Chords for Night Rider's Lament - Jerry Jeff Walker

[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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While I was out [Ab] a-ridin' _ _ _
[Eb] The graveyard shift from midnight till [Bb] dawn
_ The _
[Ab] moon was as bright [Eb] as a _ readin' light
[E] For [Bb] a letter from an old [Eb] friend back home _ _ _
_ _ And he asked [Ab] me, why [Bb] do you ride [Eb] for any money? _ _ _
[Ab] Tell me, why do [Bb] you roll for [Eb] short pay?
_ _ You [Ab] ain't gettin' _ [Bb] nowhere [Eb] and you're losin' [Ab] your share
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
Boy, _ [Bb] you must have gone crazy [Eb] out there
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_ He tells me last night I run [Ab] on to Jenny _
_ _ [Eb] She's married and has a [Bb] good life
_ _ [Ab] Boy, you sure miss the track [Eb] when you never come back
[Bb] He's the perfect _ _ _ [Eb] professional's wife
_ _ _ _ She _ asked [Ab] me, why [Bb] does he ride [Eb] for his money? _
_ _ _ [Ab] Why [Bb] does he roll for [Eb] short pay? _
_ _ [Ab] He ain't gettin' [Bb] nowhere _ [Eb] and he's losin' [Ab] his share
_ [Gm] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ He [Bb] must have gone crazy [Eb] out there _ _ _
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[Ab] _ They [Bb] never seen _
[Eb] the northern _ _ lights
[Ab] They never [Bb] seen the hawk [Eb] on the wing
_ They [Ab] never [Bb] seen the spring [Eb] hit the [Ab] great _ _
[Cm] divide
_ [Fm] _ _ _
_ No, [Bb] they never heard old Camp Cookie [Eb] sing
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_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
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Well, I read up the last of my [Ab] letter _ _ _
_ [Eb] Tore off the stamp for [Bb] black gin _ _
_ [Ab] Until they wrote up [Eb] to relieve me _
[Bb] Just looked at my [Eb] letter and grinned _
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He [Ab] said, now why do [Bb] they ride for their [Eb]
money?
_ _ _ Tell [Ab] me, why do [Bb] they roll for [Eb] short pay? _ _
_ They [Ab] ain't gettin' _
[Bb] nowhere _ [Eb] and _ losin' [Ab] their _ [Gm] share
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
Son, [Bb] they all must be crazy [Eb] out there _
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Cause [Ab] they've never [Bb] _
_ [Eb] seen the northern lights
[Ab] They never seen [Bb] the hawk [Eb] on the wing _
_ _ [Ab] They never seen the [Bb] _ spring [Eb] hit the great [Ab] _ _ [Cm] divide _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ No, [Bb] they never heard old Camp Cookie [Eb] _ sing _ _ _
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_ _ Oh, _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] Lee, _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
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_ [Eb] oh, Lee, oh, Lee, oh, Lee, oh, Lee _