Danny And My Ponies

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 X