Wild Horses
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[Verso 1]
C#m
Didn't wanna be a soldier
E
Wanted to be a child
F#
Fall in love with the world
Feel alive
C#m E
Forced to be a hero when I was left behind
F# G#
Grew up in an instant to survive
[Pré-Refrão]
C#m E
It's a miracle, the crowd all screams
F#m
Everyone's so proud of me
C#m
But I'm a graveyard
E
Oh, I'm in deep
F# G#
Miss the person I never got to be
[Refrão]
C#m
Never got to be wild like the horses
E
Naive like a child
F#
Horrors of the world came knocking, knocking
C#m
My feet were in the grass
E
Dancing through the trees
F# G#
I saw it when heaven came falling, falling
C#m
Cried at cracks of thunder
E
Saw the flood appear
F#
Swallowed everything I held near
C#m
Should've been wild like the horses
E F#
But I had to leave my childhood in the dirt
G#
Six feet below me
[Verso 2]
C#m
Never saw it coming
E
Now I can't relax
F#
I'm all hypervigilance
Under attack
C#m E
'Cause I know a secret my friends don't understand
F#
Safety's an illusion
N.C.
Fate is all chance
[Pré-Refrão]
C#m E
It's a miracle, the crowd all screams
F#m
Everyone's so proud of me
C#m
But I'm a graveyard
E
Oh, I'm in deep
F# G#
Miss the person I never got to be
[Refrão]
C#m
Never got to be wild like the horses
E
Naive like a child
F#
Horrors of the world came knocking, knocking
C#m
My feet were in the grass
E
Dancing through the trees
F# G#
I saw it when heaven came falling, falling
C#m
Cried at cracks of thunder
E
Saw the flood appear
F#
Swallowed everything I held near
C#m
Should've been wild like the horses
E F#
But I had to leave my childhood in the dirt
G#
Six feet below me
[Ponte]
C#m E
I was way too young
F#
I was way too young, way too
C#m E
I was way too young
F#
I was way too young, way too
C#m E
How could you be gone?
F#
How could you be gone, you be
C#m E
How could you be gone?
F# G#
How could you be gone, you be
Outro
C#m E
When I close my eyes
F# C#m E
I still feel the grass, feel the sun
F# G#m C#m E F#m
Oh, wild horses, how you run
How to play Wild Horses
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. 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.