Chestnut Mare chords by The Byrds

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

D  A6  Bm
Always ...

G   G/F#bass  A7
never with ...

D     A6    Bm
Prettiest mare ....

G   G/F#bass    A7
you'll have to ...



G  G/F# bass Em     A7     D A6 Bm
I'm going to catch that ...

G  G/F# bass Em     A7     D A6 Bm
and when I  do I'll ....



D     A6       Bm
Well I was up on ...

G     G/F#bass    Em          A7
after this chestnut mare, ...

D     A6       Bm
Oh I'd catch a glimpse ....

G   G/F#bass  Em  A7 (A7sus A7) D
taking her meal, ...

A6       Bm
This one day I happen to ...

G             G/F#bass Em
and I saw her ...

  A7        D  A6 Bm
so I snuck up on ...

        G G/F#bass
got my ...

Em           A7
and I flung it ...



CHORUS

G  G/F# bass Em     A7     D A6 Bm
I'm going to catch ...

G  G/F# bass Em     A7     D A6 Bm
and when I  do ...

G  G/F#bass Em
And we'll be ...

G   G/F#bass    Em
She'll be just ...

G  G/F#bass Em     A7     D A6 Bm
I'm going to catch ...


(Canyon music!)

D  (A bass, B bass) C      C/B bass  Em
Above the hills, higher ....

(Ebass, F# bass)
G        D
suspended in ...

D
over the ...

(A bass, B bass)
C        C/B bass   Em
straight for the ...

(E bass, F# bass)
G      G/F# bass   Asus
my eyes were ...


D
behind those ...

(A bass, B bass) C C/B bass  Em
below was a ...

(Ebass, F# bass)
G        D
floating with ...
D
ghosts ...

(A bass, B bass)
C      C/B bass Em
seemed to be ...

G     G/F#bass Asus
exploding ...


(Chorus)


We were f...

(Chorus)

--
Len Moskowitz
moskowit@panix.com