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Chestnut Mare (R. McGuinn, J. Levy)
  D    A6    Bm    G  G/F#bass    A7    A7sus    Em     C  C/Bbass
2  2   2   3   3        0   0      0   x    x
3  2   3   3   3        2   3      0   1    1
2  2   4   0   0        0   0      0   0    0
0  4   4   0   0        2   2      2   2    2
0  x   x   2   2        0   0      2   3    2
x  x   x   3   2        x   x      0   x    x
DAlwaA6ys alBmone,
     G  G/F#bass   A7  
never with a     herd
DPrettiest A6mare I've Bmever seen,
      G  G/F#bass        A7  
you'll have to take my word
   G   G/F#bass          Em           A7    D    A6  Bm  
I'm going to  catch that horse if I can
   G   G/F#bass          Em           A7    D    A6  Bm  
and when I    do I'll give her my brand
DWell I was A6up on Stony RidBmge
          G  G/F#bass                          Em  A7  
after this chestnut mare, been chasing her for weeks
DOh I'd catcA6h a glimpse of Bmher every once in a while
     G  G/F#bass       Em   A7( A7sus  A7)  D  
taking her meal, bathing, fine lady
A6This one day I Bmhappen to be real close to her
                         G  G/F#bass Em  
and I saw her standing over there
so I A7snuck up on her Dnice A6anBmd easy
                 G  G/F#bass
got my rope out
Emand I flung it in the aiA7r!
CHORUS
   G   G/F#bass          Em           A7    D    A6  Bm  
I'm going to  catch that horse if I can
   G   G/F#bass          Em           A7    D    A6  Bm  
and when I    do I'll give her my brand
   G  G/F#bass Em  
And we'll be friends for life
      G  G/F#bass       Em  
She'll be just like a wife
   G  G/F#bass          Em           A7    D    A6  Bm  
I'm going to catch that horse if I can
And I got her and I'm pulling on her
And she's pulling back like this mule going up a ladder
And I take a choice and I jump right up on her
Damned if I don't land right on top of her
And she takes off, running up onto the ridge
higher than I've ever been before
She's running along just fine
'til she stops and something spooked her
it's a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strike
she doesn't know what to do for a second,
but then, she jumps off the edge, me holding on
(Canyon music!)
    D( Abass,  Bbass)            C   C/Bbass    Em  
Above the hills, higher than eagles were gliding
(Ebass, F# bass)
Gsuspended in the Dsky
Dover the hill
( Abass,  Bbass)
                C   C/Bbass     Em  
straight for the sun we were riding
( Ebass,  F#bass)
            G   G/F#bass      Asus  
my eyes were filled    with light
Dbehind those black walls
( Abass,  Bbass)  C   C/Bbass    Em  
below was a bottomless canyon
(Ebass, F# bass)
Gfloating with no Dsound
Dghosts far below
( Abass,  Bbass)
            C   C/Bbass Em  
seemed to be suddenly rising
         G  G/F#bass  Asus  
exploding all around
(Chorus)
We were falling
down this crevice
about about a mile down it seem
and I looked down
And I see this red thing below us coming up real fast
and it's our reflection that's
this little pool of water about six feet wide and one foot deep
We're falling down right through it
We hit, we splashed it dry
that's when I lost my hold
and she got away
but I'm gonna try and get her again some day
(Chorus)

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Chestnut Mare

by The Byrds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus

G/F#

C/B

Asus

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Chestnut Mare (R. McGuinn, J. Levy)

D A6 Bm G G A7 A7sus Em C C

/F#bass /Bbass

2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 x x

3 2 3 3 3 2 3 0 1 1

2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 4 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 2

0 x x 2 2 0 0 2 3 2

x x x 3 2 x x 0 x x

D A6 Bm

Always alone,

G G A7

/F#bass

never with a herd

D A6 Bm

Prettiest mare I've ever seen,

G G A7

/F#bass

you'll have to take my word

G G/F# Em A7 D A6 Bm

bass

I'm going to catch that horse if I can

G G/F# Em A7 D A6 Bm

bass

and when I do I'll give her my brand

D A6 Bm

Well I was up on Stony Ridge

G G Em A7

/F#bass

after this chestnut mare, been chasing her for weeks

D A6 Bm

Oh I'd catch a glimpse of her every once in a while

G G Em A7 A7sus A7 D

/F#bass ( )

taking her meal, bathing, fine lady

A6 Bm

This one day I happen to be real close to her

G G Em

/F#bass

and I saw her standing over there

A7 D A6 Bm

so I snuck up on her nice and easy

G G

/F#bass

got my rope out

Em A7

and I flung it in the air!

CHORUS

G G/F# Em A7 D A6 Bm

bass

I'm going to catch that horse if I can

G G/F# Em A7 D A6 Bm

bass

and when I do I'll give her my brand

G G Em

/F#bass

And we'll be friends for life

G G Em

/F#bass

She'll be just like a wife

G G Em A7 D A6 Bm

/F#bass

I'm going to catch that horse if I can

And I got her and I'm pulling on her

And she's pulling back like this mule going up a ladder

And I take a choice and I jump right up on her

Damned if I don't land right on top of her

And she takes off, running up onto the ridge

higher than I've ever been before

She's running along just fine

'til she stops and something spooked her

it's a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strike

she doesn't know what to do for a second,

but then, she jumps off the edge, me holding on

(Canyon music!)

D A B C C/B Em

( bass, bass) bass

Above the hills, higher than eagles were gliding

(Ebass, F# bass)

G D

suspended in the sky

over the hill

A B

( bass, bass)

C C/B Em

bass

straight for the sun we were riding

E F#

( bass, bass)

G G/F# Asus

bass

my eyes were filled with light

behind those black walls

A B C C/B Em

( bass, bass) bass

below was a bottomless canyon

(Ebass, F# bass)

G D

floating with no sound

ghosts far below

A B

( bass, bass)

C C/B Em

bass

seemed to be suddenly rising

G G Asus

/F#bass

exploding all around

(Chorus)

We were falling

down this crevice

about about a mile down it seem

and I looked down

And I see this red thing below us coming up real fast

and it's our reflection that's

this little pool of water about six feet wide and one foot deep

We're falling down right through it

We hit, we splashed it dry

that's when I lost my hold

and she got away

but I'm gonna try and get her again some day

(Chorus)

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