disappeared so soon

Verse 3:
         D               G      D             G
There's something about horses, especially a paint
    D             G             Am              D    G
Whenever I see horses I see a sadness in their face
      G                   D           G            D
I was too late to see the bison herds dominate the plains
      G            D            Am       D          G
And I never hunted endlessly or sang and danced for rain
      G             D                  G             D
And I never had the war paint on and I never counted coup
      G             D                  Am              D       G
And I never lost my culture, at least, brother not the same as you

Outro:
         D               G      D             G
There's something about horses, especially a paint
    D            G                Am            D
Whenever I see horses, I see the path I didn't take