Chord The More You Pay by Don Mclean

D the auctioneer said , i’m not through yet , C A D here’s a horse the likes of which you’ve never seen , G C B Am Em and the straw hats in the sun , with a face beneath each one , Cb G Am shown doubtful and the auctioneer got mean . Am G F E do you think that you can find a horse like this every day? Am G F E i don’t think there’s any better on this earth , Am E Am and the more you pay , the more it’s worth . D then out she came , a snow - white mare , C A D prancin’ and a dancin’ in the silver sun , G C B Am Em they watched her from behind , as she did her bump and grind , Cb G Am walkin’ naked , sad and graceful for their fun . Am G F E oh how i wished i could afford that lady painted white , Am G F E a queen with high nobility of birth , Am E Am but the more you pay , the more it’s worth . D my pockets hung with empty blues , C A D silent heels were standin’ on my growin’ pains , G C B Am Em my bid was not too bad , two bits was all i had , Cb G Am and the stable boy just handed me the reins . Am G F E well the gallery went wild , and the auctioneer half smiled , Am G F E what we don’t sell we shoot or give away , Am E Am ’cause the more you pay , the more it’s worth . Bm Em Bm Em and where was the boy , who rode on her back , Bm Em A with his arms holding tight round her neck? Bm Em how tightly he clung , Bm Em when they both were young , C B Am and fate had not let this poor girl be so Em disgraced .