Richard Thompson – Both Ends Burning (Guitar)

E
Well I bought me a horse with a broken leg

                                A
They said that she never could win

E
Only fit for a bullet they said

      A         B          E
She'll be coming out of a tin

E
So I took her home, I fed her on hay,

                        A
I tied her up with a sling

E
Well, she just kept howling all of the night

      A         B          E
And that's the reason I sing

E
Well, Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning,

                         A
That's how she got her name

E
Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning,

B           D         A
I never will sleep again

E
Ah, Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

E                       A
That's how she got her name

E
Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning

B          D         A
I never will sleep again

E
I took her to the race-track one fine day

                              A
They couldn't believe their eyes

E
They said, if that nag even stays on her feet

      A         B          E
We're going to give you first prize

E
Ah, Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning,

                         A
That's how she got her name

E
Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning,

B           D         A
I never will sleep again

E
Oh Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning,

                        A
That's how she got her name

 E
Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning,

 B           D         A
I never will sleep again

E
She ran so fast that it took my breath

                         A
You never did see such a win

E
But when she crossed that finishing line

 B               D       A
I was just too tired to grin

E
Ah, Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning,

                         A
That's how she got her name

E
Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning,

B           D         A
I never will sleep again

E
Oh Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning,

                        A
That's how she got her name

 E
Both Ends Burning, Both Ends Burning,

 B           D         A
I never will sleep again