"Let Me Ride" (1959) Staple Singers Chords
Tempo:
101.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
F
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[G]
[D] [B] [E] [A] [G]
[D] Swing down sweet cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing down cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come and [D] ease it
I got a home on the other side
Swing down sweet cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing down cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come [D] and ease it
I got a home on the other side
Swing down, swing down, swing down, swing down
What did I see?
[Bm] Through my [D] cherry lot, comin' after me
Through my heart, runnin' side by side
Swing down sweet cherry lottin'
Let me try to ride
Why don't you [Am] swing down sweet [D] cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing [C] down [D] cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come and [D] ease it
I got a home on the other side
Met my mother this mornin'
Comin' up here so slow
[G] Tryin' to get to Heaven in due [F] time
[D] Oh, the Heaven door close
[G] [C] [D]
Wake me, shake me
Don't let me sleep through late
[G] Wake up every middle morning
[F] [D] Swing on the groovin' gate
[G] Wake up every middle [C] morning
[D] Swing on the groovin' gate
Wake me, shake me
Don't let me sleep through late
[G] Trying to get to heaven in due [C] time, [D] before the heaven door closed
[G] [F] [D] Don't you know I'm bound, I'm bound for higher ground
I'm sick and the fool to crown, [G] can't remain on this [Dm] earthly plane
I'm bound for higher [D] ground, I'm bound for higher ground
I'm sick and the fool to crown, can't remain on this earthly [G] plane
I'm [D] bound for higher ground
[G]
[D] [B] [E] [A] [G]
[D] Swing down sweet cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing down cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come and [D] ease it
I got a home on the other side
Swing down sweet cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing down cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come [D] and ease it
I got a home on the other side
Swing down, swing down, swing down, swing down
What did I see?
[Bm] Through my [D] cherry lot, comin' after me
Through my heart, runnin' side by side
Swing down sweet cherry lottin'
Let me try to ride
Why don't you [Am] swing down sweet [D] cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing [C] down [D] cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come and [D] ease it
I got a home on the other side
Met my mother this mornin'
Comin' up here so slow
[G] Tryin' to get to Heaven in due [F] time
[D] Oh, the Heaven door close
[G] [C] [D]
Wake me, shake me
Don't let me sleep through late
[G] Wake up every middle morning
[F] [D] Swing on the groovin' gate
[G] Wake up every middle [C] morning
[D] Swing on the groovin' gate
Wake me, shake me
Don't let me sleep through late
[G] Trying to get to heaven in due [C] time, [D] before the heaven door closed
[G] [F] [D] Don't you know I'm bound, I'm bound for higher ground
I'm sick and the fool to crown, [G] can't remain on this [Dm] earthly plane
I'm bound for higher [D] ground, I'm bound for higher ground
I'm sick and the fool to crown, can't remain on this earthly [G] plane
I'm [D] bound for higher ground
Key:
D
G
C
F
B
D
G
C
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ [A] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ Swing down sweet cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing down cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come and [D] ease it
I got a home on the other side
Swing down sweet cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing down cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come [D] and ease it
I got a home on the other side
Swing down, swing down, swing down, swing down _
What did I see?
[Bm] Through my [D] cherry lot, comin' after me
Through my heart, runnin' side by side
Swing down sweet cherry lottin'
Let me try to ride
Why don't you [Am] swing down sweet [D] cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing [C] down [D] cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come and [D] ease it
I got a home on the other side
Met my mother this mornin'
Comin' up here so slow
[G] Tryin' to get to Heaven in due [F] time
[D] Oh, the Heaven door close
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ Wake me, shake me
Don't let me sleep through late
[G] Wake up every middle morning
[F] [D] Swing on the groovin' gate
[G] Wake up every middle [C] morning
[D] Swing on the groovin' gate
Wake me, shake me
Don't let me sleep through late
[G] Trying to get to heaven in due [C] time, [D] before the heaven door closed
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ Don't you know I'm bound, I'm bound for higher ground
I'm sick and the fool to crown, [G] can't remain on this [Dm] earthly plane
I'm bound for higher [D] ground, I'm bound for higher ground
I'm sick and the fool to crown, can't remain on this earthly [G] plane
I'm [D] bound for higher ground _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ [A] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ Swing down sweet cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing down cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come and [D] ease it
I got a home on the other side
Swing down sweet cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing down cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come [D] and ease it
I got a home on the other side
Swing down, swing down, swing down, swing down _
What did I see?
[Bm] Through my [D] cherry lot, comin' after me
Through my heart, runnin' side by side
Swing down sweet cherry lottin'
Let me try to ride
Why don't you [Am] swing down sweet [D] cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
Swing [C] down [D] cherry sloppin'
Let me ride
[G] Oh run me Lord, run me Lord
Come and [D] ease it
I got a home on the other side
Met my mother this mornin'
Comin' up here so slow
[G] Tryin' to get to Heaven in due [F] time
[D] Oh, the Heaven door close
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ Wake me, shake me
Don't let me sleep through late
[G] Wake up every middle morning
[F] [D] Swing on the groovin' gate
[G] Wake up every middle [C] morning
[D] Swing on the groovin' gate
Wake me, shake me
Don't let me sleep through late
[G] Trying to get to heaven in due [C] time, [D] before the heaven door closed
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ Don't you know I'm bound, I'm bound for higher ground
I'm sick and the fool to crown, [G] can't remain on this [Dm] earthly plane
I'm bound for higher [D] ground, I'm bound for higher ground
I'm sick and the fool to crown, can't remain on this earthly [G] plane
I'm [D] bound for higher ground _