The Horse Is A Pain

Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am On the first part of the journey Dm Am We were headed off to Bree Dm Am Tom Bombadil kept rescuing Dm Am Us and Uncle Bilbo’s ring Dm Am We got to the Prancing Pony Dm Am Met a ranger with a hilt Dm Am But another human, Boromir, Dm Am Would take on a lot of guilt Dm9 Cmaj9 I’ve walked into Mordor bearing Isuldur’s Bane Dm9 Cmaj9 Though the burden was really a strain Dm9 Cmaj9 Couldn’t take an eagle or even a plane Dm9 Cmaj9 ’Cause the Eye of Sauron would notice a plane Dm9 Cmaj9 Dm9 Cmaj9 La la la, laaa, la la la la, la la la, laaa, la... Dm9 Cmaj9 Dm9 Cmaj9 La la la, laaa, la la la la, la la la, laaa, la... Dm Am I was walking from the subway Dm Am I wanted to get some food Dm Am I didn’t want a pizza Dm Am Or anything barbecued Dm Am Dm Am Those things are nice, they would suffice, but I wasn’t in the mood Dm9 Cmaj9 I hit Happy Garden, got a quart of lo mein Dm9 Cmaj9 And a fortune that was not arcane Dm9 Cmaj9 It said “Be good to yourself if you want to be sane” Dm9 Cmaj9 I added “in bed” and I laughed like a drain Dm9 Cmaj9 Dm9 Cmaj9 La la la, laaa, la la la la, la la la, laaa, la... Dm9 Cmaj9 Dm9 Cmaj9 La la la, laaa, la la la la, la la la, laaa, la... Dm Am I was strumming my ukulele Dm Am And this song wouldn’t let me be Dm Am “The heat was hot,” “there were...rocks and things,” Dm Am It’s a poor excuse for poetry Dm Am But the pattern gets into everything Dm Am And your mind just knocks about Dm Am And no matter what you want to sing Dm Am This is what comes out Dm9 Cmaj9 I smell like Teen Spirit on a horse with Cobain— Dm9 Cmaj9 I called in a plumber and she’ll clean out the drain— Dm9 Cmaj9 I’ve gone to the silos where I keep all my grain— Dm9 Cmaj9 We’re off to the wizard, ’cause I don’t have a brain— Dm9 Cmaj9 I tried out for Hamlet, got the role of the Dane— Dm9 Cmaj9 I’ve been to the barber, now my horse has no mane— Dm9 Cmaj9 This two-chord song is stuck in my brain Dm9 Cmaj9 So I’m passing it on, such a shame Dm9 Cmaj9 This sequence of lyrics is a terrible pain Dm9 Cmaj9 And now all of you get to hear me complain Dm9 Cmaj9 Dm9 Cmaj9 La la la, laaa, la la la la, la la la, laaa, la... Dm9 Cmaj9 Dm9 Cmaj9 La la la, laaa, la la la la, la la la, laaa, la...