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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 28Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

* meaning:
The Am chord in the verse is a finger-picking part:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-----1---------------1---------|
G|---------2--------------2------|
D|-------------2-------------2---|
A|--0----------------0-----------|
E|-------------------------------|
The * signals to move your 2nd finger:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----1------------1------------1--------|
G|--------2------------2------------2-----|
D|-----------2------------2------------0--|
A|--0------------0-------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------|
The C chord following the Am has the same picking-pattern.
The D-G chord picking pattern is as follows:
e|-----2------------------3-------------|
B|----------3------------------3--------|
G|---------------2------------------2---|
D|-0-------------------0----------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Then strumming resumes with the G chord.
The Am chord in the chorus is not finger-picking, it's strumming.
This Am chord still requires moving the 2nd finger.
[Intro]
G     Am7      G      Am7
[Verse]
BmChildhood Gliving  Bmis easy to Gdo
               Am*        C   D                      G     D   Dsus4    D   D  Dsus2  
The things that  you wanted    I bought them  for you
BmGraceless Glady Bmyou know who I Gam
          Am*        C   D                      G     D   Dsus4   D   Dsus2  D  
You know I can't let you  slide through my hands
[Chorus]
 Am*     C    D           G         F  C  
Wild horses   couldn't drag me away
 Am*     C    D           G         F  C  
Wild horses   couldn't drag me away
[Verse]
BmI watched you Gsuffer Bma dull aching Gpain
   Am*           C   D                G     D   Dsus4   D  Dsus2  
Now you've decided  to show me the same
BmNo sweeping Gexits Bmor offstage liGnes
          Am*         C    D                 G    D   Dsus4   D   Dsus2  D  
Can make me feel bitter   or treat you unkind
[Chorus]
 Am*     C    D           G         F  C  
Wild horses   couldn't drag me away
      Am*     C     D          G          F  C  
Wild wild horses    couldn't drag me away
Fmaj7  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  Cmaj7  C D  G
[Verse]
BmFaith has been Gbroken Bmtears must be Gcried
       Am*         C   D             G     D   Dsus4   D   Dsus2  D  
Let's do some living     after we die
[Chorus]
 Am*     C    D           G         F  C  
Wild horses   couldn't drag me away
      Am*     C     D          G          F  C  
Wild wild horses    couldn't drag me away
      Am*     C     D        G          F  C  
Wild wild horses   we'll ride them someday
      Am*     C     D        G          F  C  
Wild wild horses   we'll ride them someday
[Outro]
G     Am7      G      Am7     G

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Wild Horses

by The Sundays

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Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dsus4

Dsus2

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

* meaning:

The Am chord in the verse is a finger-picking part:

e|-------------------------------|

B|-----1---------------1---------|

G|---------2--------------2------|

D|-------------2-------------2---|

A|--0----------------0-----------|

E|-------------------------------|

The * signals to move your 2nd finger:

e|----------------------------------------|

B|-----1------------1------------1--------|

G|--------2------------2------------2-----|

D|-----------2------------2------------0--|

A|--0------------0-------------2----------|

E|----------------------------------------|

The C chord following the Am has the same picking-pattern.

The D-G chord picking pattern is as follows:

e|-----2------------------3-------------|

B|----------3------------------3--------|

G|---------------2------------------2---|

D|-0-------------------0----------------|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|

Then strumming resumes with the G chord.

The Am chord in the chorus is not finger-picking, it's strumming.

This Am chord still requires moving the 2nd finger.

[Intro]

G Am7 G Am7

[Verse]

Bm G Bm G

Childhood living is easy to do

Am C D G D Dsus4 D D Dsus2

The things that you wanted I bought them for you

Bm G Bm G

Graceless lady you know who I am

Am C D G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

You know I can't let you slide through my hands

[Chorus]

Am C D G F C

Wild horses couldn't drag me away

Am C D G F C

Wild horses couldn't drag me away

[Verse]

Bm G Bm G

I watched you suffer a dull aching pain

Am C D G D Dsus4 D Dsus2

Now you've decided to show me the same

Bm G Bm G

No sweeping exits or offstage lines

Am C D G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

Can make me feel bitter or treat you unkind

[Chorus]

Am C D G F C

Wild horses couldn't drag me away

Am C D G F C

Wild wild horses couldn't drag me away

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 C D G

[Verse]

Bm G Bm G

Faith has been broken tears must be cried

Am C D G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

Let's do some living after we die

[Chorus]

Am C D G F C

Wild horses couldn't drag me away

Am C D G F C

Wild wild horses couldn't drag me away

Am C D G F C

Wild wild horses we'll ride them someday

Am C D G F C

Wild wild horses we'll ride them someday

[Outro]

G Am7 G Am7 G

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