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