Wild Horses chords by Chris Janson

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: Half-step down

Key: F#

Intro:
C G/B A G C G D


Verse 1:
     G                 C          G              D/F#
Some people call me an outlaw for blazing my own trail
      G             C                        G        D         G
But I never had too much damn trouble, never spent no nights in jail
                       C              G                D/F#
Well, there she came a walking in her high heel cowboy boots
           G                   C
She said, "Boy you look like a wild one"
               G     D      G
I said, "Well, baby, you do too"

Chorus:
G    C            G                 D
Wild horses, were never meant to be tamed
G    C               G                D
Wild horses, they'll drive you half insane
          G                               C
Whether I will or I won't, maybe probably better I don't
         G          D/F#     Em
I can promise you a definite maybe
       C              G                   D                  C   G/B A G C G/B D
But if wild horses is what you want, then saddle on up here, baby


Verse 2:
         G                           C
A couple years went by, and a couple houses too
         G                   D/F#
And some kids to show for it all
     G                        C
In a life well spent, full of love and happiness
   G        D          G
Me and that girl had a ball


Chorus:
G    C            G                 D
Wild horses, were never meant to be tamed
G    C               G                D
Wild horses, they'll drive you half insane
          G                               C
Whether I will or I won't, maybe probably better I don't
         G          D/F#     Em
I can promise you a definite maybe
       C              G                   D                  G
But if wild horses is what you want, then saddle on up here, baby


Bridge:
        C              G
I don't claim to be no cowboy
        D                 G
I don't claim to be Jesse James
       C              G
But if wild horses is what you want
        D       C           G
Well, baby, you got it with me


Chorus:
G    C            G                 D
Wild horses, were never meant to be tamed
G    C               G                D
Wild horses, they'll drive you half insane
          G                               C
Whether I will or I won't, maybe probably better I don't
         G          D/F#     Em
I can promise you a definite maybe
       C              G                   D                  G
But if wild horses is what you want, then saddle on up here, baby
                  C                   G         D        G
If wild horses is what you want, then saddle on up here, baby


Outro:
C  Em D G