Brandi Carlile - Broken Horses: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Broken Horses" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Broken Horses Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Brandi Carlile

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Broken Horses" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

   D                                 C
I wear my father's leather on the inside of my skin
        G                               F
I'm a tried and weathered woman, but I won't
           C
be tried again
        D                                     C
Don't think that you can come for me without your
Sunday best
         F                                    C
You had better call your priest and hope the devil
gets the rest
          D
Before I do
 F                 G D
Ohhh, and I will do

I've worn the jester's bells and
I have vanished with the fools
I have worshiped at the altar of
the puppet master's rule
I have held my tongue too many scenes
before the final act
With my children in the cheap seats and
a zipper on my back
Thanks to you
No thanks to you

Chorus:
 D                     G
Tethered in wide open spaces
                          A#
And fields that lead for miles
 A#             Am          D
Right into the barrel of a gun
 A#              Am
Mendin' up your fences with my
 D      C       A#
Horses runnin' wild
A#           Am               D F G D
Only broken horses know to run

I have ever so politely treaded softly
for your praise
I have whispered through the tears and
pleaded sweetly to your face
It is time to spit you out like lukewarm
water from my mouth
I will always taste the apathy, but
I won't pass it down
Enough with you
You, you

Chorus

I wear my father's leather on
the inside of my skin
I'm a tried and weathered woman, but
I won't be tried again
Don't think that you can come for me
without your Sunday best
You had better call your priest and hope
the devil gets the rest
Before I do
Oh, and I will do

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Broken Horses" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Broken Horses" by Brandi Carlile.