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Did You Know? The original Stones keyboard player Ian Steward was present at the recording session but refused to play on the song as he didn't like playing minor chords!
Mick Taylor uses 'Nashville tuning' on his guitar with the 4 thickest strings E, A, D & G replaces with thinner strings and tuned 1 Octave higher.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
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Wild Horses Chords And Strumming, The Rolling Stones
Open Chords:
Open G chord
Open Gsus4 chord
Open Am & Am7 chords
Open C & C/B chords
Open D & Dsus2 chords
Open Bm7 chord
Open F∆7 chord
O = Open strings
Strumming:
Intro - |D D U |D D U D U |
Final G |D D |D D U D |
Verse - |D D U |D D D D |
Chorus -|D B D D U |D B D D U |
|D B D D U |D B D U D |
|D D U |D D U |
|D D U |D D D U D |
M 8 - | |D U D D D U |D U U D D U | | x 3
|D B D D U |D B D U D |
| |D D U |D D D D | | x 2
Tempo: 74 bpm Key: G
Fill 1 -
Fill 2 -
Intro -
G|G - - - |G - - - |Am7 - - - |Am7 - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |Am Fill 1|Fill 1 |G - - - |G - - - |
Verse 1 -
| |Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G - |
|Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G Gsus4 |
|Am - - - |Am - - C/B|C - - - |C - D - |
1st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - C - ||x2
2st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - - O |
(Bm7) Childhood (G)living (Bm7) is easy to (G)do
(Am) The things (C/B)you (C)wanted (D) (G) I bought them for (D)you (C)
(Bm7) Graceless (G)lady (Bm7) you know who I (G)am
(Am) You know I (C/B)can't (C)let you (D) (G) slide through my (D)hands
Chorus -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - Bm7 - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C Fill 2|Fill 2 |
(Am) Wild
(C)horses
(D) (G) couldn't
(F∆7)drag me a(C)way (Bm7)
(Am) Wild, wild
(C)horses
(D) (G) couldn't
(F∆7)drag me a(C)way
Verse 2 -
| |Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G - |
|Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G Gsus4 |
|Am - - - |Am - - C/B|C - - - |C - D - |
1st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - C - ||x2
2st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - - O |
(Bm7) I watched you (G)suffer (Bm7) a dull aching (G)pain
(Am) Now you've (C/B)de(C)cided (D) (G) to show me the (D)same (C)
(Bm7) No sweeping (G)exit (Bm7) or offstage (G)lines
(Am) Could make me (C/B)feel (C)bitter (G) or treat you un(D)kind
Chorus -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - Bm7 - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
(Am) Wild (C)horses (D) (G) couldn't (F∆7)drag me a(C)way (Bm7)
(Am) Wild, wild (C)horses (D) (G) couldn't (F∆7)drag me a(C)way
Middle 8 -
|F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - Bm7 - |
|G - - - |Gsus4 G - - |G - - - |Gsus4 G - - |
Verse 3 -
| |Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G - |
|Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G Gsus4 |
|Am - - - |Am - - C/B|C - - - |C - D - |
1st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - C - ||x2
2st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - - O |
(Bm7) I know I've (G)dreamed you (Bm7) a sin and a (G)lie
(Am) I have (C/B)my (C)freedom (D) (G) but I don't have much (D)time (C)
(Bm7) Faith has been (G)broken (Bm7) tears must be (G)cried
(Am) Let's do (C/B)some (C)living (D) (G) after we (D)die
Chorus -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - Bm7 - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C Fill 2|Fill 2 |
(Am) Wild (C)horses (D) (G) couldn't (F∆7)drag me a(C)way (Bm7)
(Am) Wild, wild (C)horses (D) (G)we'll ride (F∆7)them some(C)day
Verse 4 (instrumental) -
|Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G - |
|Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G Gsus4 |
|Am - - - |Am - - C/B|C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - - O |
Chorus -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C - - - |C - Bm7 - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F∆7 - - - |C
(Am) Wild (C)horses (D) (G) couldn't (F∆7)drag me a(C)way (Bm7)
(Am) Wild, wild (C)horses (D) (G)we'll ride (F∆7)them some(C)day
Final Chord Strum: C
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Wild Horses Chords And Strumming, The Rolling Stones
Open Chords:
Open G chord
Open Gsus4 chord
Open Am & Am7 chords
Open C & C/B chords
Open D & Dsus2 chords
O = Open string
Barre Chords:
Barre Bm chord
Barre F chord
Strumming:
Intro - |D D U |D D U D U |
Final G |D D |D D U D |
Verse - |D D U |D D D D |
