[ intro riff ]
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[ verse one ]
E D#m
mister , would you please help my pony?
D C#m
he’s over there behind the tree
A G#m
he’s down in the dirt would you help him?
[ w/intro riff ]
i think it’s his lung

[ verse two ]
E D#m
mister , would you please help my pony?
D C#m
he’s chewin’ bar and not the leaves
A G#m
he’s cryin’ like a baby would you help him?
[ w/intro riff ]
i think it’s his lung

[ verse three ]
E D#m
mister , would you please help my pony?
D C#m
he’s down – he ain’t gettin’ up
A G#m
he coughed up snot on the driveway
[ w/intro riff ]
and i think his lung’s fxxked up

[ bridge ]
F#m E F#m E F#m
pon – y , pon – y , pony

D C#m A C# D F#m B
D C#m A C# D F#m B

[ solo ]
E D#m D C#m A G#m B
E D#m D C#m A G#m B
B B C C#

[ verse four ]
E D#m
mister , would you please help my pony?
D C#m
he’s over there lookin’ at me
A G#m
he can’t talk because he’s a pony
[ w/intro riff ]
i think it’s his lung

[ repeat verse one : end abruptly on lung ]