Ride Cowboy Ride Chords by Marty Robbins

_ _ _ _ Ride cowboy, _ ride, [E] don't ride too slow, _ [B] _
_ Tucson's a mighty [E] long way yet to go.
_ He started his long ride [B] in Prescott, _ _ [E] the sun was a hundred [B] or more.
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On down he rode at [B] full gallop, _ _ _ [E]
into [B] the flat [E] desert floor.
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Driving the big herd to _ _ Flagstaff, [E] in Prescott the letter [B] was there.
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Happiness soon would [B] be sorrow, _ _ _ [E]
sad [B] news the letter [E] did bear.
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Ride cowboy, ride, [E]
don't go too slow, _ [B] ride cowboy, ride, [E] you've a long way to go.
Your darling now lies on her [B] _ _ deathbed, _ _
[E] wracked by fever [B] and pain. _ _ _
[E] Reaching for you at [B] her _ bedside, _ [E] and each breath [B] she's called [A] in your [E] _ name. _ _ _
_ Forward he leaned in [B] the saddle, _ _ _
[E] _ pushing through mesquite and [B] sage. _ _ _
[E] His head never raised [B] for a greeting, _ _ _
[E] as he passed [B] the [E] Wickenburg stage. _ _ _
_ [A] Ride cowboy, ride, _ [E] don't ride too slow, _ [B] _ _ Tucson's a mighty [E] long way yet to go.
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_ _ _ _ [A] Ride cowboy, ride, [E] don't ride too slow, _ [B] there's still a hundred [E] and twenty to go.
_ In through the ranch gate [B] he _ galloped, _ _ [E] and without breaking [B] his _ stride.
_ _ [E] He bounded out [B] of the saddle, _ _ _ [E] and rushed to [B] his sweet [E] darling's side. _ _ _
Then as the dying girl [B]
saw him, _ _ [E] a smile came over her [B] _ _ face.
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Holding her hand [B] as it tightened, _ _ _ [E] _
barely [B] had he won [E] the _ race.
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Ride cowboy, ride, [E]
on through the blue, _ [B]
ride cowboy, ride, [E] she'll be waiting for you.
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Ride cowboy, ride, _ [E]
on through the blue, _ [B] ride cowboy, ride, she'll [E] be waiting _ for _ you. _ _ _
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