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(song
    (title "A Horse with No Name")
    (from "America")
    (tonality "Eₘ")

    (chords
        (intro
            :repeat 2
            ("Eₘ" "D⁶/⁹"))

        (verse
            :repeat 8
            ("Eₘ" "D⁶/⁹"))

        (chorus
            :repeat 8
            ("Eₘ⁹" "D⁹"))

        (interlude
            :repeat 4
            ("Eₘ" "D⁹"))

        (outro
            :repeat 12
            ("Eₘ" "D⁶/⁹")))

    (lyrics
        (intro)

        (verse
            "On the first part of the journey,
            I was looking at all the life.
            There were plants and birds and rocks and things
            There was sand and hills and rings.
            The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
            And the sky, with no clouds.
            The heat was hot and the ground was dry
            But the air was full of sound.")

        (chorus
            "I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
            It felt good to be out of the rain.
            In the desert, you can’t remember your name,
            ’Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.")

        (verse
            "After two days, in the desert sun,
            My skin began to turn red.
            After three days, in the desert fun
            I was looking at a river bed.
            And the story it told of a river that flowed
            Made me sad to think it was dead.")

        (chorus
            "You see I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
            It felt good to be out of the rain.
            In the desert, you can’t remember your name,
            ’Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.")

        (interlude)

        (verse
            "After nine days, I let the horse run free,
            ’Cause the desert had turned to sea.
            There were plants and birds and rocks and things
            There was sand and hills and rings.
            The ocean is a desert with its life underground
            And a perfect disguise above.
            Under the cities, lies a heart made of ground
            But the humans will give no love.")

        (chorus
            "You see I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
            It felt good to be out of the rain.
            In the desert, you can’t remember your name,
            ’Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain.")

        (outro
            "La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.
            La, la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la.")))