The Ride Chords by Chris Ledoux
Tempo:
75.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
I was six years old, my brother was ten, and July [G] day came a-runnin' [Am] in, seen a Ferris
wheel at the edge of town, so of course [C] we headed on down.
Well it took us an hour to walk that far, [G] carryin' our fortune in a mason jar.
[Am] Was all pretty sad at cheap county fair, [F] with a few old rides, but there [C] was ponies there.
Well the ponies stunk and the air was still in that [G] dusty circle behind the Ferris wheel.
[Am]
This old guy smellin' a smokin' rum [F] swung me up and set me [C] down on one.
Well I'd never rode a horse, but I'd seen it [G] done, cowboy [Em] movies made it look like [Am] fun.
This old man whispered a few soft [F] words, it was the best [C] advice I ever heard.
[F] Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up [C] high, keep your [G] eyes fixed where the trail
[C] meets the sky, [F] and live like you ain't [C] afraid to die, and don't [G] be scared, just [C] enjoy your ride.
I went up a kid with shakin' hands, [G] but I came down a full grown man, [Am] it's like he'd
cast some voodoo spell, [F] things were different for me now [C] I could tell.
Cause whenever troubles came wanderin' in, [G] his rhyme would pop in my head again, [Am] and
somehow I rode through the needles and nails, [F] rambles and thorns [C] that life entails.
Sit [F] tall in the saddle, hold your head [C] up high, keep your [G] eyes fixed where the trail
meets the [C] sky, [F] and live like you ain't afraid to [C] die, and don't be [G] scared, just enjoy your [C] ride.
Well I know someday farther down the road [G] I'll come to the edge of the great unknown,
[Am] there'll stand a black horse riderless, [F] and I'll wonder [C] if I'm ready for this.
Well I'll saddle him up and he'll switch his [G] tail, and I'll tip my hat and bid farewell,
[Am] and lift my song into the air, [F] that I learned at that dusty [C] fair.
[F] Sit tall in the saddle, hold your [C] head up high, keep [G] your eyes fixed where the trail
[C] meets the sky, [F] and live like you ain't [C] afraid to die, and [G] don't be scared, just [Am] enjoy your
ride, no don't [G] be scared, just enjoy [C] your ride.
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
I was six years old, my brother was ten, and July [G] day came a-runnin' [Am] in, seen a Ferris
wheel at the edge of town, so of course [C] we headed on down.
Well it took us an hour to walk that far, [G] carryin' our fortune in a mason jar.
[Am] Was all pretty sad at cheap county fair, [F] with a few old rides, but there [C] was ponies there.
Well the ponies stunk and the air was still in that [G] dusty circle behind the Ferris wheel.
[Am]
This old guy smellin' a smokin' rum [F] swung me up and set me [C] down on one.
Well I'd never rode a horse, but I'd seen it [G] done, cowboy [Em] movies made it look like [Am] fun.
This old man whispered a few soft [F] words, it was the best [C] advice I ever heard.
[F] Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up [C] high, keep your [G] eyes fixed where the trail
[C] meets the sky, [F] and live like you ain't [C] afraid to die, and don't [G] be scared, just [C] enjoy your ride.
I went up a kid with shakin' hands, [G] but I came down a full grown man, [Am] it's like he'd
cast some voodoo spell, [F] things were different for me now [C] I could tell.
Cause whenever troubles came wanderin' in, [G] his rhyme would pop in my head again, [Am] and
somehow I rode through the needles and nails, [F] rambles and thorns [C] that life entails.
Sit [F] tall in the saddle, hold your head [C] up high, keep your [G] eyes fixed where the trail
meets the [C] sky, [F] and live like you ain't afraid to [C] die, and don't be [G] scared, just enjoy your [C] ride.
Well I know someday farther down the road [G] I'll come to the edge of the great unknown,
[Am] there'll stand a black horse riderless, [F] and I'll wonder [C] if I'm ready for this.
Well I'll saddle him up and he'll switch his [G] tail, and I'll tip my hat and bid farewell,
[Am] and lift my song into the air, [F] that I learned at that dusty [C] fair.
[F] Sit tall in the saddle, hold your [C] head up high, keep [G] your eyes fixed where the trail
[C] meets the sky, [F] and live like you ain't [C] afraid to die, and [G] don't be scared, just [Am] enjoy your
ride, no don't [G] be scared, just enjoy [C] your ride.
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
Key:
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was six years old, my brother was ten, and July [G] day came a-runnin' [Am] in, seen a Ferris
wheel at the edge of town, so of course [C] we headed on down.