Chorus -|D B D D U |D B D D U |
|D B D D U |D B D U D |
|D D U |D D U |
|D D U |D D D U D |
M 8 - | |D U D D D U |D U U D D U | | x 3
|D B D D U |D B D U D |
| |D D U |D D D D | | x 2
Tempo: 74 bpm Key: G
Fill 1 -
Fill 2 -
Intro -
G|G - - - |G - - - |Am7 - - - |Am7 - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |Am Fill 1|Fill 1 |G - - - |G - - - |
Verse 1 -
| |Bm - - - |Bm - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G - |
|Bm - - - |Bm - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G Gsus4 |
|Am - - - |Am - - C/B|C - - - |C - D - |
1st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - C - ||x2
2st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - - O |
(Bm) Childhood (G)living (Bm) is easy to (G)do
(Am) The things (C/B)you (C)wanted (D) (G) I bought them for (D)you (C)
(Bm) Graceless (G)lady (Bm) you know who I (G)am
(Am) You know I (C/B)can't (C)let you (D) (G) slide through my (D)hands
Chorus -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - Bm - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F - - - |C Fill 2|Fill 2 |
(Am) Wild (C)horses (D) (G) couldn't (F)drag me a(C)way (B)
(Am) Wild, wild (C)horses (D) (G) couldn't (F)drag me a(C)way
Verse 2 -
| |Bm - - - |Bm - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G - |
|Bm - - - |Bm - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G Gsus4 |
|Am - - - |Am - - C/B|C - - - |C - D - |
1st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - C - ||x2
2st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - - O |
(Bm) I watched you (G)suffer (Bm) a dull aching (G)pain
(Am) Now you've (C/B)de(C)cided (D) (G) to show me the (D)same (C)
(Bm) No sweeping (G)exit (Bm) or offstage (G)lines
(Am) Could make me (C/B)feel (C)bitter (G) or treat you un(D)kind
Chorus -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - Bm - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
(Am) Wild (C)horses (D) (G) couldn't (F)drag me a(C)way (Bm)
(Am) Wild, wild (C)horses (D) (G) couldn't (F)drag me a(C)way
Middle 8 -
|F - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|F - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - Bm - |
|G - - - |Gsus4 G - - |G - - - |Gsus4 G - - |
Verse 3 -
| |Bm - - - |Bm - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G - |
|Bm - - - |Bm - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G Gsus4 |
|Am - - - |Am - - C/B|C - - - |C - D - |
1st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - C - ||x2
2st |G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - - O |
(Bm) I know I've (G)dreamed you (Bm) a sin and a (G)lie
(Am) I have (C/B)my (C)freedom (D) (G) but I don't have much (D)time (C)
(Bm) Faith has been (G)broken (Bm) tears must be (G)cried
(Am) Let's do (C/B)some (C)living (D) (G) after we (D)die
Chorus -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - Bm - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F - - - |C Fill 2|Fill 2 |
(Am) Wild (C)horses (D) (G) couldn't (F)drag me a(C)way (Bm)
(Am) Wild, wild (C)horses (D) (G) we'll ride (F)them some(C)day
Verse 4 (instrumental) -
|Bm - - - |Bm - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G - |
|Bm - - - |Bm - - - |G - - - |Gsus4 - G Gsus4 |
|Am - - - |Am - - C/B|C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |Gsus4 - - G |Dsus2 - - - |D - - O |
Chorus -
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F - - - |C - - - |C - Bm - |
|Am - - - |Am - - - |C - - - |C - D - |
|G - - - |F - - - |C
(Am) Wild (C)horses (D) (G) couldn't (F)drag me a(C)way (Bm)
(Am) Wild, wild (C)horses (D) (G) we'll ride (F)them some(C)day
Final Chord Strum: C
Wild Horses Videos
Wild Horses Lyrics
Childhood living
Is easy to do
The things you wanted
I bought them for you
Graceless lady
You know who I am
You know I can't let you
Slide through my hands
Wild horses
Couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses
Couldn't drag me away
I watched you suffer
A dull aching pain
Now you've decided
To show me the same
No sweeping exit
Or offstage lines
Could make me feel bitter
Or treat you unkind
Wild horses
Couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses
Couldn't drag me away
I know I've dreamed you
A sin and a lie
I have my freedom
But I don't have much time
Faith has been broken
Tears must be cried
Let's do some living
After we die
Wild horses
Couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses
We'll ride them some day
Wild horses
Couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses
We'll ride them some day
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