BYRDS - "chestnut mare" Tablature

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From: moskowit@panix.com (Len Moskowitz)
Subject: CRD: Chestnut Mare (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

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