Intro and Fill Break:
A G D A E A
| e | 5 3 2h3p2 0 | 5 5 4 5 |
| B | 5 5 3 1 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 6 6 1 | 6 6 4 6 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Verse:
A D/A A E/A A
| e | | |
| B | 1 3 1 | 1 5 1 |
| G | 1 2 1 | 1 4 1 |
| D | 1 1 4 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| E | | |
Through the woodlands... comes a horseman...
A D/A A E/A A
| e | | |
| B | 1 3 1 | 1 5 1 |
| G | 1 2 1 | 1 4 1 |
| D | 1 1 4 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| E | | |
Tilting at... who can the brave...
A D/A A E/A A
| e | | |
| B | 1 3 1 | 1 5 1 |
| G | 1 2 1 | 1 4 1 |
| D | 1 1 4 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| E | | |
He is wild, but... He is strong, but...
A D/A A E/A A E7/A A
| e | | | |
| B | 1 3 1 | 1 5 1 | 1 3 1 |
| G | 1 2 1 | 1 4 1 | 1 4 1 |
| D | 1 1 4 1 | 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 2 1 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| E | | | |
He is cruel, but He is wise, but... [Lead in to chorus]
Chorus 1 & 2:
Esus2 Dsus2
| e | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| B | 5 5 | 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Reaching for his... takes a battered book...
A Esus2
| e | | 2 2 |
| B | 1 1 | 5 5 |
| G | 1 1 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | |
| E | | |
hands, and standing like a...
Dsus2 A
| e | 0 0 | |
| B | 3 3 | 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 |
| A | | 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
shouts across the ocean... shore till he can...
E E7
| e | |
| B | 0 3 |
| G | 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | |
| E | 0 0 0 0 |
more. [Lead into next verse]
Chorus 3:
Esus2 Dsus2
| e | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| B | 5 5 | 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Reaching for his... takes a tarnished cross...
A Esus2
| e | | 2 2 |
| B | 1 1 | 5 5 |
| G | 1 1 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | |
| E | | |
hands. Then standing like a...
Dsus2 A
| e | 0 0 | |
| B | 3 3 | 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 |
| A | | 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
shouts across the ocean... shore.
Esus2 Dsus2
| e | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| B | 5 5 | 3 3 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
In a blaze of tangled... gallops off across...
A E
| e | | |
| B | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| G | 1 1 | 1 1 |
| D | 1 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | |
| E | | 0 0 0 0 |
plain, In vain... again, where no...
D
| e | | |
| B | 3 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 | 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
hear. [Pause]
Those are all of the breaks so far as I can tell. Now here's how you put them in order.
There will be some verses that go longer than others, so watch the chords and apply the correct break.
INTRO:
A G D A E A
VERSE 1:
A D/A A E/A A
Through the woodlands through the valley comes a horseman wild and free.
D/A A E/A A
Tilting at the windmills passing, who can the brave young horseman be?
D/A A E/A A
He is wild, but he is mellow. He is strong, but he is weak.
D/A A E/A A E7/A A
He is cruel, but he is gentle. He is wise, but he is meek.
CHORUS 1:
Esus2 Dsus2 A
Reaching for his saddlebags he takes a battered book into his hands.
Esus2 Dsus2 A
Standing like a prophet bold he shouts across the ocean to the shore,
E E7
Till he can shout no more.
VERSE 2:
A D/A A E/A A
I have come o'er moor and mountain like a hawk upon the wing.
D/A A E/A A
I was once a shining knight who was the guardian of a king.
D/A A E/A A
I have searched the whole world over looking for a place to sleep.
D/A A E/A A
I have seen the strong survive, and I have seen the lean grow weak.
PLAY INTRO:
A G D A E A
VERSE 3:
A D/A A E/A A
See the children of the earth who wake to find the table bare.
D/A A E/A A E7/A A
See the gentry in the country riding off to take the air.
CHORUS 2:
Esus2 Dsus2 A
Reaching for his saddlebags he takes a rusty sword into his hands.
Esus2 Dsus2 A
Then striking up a knightly pose he shouts across the ocean to the shore,
E E7
Till he can shout no more.
VERSE 4:
A D/A A E/A A
See the jailer with his key who locks away all trace of sin.
D/A A E/A A
See the judge upon the bench who tries the case as best he can.
D/A A E/A A
See the wise and wicked ones who feed upon life's sacred fire.
D/A A E/A A
See the soldier with his gun who must be dead to be admired.
PLAY INTRO:
A G D A E A
VERSE 5:
A D/A A E/A A
See the man who tips the needle. See the man who buys and sells.
D/A A E/A A
See the one who puts the collar on the ones who dare not tell.
D/A A E/A A
See the drunkard in the tavern stemming gold to make ends meet.
D/A A E/A A E7 A
See the youth in ghetto black condemned to life upon the street.
CHORUS 3:
Esus2 Dsus2 A
Reaching for his saddle bags he takes a tarnished cross into his hands.
Esus2 Dsus2 A
Then standing like a preacher now he shouts across the ocean to the shore.
Esus Dsus2 A
Then in a blaze of tangled hooves he gallops off the across the dusty plain,
E D
In vain search again, where no one will hear. [Pause]
VERSE 6:
A D/A A E/A A
Through the woodlands through the valley comes a horseman wild and free.
D/A A E/A A
Tilting at the windmills passing, who can the brave young horseman be?
D/A A E/A A
He is wild, but he is mellow. He is strong, but he is weak.
D/A A E/A A
He is cruel, but he is gentle. He is wise, but he is meek.
PLAY INTRO:
A G D A E A