{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":62891,"song":"Chestnut Mare","artist":"The Byrds","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11542393-chestnut-mare-chords-by-the-byrds/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/62891?type=chord","rating":4.91181,"votes":26,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n\r\nChestnut Mare (R. McGuinn, J. Levy)\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A6[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass  [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]A7sus[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]/Bbass\r\n\r\n2  2   2   3   3        0   0      0   x    x\r\n3  2   3   3   3        2   3      0   1    1\r\n2  2   4   0   0        0   0      0   0    0\r\n0  4   4   0   0        2   2      2   2    2\r\n0  x   x   2   2        0   0      2   3    2\r\nx  x   x   3   2        x   x      0   x    x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A6[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAlways alone,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nnever with a     herd[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A6[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nPrettiest mare I've ever seen,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nyou'll have to take my word[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch] bass [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A6[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI'm going to  catch that horse if I can[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch] bass [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A6[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nand when I    do I'll give her my brand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A6[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWell I was up on Stony Ridge[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass       [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nafter this chestnut mare, been chasing her for weeks[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A6[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOh I'd catch a glimpse of her every once in a while[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch] ([ch]A7sus[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch])  [ch]D[/ch]\r\ntaking her meal, bathing, fine lady[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A6[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThis one day I happen to be real close to her[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand I saw her standing over there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A6[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nso I snuck up on her nice and easy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass\r\ngot my rope out[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nand I flung it in the air![/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch] bass [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A6[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI'm going to  catch that horse if I can[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch] bass [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A6[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nand when I    do I'll give her my brand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll be friends for life[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe'll be just like a wife[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A6[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI'm going to catch that horse if I can[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I got her and I'm pulling on her\r\nAnd she's pulling back like this mule going up a ladder\r\nAnd I take a choice and I jump right up on her\r\nDamned if I don't land right on top of her\r\nAnd she takes off, running up onto the ridge\r\nhigher than I've ever been before\r\nShe's running along just fine\r\n'til she stops and something spooked her\r\nit's a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strike\r\nshe doesn't know what to do for a second,\r\nbut then, she jumps off the edge, me holding on\r\n\r\n(Canyon music!)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    ([ch]A[/ch] bass, [ch]B[/ch] bass) [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C/B[/ch] bass    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAbove the hills, higher than eagles were gliding[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Ebass, F# bass)\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nsuspended in the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nover the hill[/tab]\r\n\r\n([ch]A[/ch] bass, [ch]B[/ch] bass)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]C/B[/ch] bass     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nstraight for the sun we were riding[/tab]\r\n\r\n([ch]E[/ch] bass, [ch]F#[/ch] bass)\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G/F#[/ch] bass      [ch]Asus[/ch]\r\nmy eyes were filled    with light[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nbehind those black walls[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]([ch]A[/ch] bass, [ch]B[/ch] bass) [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/B[/ch] bass    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nbelow was a bottomless canyon[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Ebass, F# bass)\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfloating with no sound[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nghosts far below[/tab]\r\n\r\n([ch]A[/ch] bass, [ch]B[/ch] bass)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]C/B[/ch] bass [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nseemed to be suddenly rising[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]/F#bass  [ch]Asus[/ch]\r\nexploding all around[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Chorus)\r\n\r\n\r\nWe were falling\r\ndown this crevice\r\nabout about a mile down it seem\r\nand I looked down\r\nAnd I see this red thing below us coming up real fast\r\nand it's our reflection that's\r\nthis little pool of water about six feet wide and one foot deep\r\nWe're falling down right through it\r\nWe hit, we splashed it dry\r\nthat's when I lost my hold\r\nand she got away\r\nbut I'm gonna try and get her again some day\r\n\r\n(Chorus)\r","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n\nChestnut Mare (R. McGuinn, J. Levy)\n\n\nD  A6  Bm  G  G/F#bass  A7  A7sus  Em  C   C/Bbass\n\n2  2   2   3   3        0   0      0   x    x\n3  2   3   3   3        2   3      0   1    1\n2  2   4   0   0        0   0      0   0    0\n0  4   4   0   0        2   2      2   2    2\n0  x   x   2   2        0   0      2   3    2\nx  x   x   3   2        x   x      0   x    x\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd I got her and I'm pulling on her\nAnd she's pulling back like this mule going up a ladder\nAnd I take a choice and I jump right up on her\nDamned if I don't land right on top of her\nAnd she takes off, running up onto the ridge\nhigher than I've ever been before\nShe's running along just fine\n'til she stops and something spooked her\nit's a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strike\nshe doesn't know what to do for a second,\nbut then, she jumps off the edge, me holding on\n\n(Canyon music!)\n\n\n\n(Ebass, F# bass)\n\n\n\n\n(A bass, B bass)\n\n\n(E bass, F# bass)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Ebass, F# bass)\n\n\n\n\n(A bass, B bass)\n\n\n\n\n\n(Chorus)\n\n\nWe were falling\ndown this crevice\nabout about a mile down it seem\nand I looked down\nAnd I see this red thing below us coming up real fast\nand it's our reflection that's\nthis little pool of water about six feet wide and one foot deep\nWe're falling down right through it\nWe hit, we splashed it dry\nthat's when I lost my hold\nand she got away\nbut I'm gonna try and get her again some day\n\n(Chorus)","chords":["D","A6","Bm","G","F#","A7","A7sus","Em","C","G/F#","A","B","C/B","F","E","Asus"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}