Verse 1: B D E Willie said "he was the mostest horse" F# D B A ??? desert ma-ma's boy B D E Running in first, neither crowned nor cursed F# D B He tears away like a child takes his toy Chorus: B Bb A Ab G A G A F# Side by side, souls of kind, different world B Bb A Ab G A G A F# Hearts of gold, limbs of steel, Man-Of - War Verse 2: Oh, place your bets boys, get up, get in time Burn the bolts, you ain't seen nothin' yet Maybe back at that old Kentucky home That it was luck, he'll catch him if he can Chorus 2: Fire inside, blaze of glory, space in time Heart of gold, limbs of steel, Man-Of-War Bridge: A F# Oh, Saratoga A F# Ooo, play your favorite G E G Odds are more than one hundred E G A Oh, Willie said F# Ooo, Saratoga Jam over verse riff Verse 3: Nowhere, nowhere to run ??? gonna take the highest prize We're hardly funnin' now, little children He's workin' it now, never, never look back (Chorus 2) (Chorus)