Chords for Night Rider's Lament

Tempo:
148.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

F#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Night Rider's Lament chords
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[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[B] [A]
[D]
[E]
[D] [E] [A]
[D]
[B]
[A] [F#m]
[D]
[B] [E]
[A] [D]
[A] One night as I was [D] out riding, [A] graveyard shift midnight [E] till dawn,
[D] moon was [E] bright [A] as a [F#m] radiant light, [D] for a letter [E] from an old friend [A] back home,
he asked [D] me why [E] do you ride [A] for your money, [D]
why do [E] you owe for [A] short pay,
[D] you ain't getting [A] no when you're losing your [D]
[E] [F#m] share,
[D] boy you must have [E] gone crazy [A] out there,
[D] [A]
he said last night I ran on [D] a journey, [A] she's married and she has a [E] good life,
[D] boy you sure missed [E] a try [A] when you never [F#m] came back, she's [D] the perfect [E]
[A] professional's wife,
she asked [D] me why [C#m] does he [A] ride for his money, [D] why [E] does he owe [A] for short pay,
he [D] ain't getting [E] no [A] when he's losing [D] his share,
[E]
[F#m]
[D] boy you must have [E] gone crazy [A] out there,
but [D] they've [E] never seen [A] the northern lights, [D] never [E] seen a hawk [F#m] on the way,
[D] they've never spent [E] a [A] swing in the great
[D] divide,
[E] [F#m]
they [D] ain't never heard [E] old Kim Cookie [A] sing,
[D]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A]
[Em] [D]
[B] [A] [F#m]
[D]
[F#m] [E]
[A] [D]
[A]
so he read up the last of [D] my letter,
[A] he tore off the stamp in [E] black gin,
[D] and then Billy [E] rode [A] up to relieve [F#m] me,
he [D] just looked at [E] my letter [A] and grin,
he asked [D] me why [E] do they ride [A] for money,
[D] why do [E] they ride for [A] short pay,
[D] they ain't getting [Em] no [A] when they're losing [D] their [E] share,
[F#m]
[D] boy they must have [E] gone crazy [A] out there,
but [D] they've [E] never seen [A] the northern lights, [D] never [E] seen a hawk [F#m] on the way,
[D] they ain't never [F#m] spent a swing [A] in the [D] great divide,
[E]
[F#m]
[D] they ain't never heard [E] old Kim Cookie [A]
sing,
[F#m] they [D] ain't never heard [E] old Kim Cookie [A] sing.
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ One _ night as I was [D] out riding, _ _ _ [A] _ graveyard shift midnight [E] till dawn, _ _ _
[D] _ moon was [E] bright [A] as a _ [F#m] radiant light, [D] for a letter [E] from an old friend [A] back home,
he asked [D] me why [E] do you ride [A] for your money, _ _ _ _ [D] _
why do [E] you owe for [A] short _ pay,
_ [D] you ain't getting _ [A] no when _ you're losing your [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] share, _ _ _
_ [D] boy you must have [E] gone crazy [A] out there,
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ he said last night I ran on [D] a journey, _ _ _ [A] she's married and she has a [E] good life,
_ _ [D] boy you sure missed [E] a try [A] when you never [F#m] came back, she's [D] the perfect _ [E] _
_ [A] professional's wife,
she asked [D] me why [C#m] does he [A] ride for his money, _ _ _ [D] why [E] does he owe [A] for short pay, _
he [D] ain't getting [E] no [A] when he's losing [D] his share,
_ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] boy you must have [E] gone crazy [A] out there,
_ but [D] they've _ [E] never seen [A] the northern _ lights, [D] never _ [E] seen a hawk [F#m] on the _ _ way,
_ [D] they've never spent [E] a [A] swing in the great _
[D] divide,
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ they [D] ain't never heard [E] old Kim Cookie [A] sing, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
so he read up the last of [D] my letter,
_ _ _ [A] he tore off the stamp in [E] black gin, _ _
[D] and then Billy [E] rode [A] up to relieve [F#m] me,
he [D] just looked at [E] my letter [A] and grin, _
he asked [D] me why [E] do they ride [A] for money, _ _ _ _
[D] why do [E] they ride for [A] short _ _ _ pay,
[D] they ain't getting [Em] no [A] when they're losing [D] their _ [E] share,
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] boy they must have [E] gone crazy [A] out there,
_ but [D] they've _ [E] never seen [A] the northern _ lights, [D] never _ [E] seen a hawk [F#m] on the way, _ _
[D] they ain't never [F#m] spent a swing [A] in the _ [D] great divide,
_ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] they ain't never heard [E] old Kim Cookie [A] _
sing,
_ [F#m] _ they [D] ain't never heard [E] old Kim Cookie [A] sing.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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