_ Well it took us an hour to walk that far, [G] carryin' our fortune in a mason jar.
[Am] Was all pretty sad at cheap county fair, [F] with a few old rides, but there [C] was ponies there.
_ _ _ _ Well the ponies stunk and the air was still in that [G] dusty circle behind the Ferris wheel.
[Am]
This old guy smellin' a smokin' rum [F] swung me up and set me [C] down on one.
Well I'd never rode a horse, but I'd seen it [G] done, cowboy [Em] movies made it look like [Am] fun.
This old man whispered a few soft [F] words, it was the best [C] advice I ever heard.
_ [F] Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up [C] high, keep your [G] eyes fixed where the trail
[C] meets the sky, _ [F] and live like you ain't [C] afraid to die, _ and don't [G] be scared, just [C] enjoy your ride.
_ _ _ _ _ I went up a kid with shakin' hands, [G] but I came down a full grown man, [Am] it's like he'd
cast some voodoo spell, [F] things were different for me now [C] I could tell. _ _
Cause whenever troubles came wanderin' in, [G] his rhyme would pop in my head again, [Am] and
somehow I rode through the needles and nails, [F] rambles and thorns [C] that life entails.
Sit [F] tall in the saddle, hold your head [C] up high, _ keep your [G] eyes fixed where the trail
meets the [C] sky, _ _ [F] and live like you ain't afraid to [C] die, _ and don't be [G] scared, just enjoy your [C] ride.
_ _ _ _ _ Well I know someday farther down the road [G] I'll come to the edge of the great unknown,
[Am] there'll stand a black horse riderless, [F] and I'll wonder [C] if I'm ready for this. _
Well I'll saddle him up and he'll switch his [G] tail, and I'll tip my hat and bid farewell,
[Am] and lift my song into the air, [F] that I learned at that dusty [C] fair.
_ _ [F] Sit tall in the saddle, hold your [C] head up high, keep [G] your eyes fixed where the trail
[C] meets the sky, _ [F] and live like you ain't [C] afraid to die, and [G] don't be scared, just [Am] enjoy your
ride, no don't [G] be scared, _ just enjoy [C] your ride.
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I was six years old, my brother was ten, and July [G] day came a-runnin' [Am] in, seen a Ferris
wheel at the edge of town, so of course [C] we headed on down.
_ Well it took us an hour to walk that far, [G] carryin' our fortune in a mason jar.
[Am] Was all pretty sad at cheap county fair, [F] with a few old rides, but there [C] was ponies there.
_ _ _ _ Well the ponies stunk and the air was still in that [G] dusty circle behind the Ferris wheel.
[Am]
This old guy smellin' a smokin' rum [F] swung me up and set me [C] down on one.
Well I'd never rode a horse, but I'd seen it [G] done, cowboy [Em] movies made it look like [Am] fun.
This old man whispered a few soft [F] words, it was the best [C] advice I ever heard.
_ [F] Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up [C] high, keep your [G] eyes fixed where the trail
[C] meets the sky, _ [F] and live like you ain't [C] afraid to die, _ and don't [G] be scared, just [C] enjoy your ride.
_ _ _ _ _ I went up a kid with shakin' hands, [G] but I came down a full grown man, [Am] it's like he'd
cast some voodoo spell, [F] things were different for me now [C] I could tell. _ _
Cause whenever troubles came wanderin' in, [G] his rhyme would pop in my head again, [Am] and
somehow I rode through the needles and nails, [F] rambles and thorns [C] that life entails.
Sit [F] tall in the saddle, hold your head [C] up high, _ keep your [G] eyes fixed where the trail
meets the [C] sky, _ _ [F] and live like you ain't afraid to [C] die, _ and don't be [G] scared, just enjoy your [C] ride.
_ _ _ _ _ Well I know someday farther down the road [G] I'll come to the edge of the great unknown,
[Am] there'll stand a black horse riderless, [F] and I'll wonder [C] if I'm ready for this. _
Well I'll saddle him up and he'll switch his [G] tail, and I'll tip my hat and bid farewell,
[Am] and lift my song into the air, [F] that I learned at that dusty [C] fair.
_ _ [F] Sit tall in the saddle, hold your [C] head up high, keep [G] your eyes fixed where the trail
[C] meets the sky, _ [F] and live like you ain't [C] afraid to die, and [G] don't be scared, just [Am] enjoy your
ride, no don't [G] be scared, _ just enjoy [C] your ride.
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