Chasin' Wild Horses
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Intro: D5/E D5/F# D/G
D5/E D5/F# D/G
D5/E D5/F# D/G
Em7 D/F# G
Guess it was somethin' I shouldn't have done
Em7 D/F# G
Guess I regret it now
Em7 D/F# G
Ever since I was a kid
Em7 D/F# G
Tryin' to keep my temper down is like
A A4 A G
Chasin' wild horses, chasin' wild horses
A A4 A
Chasin' wild horses
D D/F# G
Left my home, left my friends
D D/F# G
I didn't say goodbye
D D/F# G
I contract out to the BLM
D D/F# G
Up on the Montana line
A A4
Chasin' wild horses,
G
Chasin' wild horses
Em7 D/F# G
We're out before summer
Em7 D/F# G
In after sundown
Em7 D/F# G
There's two men in the chopper
Em7 D/F# G
Two under saddle on the ground
Em7 D/F# G
In the evenings we'd hop in the pickup
Em7 D/F# G
Head into town for a drink
Em7 D/F# G
Make sure I work 'til I'm so damn tired
Em7 D/F# G
Way too tired to think
D D/F# G
You lose track of time
D D/F# G
It's all just storms blowin' through
D D/F# G
You come rollin' 'cross my mind
D D/F# G
Your hair flashin' in the blue
A A4 A G
Like wild horses, just like wild horses
A
Just like wild horses
Em7 D/F# G
Fingernail moon in a twilight sky
Em7 D/F# G
Ridin' high grass of the switchback
Em7 D/F# G
I shout your name into the canyon
Em7 D/F# G
The echo throws it back
D D/F# G
The winter snow whites out the plains
D D/F# G
'Til it can turn me blind
D D/F# G
The only thing up here I've found
D D/F# G
Is tryin' to get you off my mind
A A4 A G
Chasin' wild horses, chasin' wild horses
A A4 A G
Chasin' wild horses, chasin' wild horses
How to play Chasin' Wild Horses
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D5/E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.