Danny And My Ponies chords by The Who

Intro:
D D5

Verse 1:
C          G
Danny laid back and surveyed the view
C              G
A king on his bench, he was cold, he was blue
C            G
I asked for permission to give him a note
C                G
He nodded, not movin', just scratched at his throat


Verse 2:
C              G
Always smiled slightly, seemed so bemused
C               G
Like he was the one, who was glad to be used
C           G
I had a sense he was playin' a part
C             G
But I had to help, for he tore at my heart

Bridge:
D          C
He would walk, his feet wrapped in rags
D                C
He wandered the neighborhood, carrying his bags
D          C
The pride in his eyes would so clearly flash
D          C
Like I was the one who needed the cash


Chorus:
D                C     G
The tramps in our England, have always to walk
D                C     G
From Philip to Dorchester, fifteen miles strong
D                C      G
The tramps in our country have no where's to hug
D                C        G
Home hysterics give comfort, there's no time to talk


Verse 3:
C         G
Danny would lay, he'd never speak
C         G
Here was a man who had attained his peak
C            G
No fables to tell, and nothing held back
C            G
This was a man who had led a strong path


Verse 4:
C             G
Old soldier, perhaps, or a worn, old jailbird
C              G
Who'd never a hand clean and never a word
C              G
For two hundred down, my project had fled
C            G
Danny was gone, or may well have been dead


Bridge:
D          C
He walked slowly, no hurryin' to death
D                C
Took in turn his view, with his very last breath
D          C
The river, the mist and the slightly grey sky
D          C
Danny was waiting, patient to die


Chorus:
D                C     G
The tramps in our England, have always to walk
D                C     G
From Philip to Dorchester, fifteen miles strong
D                C      G
The tramps in our country have no where's to hug
D                C        G
Home hysterics give comfort, there's no time to talk


Verse 5:
C            G
Danny laid back, looked down and the plain
C              G
The king on his bench with magnificent mane
C             G
I asked his permission to give him a note
C              G
He nodded, not movin', just scratched at his throat


Verse 6:
D            C
It's dangerous to faction as those who live rough
D          C
Danny was a giant, solid and tough
D                C
He allowed me to gift him and scribble this song
D              C        G
Without bein' draconian, he lived just as long
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