Wild Horses chords by Gretchen Peters

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Artist: Gretchen Peters
Song: Wild horses
Submitted by: wildwild

Gretchen's live cover version of The Rolling Stones number

CAPO: 3rd fret (sounds in key of Bb)

For the intro, sometimes she starts with Dadd2/4 to C chords,
other times she starts from the G.

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 Dadd2/4   C       G        C/G    G       C/G
|  /  /    /  / |  /  /  /   /  |  /  /  /  /  |


Bm              G         C/G  G  Bm              G   C/G   G
    Childhood living...                is easy to do,
Am                    C       Csus2   C    Csus2   C
    The things you wanted...
G                      D
    I bought them for you,
Bm              G    C/G  G   Bm                G    C/G   G
    Graceless lady,              you know who I am,
Am                    C        Csus2   C    Csus2   C
    You know I can't let you...
G                     D
...Slide through my hands!


Am         C           G             F          C
    Wild----- horses...   couldn't drag me a - way,
Am         C           G             F          C
    Wild----- horses...   couldn't drag me a - way!


Bm                  G      C/G  G  Bm                 G    C/G  G
    I watched you suffer...            a dull aching pain,
Am                    C     Csus2   C    Csus2  C
    Now you've de - cided...
G                  D
...To show me the same,
Bm                G   C/G   G  Bm                   G    C/G  G
    No sweeping exits,             or off - stage lines,
Am                       C     Csus2    C    Csus2   C
    Could make me feel bitter,
G                      D
    Or treat you un - kind!


Am         C           G             F          C
    Wild----- horses...   couldn't drag me a - way,
Am         C           G             F          C
    Wild----- horses...   couldn't drag me a - way!


(Lapsteel break)
  F             C               F              C
| /  /  /  / |  /  /  /   /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


Bm                 G        C/G   G   Bm                G   C/G  G
    I know I've dreamed you,              a sin, and a lie,
Am              C     Csus2   C    Csus2  C
    I have my freedom,              but   I...
G                     D
...I don't have much time,
Bm                   G    C/G  G   Bm                  G    C/G  G
    Faith has been broken,             tears must be cried,
Am                   C      Csus2   C    Csus2   C
    Let's do some living...
G               D
...After we've died!


Am         C           G            F           C
     Wild----- horses...  couldn't drag me a - way,
Am         C           G            F           C
     Wild----- horses...  couldn't drag me a - way,
Am         C           G            F           C
     Wild----- horses...  couldn't drag me a - way,
Am                C    G         F              C
     Wild, wild horses... we'll ride them some day!


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(Alternative full instrumental break,
used on the 'Wine, women and song' versions)

  Bm             G       C/G   G    Bm             G       C/G  G
| /  /   /  / |  /  /  /  /___/  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /__/  |

  Am      Asus2 Am   C    Csus2  C  Csus2 C   G       C/G  G   D
| /  /  /  /___/  |  /  /   /___/    /___/  | /  /  /  /___/ | /  /  /  / |


Chord shapes are relative to capo position:

Dsus2/4 =  x54030    Am    =  x02210
C       =  x32010    D     =  xx0232
G       =  320003    F     =  133211
C/G     =  3x2013    Csus2 =  33001x
Bm      =  x24432    C     =  332010
                     Asus2 =  x02200

From the G, hammer on the C/G chord