From the album 25 Cowboy Classics
Chord EADGBe
F#m7-5 xx4210 ( F# half diminished )
[Intro]
C G X2
[Verse 1]
C G G7 C C7
There's a bridle hanging on the wall.
F C
And a saddle in an empty stall.
G G7 C
You ask me why the teardrops fall.
G G7 C
It's that bridle hanging on the wall.
[Verse 2]
C G G7 C C7
There's a horseshoe nailed above the door.
F C
It's the shoe that my old pony wore.
G G7 C
A faded blanket in the hall.
G G7 C
And that bridle hanging on the wall.
[Bridge]
F
With that pony for my guide.
C
I used to ride down the trail.
G G7 C
Watching the moon swing low.
F
But now that faithful friend.
C
Has found the end of that trail.
C F#m7-5 G7
He's gone whereevere good ponies go,
[Verse 2]
C G G7 C C7
And his bridle's hanging on the wall.
F C
And his saddle's in his empty stall.
G G7 C
No more he'll answer to my call.
G G7 C
There's a bridle hanging on the wall.
[Instrumental]
C G G7 C C7
F C
G G7 C
G G7 C
[Verse 4]
C G G7 C C7
And his bridle's hanging on the wall.
F C
And his saddle's in his empty stall.
G G7 C
No more he'll answer to my call.
G G7 C
There's a bridle hanging on the wall.