The Ballad Of Easy Rider Chords by Fairport Convention

Tempo:
101.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

G

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Ballad Of Easy Rider chords
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[D] [Em] [D]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [D]
The river flows, [F#m] flows to the sea
[Bm] Wherever that river [Em]
flows, that's where [A] I want to [D] be
Flow, [Em] river, [F#m] flow
[G] Let your waters wash [D] down
[G] Take me from this [D] road
[Em] [A]
To some other town
[G] [D] All [G] [D]
he wanted [F#m] was just to be free
[B] That's [Bm] the way [Em] it [E] turned [A] out to be
[D]
Flow, [E] river, [F#m] flow
Let [G] your waters [D] wash down
[G] Take me from [D] this road
[Em]
To [A]
some [D] other [G] town
[D]
[G] River, [D]
go
[G] Across the shady [D]
trees
[G] Flow, river, [D]
flow
[G] Flow to [D] the sea
[Em]
Flow, river, [A] flow
Flow to [D] the sea
[Em] [D]
[Em] [D]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[Em] [F#] [F#m]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[A]
[D] The [D]
[D]
[A] [Em] [D]
river flows [F#m]
to the sea
[B]
Wherever that river [Em] goes, that's where [A] I want to [D] be
Flow, [Em] river, [F#m] flow
[G] Let your waters [D] wash down
[G] Take me from this [D] road
[Em]
To [A]
some other town
[Em] [D]
[Em] [D]
Oh,
[F#m] just to be free
[B] That's the way [Em] it turned [A] out to be
[D]
Flow, [Em] river, [F#m] flow
[G] Let your waters [D] wash down
[G] Take me from [D] this road
[Em]
[A]
To some [D] other [G] [D] town
[G] River, [D] go
[G] Across the shady [D]
trees
[G] Flow, river, [D]
flow
[G] Flow to [D] the sea
[Em]
Flow, river, [A]
flow
Flow to [D] the sea
[Em] [A] [G] [D]
[Em] [D]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
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To learn Fairport Convention - The Ballad Of Easy Rider chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, D, Em, A, D, G, A and D. A good strategy is to initiate at 50 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 102 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ The river flows, [F#m] flows to the sea _
[Bm] _ Wherever that river [Em]
flows, that's where [A] I want to [D] be
Flow, [Em] river, [F#m] flow
_ [G] Let your waters wash [D] down
_ [G] Take me from this [D] road _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
To _ _ some other town
_ [G] _ [D] All _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ he wanted [F#m] was just to be free
_ [B] That's _ [Bm] the way [Em] it [E] turned [A] out to be
[D]
Flow, _ [E] river, [F#m] flow
Let [G] your waters [D] wash down
[G] Take me from [D] this road
_ _ _ [Em]
To _ _ _ _ [A] _
some _ _ [D] other _ _ [G] town
_ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ River, [D] _
go
[G] Across the shady [D] _
trees
[G] Flow, river, [D]
flow
_ [G] Flow to [D] the sea
_ _ _ _ [Em]
Flow, _ river, [A] flow _
_ Flow to [D] the sea
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] The [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ river flows [F#m] _
to the sea
_ [B] _
Wherever that river [Em] goes, that's where [A] I want to [D] be
Flow, [Em] _ river, [F#m] flow
_ [G] Let your waters [D] wash down
[G] Take me from this [D] road
_ _ _ [Em] _
To _ _ _ [A] _
some _ _ other town
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
Oh, _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ just to be free
[B] That's _ the way [Em] it turned [A] out to be
[D] _
Flow, [Em] river, _ [F#m] flow
_ [G] Let your waters [D] wash down
[G] Take me from [D] this road
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
To _ some [D] other _ _ [G] _ _ [D] town
_ _ [G] River, [D] go
_ [G] Across the shady [D]
trees
_ [G] Flow, river, [D]
flow
_ [G] Flow to [D] the sea
_ _ _ [Em] _
Flow, river, _ [A]
flow
_ Flow to [D] the sea
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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