Capo
3
Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
Bm Bm
Bm Bm
Verse:
Bm
As the sun goes down on this small town, and the stars fill up the sky
Bm
You can hear the wind whispering her songs of the ghosts before our time
Bm
You see we've been blessed by their blood and sweat, for that we're grateful for
Bm
So when the lights go down on this one horse town, time to settle up the score
Chorus:
A G A Bm
The legend goes that the dark horse rides on
G A
Rising up from the dirt once again
Bm G D A Bm
We ain't plaaaaaying, you heard what I said
G D A
There ain't no backing doooown
Bm G D A G
We ain't plaaaaaying, you heard what I said
Em Bm Bm
Ain't no backing down
Verse:
Bm
This town's got guts and glory, 'cause our legends never die
Bm
And on a moonlit night when the stars shine bright you can see 'em up in the sky
Bm
This land it holds our stories and she holds them without fear
Bm
Until the time comes 'round when they lay me down in this dirt for a thousand years
Chorus:
A G A Bm
Legend goes that the dark horse rides on
G A
Rising up from the dirt once again
Bm G D A Bm
We ain't plaaaaaying, you heard what I said
G D A
There ain't no backing doooown
Bm G D A G
We ain't plaaaaaying, you heard what I said
Em Bm
Ain't no backing down
[Instrumental/Solo]
Bm Bm G Em
Bm D G Em
Bm F#m G Em
Bm D G Em Bm
Verse:
Bm
The warm winds blow in the valley as the storm clouds come to pass
Bm
And the sun rains down all across our land while our children grow like grass
Bm
Someday we'll just be memories, stories carried down
Bm
Of the marks we made and the plots we laid in our dusty fabled town
Chorus:
A G A Bm
The legend goes that the dark horse rides on
A G A
Rising up from the dirt once again
Bm G D A Bm
We ain't plaaaaaying, you heard what I said
G D A
There ain't no backing doooown
Bm G D A G
We ain't plaaaaaying, you heard what I said
Em Bm
Ain't no backing down
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Published: April 5, 2026
Last Updated: April 5, 2026