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Brandi Carlile – Broken Horses Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
D  F  G  D

VERSE:
   D
I wear my father's leather
          C
on the inside of my skin
       G
I'm a tried and weathered woman,
       F               C
but I won't be tried again
       D
Don't think that you can come for
            C
me without your Sunday best
          F
You had better call your priest and
          C
hope the devil gets the rest
         D
Before I do
 F                 G  D
Ohhh, and I will do

VERSE:
        D
I have worn the jester's bells and
        C
I have banished with the fools
        F
I have worshiped at the altar of
     C
the puppet master's rules
        D
I have held my tongue too many
          C
scenes before the final act
         F
With my children in the cheap
             C
seats and a zipper on my back
           D
Thanks to you
F               G  D
No thanks to you

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CHORUS:
 D                     G
Tethered in wide open spaces
                          Bb
And fields that lead for miles
 Bb             Am          D  D
Right into the barrel of a gun
 Bb              Am
Mendin' up your fences with my
 D      C       Bb
Horses runnin' wild
Bb           Am               D
Only broken horses know to run
F  G  D

VERSE:
        D
I have ever so politely treaded
 C
softly for your grace
        F
I have whispered through the tears
             C
and pleaded sweetly to your face
       D
It is time to spit you out like
          C
lukewarm water from my mouth
        F
I will always taste the apathy,
    C
but I won't pass it down
        D       F
It dies with you
   G  D
You

CHORUS:
 D                     G
Tethered in wide open spaces
                          Bb
And fields that lead for miles
 Bb             Am          D  D
Right into the barrel of a gun
 Bb              Am
Mendin' up your fences with my
 D      C       Bb
Horses runnin' wild
Bb           Am             D  D
Only broken horses know to run
D  C  Em  F
D  C  Em  F
D  C  Em  F
D  C  Am  F

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VERSE:
       D
Oh, I wear my father's leather
          C
on the inside of my skin
       G
I'm a tried and weathered woman,
       F                C
but I won't be tried again
       D
Don't think that you can come
                C
for me without your Sunday best
             F
And you had better call your priest
              C
and hope the devil gets the rest
         D
Before I do
      F                    G  D
Ohhh ohh ohh, and I will do

CHORUS:
 D                F
Tethered in wide open spaces
 G                    Bb
Fields that lead for miles
 Bb             Am          D  D
Right into the barrel of a gun
 Bb              Am
Mendin' up your fences with my
 D      C       Bb
Horses runnin' wild
Bb           Am             D
Only broken horses know to run

How to play Broken Horses: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: D, F, G, C, Bb, Am and Em.

Most of the song cycles through D – F – G – D (II – IV – V – II in C major). In solfa, that is reh – fah – soh – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, F and Bb need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.