Poor Old Horse Chords

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[Verse 1]
At [G]Gateshead in a tanner's yard
Three young [Eb]men were jawing [Bb]hard
A poor [G]old horse they'd fixed to kill
Bethel the tusk to dexter[B]ous bill
Poor [C]old [G]horse, poo[Bb]r old hor[F]se,[G]
Hear what [G]they did to the poor [B5]old h[C]orse.
[G]His palms around the hil[E]t of the[G] axe
De[Bb]livered such [G]a horrible [Bb]blow,
The horse emerged [G]a strangle cry,
he glanced it just above the [C]eye[G] .
Poor old horse, [Bb]poor [G]old horse,
hear what they did to the poor old horse.
And now to put it out of pain
[C]Our [G]Billy took [Bb]another aim
The [G]horse fair [C]shook the man [G]he cursed
For the second blow was
much [B5]like the first[B]
Poor [G]old horse, [Bb]poor old [F]horse,
hear what they did [Bb]to
[Eb]the poor [C]old[Bm] hor[C]se.
[G]He kept up thumping on its head,
and then [Eb]he worked the body instead.
[Bb]The air grew cloudy [G]with b[C]reath
[Eb]so hot [G]of man and beast [C]a mingling
Poor [G]old horse, [Bb]poor [Bm]old h[G]orse
Hear [A]what [G]they did to the poor [C]old [G]horse
I'll try no more conceded bail
So up Stepnett [Eb]to test [Bb]his skill
He [Eb]whacked the poor [C]thing on the [G]nose
He sprained his wrist an
[F#]d bloodied his clothes
[B]Poo[C]r old[G] horse, poo[Bb]r old[G] hor[F#]se
[G]Hear [A]what [G]they did to [F]the poo[C]r old[G] hor[C]se
[G]The foreman came then
with his knife
Determined [F]for [C]to take [Bb]its life
He took [Eb]his aim [C]an d thrust it h[G]ome
Alas, he hit the collar [C]bone
[G]Poor old horse, [Bb]poor [G]old horse,
hear what they did to the poor [C]old [G]horse.
They broke its leg with a rusty spade,
then all [Eb]upon it [Bb]heavily laid,
To quell [G]the [C]struggle each did their [G]part
Until the blade had reached its [B]heart
[G]Poor [C]old [G]horse, poo[Bb]r old[F] horse
Hear what [G]they did to the [C]poor old horse
[G]Now he cheekles his separate path
For a cup full of ale [Eb]or a [Bb]nice hot bath
A kiss on [F]the lips of
[C]a wife [G]newly [Bb]wed
[G]Or a look [Bb]at the [G]baby sleeping in [C]bed
[G]Poor [Bb]old horse, poor[G] old horse,
hear what they did to the [G]poor old horse.
Poor old [G]horse, [Bb]poor[F] old horse,
Hear what they did to the poor old horse.