A Horse Named Friday
View chords used in this chart
Guitar is tuned to Open D
G: 000000
C: 020100 (sometimes I do 020120 when I'm doing the "it's been a long time loving, blah blah part")
D: 040210
F: 040100
Cm: 010100
Am: 220100
G/B: 400100
Intro
G C
D|----------------------------0-------0h2-----2h4--4---2---0----0---------0------
A|-------------------------------------------------0---0---0--------2--p0---2-2p0
F#|------------------------3---------0-------0-------------------------------1-1--
D|--0---0---0---0-0---2/4---------0-------0------0-------0----0-------0-----0----
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------2---2--
D|0---0---0---0---0-0-------0---0-----0-------0------0-------0----0--------------
C G C G
D|-------------0-----------------0-------------------0------0h2---2h4---7---4p2-0
A|---2p0---0h2-----0---------0--------0---------------------------------0---0---0
F#|--1------------------0h1-----------------------3--------0-----0----------------
D|0------0-------0-----0-------0--0-----0-0--2/4---------0-----0------0-------0--
A|---2-------2----------h2-------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------0-----0-----0--0-----0-0------0---0----0-----0-------0------
C G C G D
D|----0------0------------------0-----------------0---2h44-2---2--2--2---2h4-2--|
A|------2-p0---2-2p0----2p0-0h2-----0---------0-------0--0-0---0---------0---0--|
F#|-------------1-1----1-----------------0h1-------------------------3-3---------|
D|--0----0-----0----0------0------0-----0-------0---0-----0----0---0---0-------0|
A|-----------2---2------2-----2----------h2------------------4---4---4-----4----|
D|0----0------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------|
C G D C G C
D|0-----0--------------2h44-2---2--2--2---2h4-2---0-----0------------------------
A|0-------------0------0--0-0---0---------0---0---0-------------0-----0----------
F#|----------1------------------------3-3--------------------1-------------0---1--
D|----0-------0-----0------0----0---0---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----
A|--2-----2-------------------4---4---4-----4-------2-----2--------------------h2
D|----------------0------0----------------------------------------0-----0-------0
C G C G
D|--------------------------0-----------------------------------|
A|--0------------------0----------0-----------------------------|
F#|---------------0h1--------------------------------------------|
D|0------4\2p0---0-------0----0-----0---------------------------|
A|----------------h2--------------------------------------------|
D|----0--------0-----0------0---0-------------------------------|
[Verso 1]
G
I cant sit still
G
Oh my sweet daffodil
C G
Well its been a long time loving and the lovings pretty good so far
G
Climb up that hill
G
Well make camp by the mill
C G
Well its been a long day going and the going never gets too hard
D
What do I do
C G
What do I do cause Im in love with you
D
What do I say
C G
What do I say cause I feel okay
C
Yes I feel okay
G
Yes I feel okay
[Ponte]
F
I step into the river
C
I cannot step in twice
Cm
For I am not the same man
G
And it flows into the night
F
But well cross the shallow water
C
Well ride into a town
Cm G
On Friday
Cm G
Ill see this to the end
Am G/B C
On Friday well leave again
Outro
G C
D|----------------------------0-------0h2-----2h4--4---2---0----0---------0------
A|-------------------------------------------------0---0---0--------2--p0---2-2p0
F#|------------------------3---------0-------0-------------------------------1-1--
D|--0---0---0---0-0---2/4---------0-------0------0-------0----0-------0-----0----
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------2---2--
D|0---0---0---0---0-0-------0---0-----0-------0------0-------0----0--------------
C G C G
D|-------------0-----------------0-------------------0------0h2---2h4---7---4p2-0
A|---2p0---0h2-----0---------0--------0---------------------------------0---0---0
F#|--1------------------0h1-----------------------3--------0-----0----------------
D|0------0-------0-----0-------0--0-----0-0--2/4---------0-----0------0-------0--
A|---2-------2----------h2-------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------0-----0-----0--0-----0-0------0---0----0-----0-------0------
C G C G D
D|----0------0------------------0-----------------0---2h44-2---2--2--2---2h4-2--|
A|------2-p0---2-2p0----2p0-0h2-----0---------0-------0--0-0---0---------0---0--|
F#|-------------1-1----1-----------------0h1-------------------------3-3---------|
D|--0----0-----0----0------0------0-----0-------0---0-----0----0---0---0-------0|
A|-----------2---2------2-----2----------h2------------------4---4---4-----4----|
D|0----0------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------|
C G D C G C
D|0-----0--------------2h44-2---2--2--2---2h4-2---0-----0------------------------
A|0-------------0------0--0-0---0---------0---0---0-------------0-----0----------
F#|----------1------------------------3-3--------------------1-------------0---1--
D|----0-------0-----0------0----0---0---0-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----
A|--2-----2-------------------4---4---4-----4-------2-----2--------------------h2
D|----------------0------0----------------------------------------0-----0-------0
C G
D|-------------------------------12----------|
A|--0----------------------------12----------|
F#|----------------1-1-1-0--------12----------|
D|0------4\2p0-------------------12----------|
A|----------------3-2-1----------12----------|
D|----0--------0--------0--------12----------|
How to play A Horse Named Friday
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.