R.E.M. - Horse To Water: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Horse To Water" 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 Horse To Water Guitar Chords and Lyrics by R.E.M.

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 "Horse To Water" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F#
I could have kept my head down
I might have kept my mouth shut
I should have held my own
                                              B
You lead a horse to water and you watch him drown

You're only as big as your battles.
Rattle my cage with your shadow.
I'm a phantom-weight with a mouth full of feathers,
Don't you know that what comes around goes around?

E             B
I'm not that easy,
      A                 B
I am not your horse to water.
E           B             A
I hold my breath I come around, round, round.

Don't darken my doorstep again,
You're mixing up living in chin-chin,
You're mixing up lose with win-win,
You lead a horse to water and you watch him drown.

You stumble on glass top table,
TV's chewing shock-gone cable
Pump me up a beanstalk fable
And I'll call this entertainment
'cause Humpty's falling down.

Chorus

Pick a fight an ultra-buzzy bubble
Friday night fuckin' fried-up pub crawl
Phantom-weight with a mouth full of feathers,
Don't you know that what comes around goes around?

Chorus - x2

It's going down, down, down
This runaround, round, round
Is bound to pound
The daylights out of you!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Horse To Water" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Horse To Water" by R.E.M..

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