The Ride chords

Bb _ _ F _ _ _ C _ _ _ .
Bb _ _ F _ _ C _ _ _ _ .
Well, I was thumbing from Montgomery.
Eb I had my guitar on my back F _ when a stranger stopped C beside me in an antique Cadillac.
He was dressed like 1950, Eb half-crunk and hollow-eyed.
F He said, it's a long walk to Nashville.
Cm Would you like to ride?
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C _ _ _ _ _ _ Cm _ C.
I sat down in the front seat.
Eb He turned on the radio.
F And them sad old songs coming out of them C speakers were solid country gold.
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost-white Eb-tailed when he asked me for a light.
F And I knew there was something strange C about this ride.
He Bb said, Dribbler, can you F make folks cry when you're C playing sign?
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Have you paid your dues?.
Can you moan the blues?.
G Can you bend them guitar strings?.
Bb He said, boy, can you make F folks feel what you feel C inside?
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Bb Cause if your big star found, F let me warn you, it's a long, C hard ride.
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Bb _ _ F _ _ C _ _ F _ Cm.
C Then he cried just south of Nashville.
Eb And he turned that car around.
F He said, this is where you get off, boy, C cause I'm going back to Alabama.
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As I stepped out of that Cadillac, Eb I said, Mr.
Many F Thanks.
He said, you don't have to call me Mr.
,.
C Mr.
The whole world called me.
Bb He said, Dribbler, can you F make folks cry when you're C playing sign?
_ .
Have you paid your dues?.
Can you moan the blues?.
G Can you bend them guitar strings?.
Bb He said, boy, can you F make folks feel what you C feel inside?
_ .
Bb Cause if your big star F found, let me warn you, it's a C long, hard ride.
_ .
Bb He said, Dribbler, can you F make folks cry when you're C playing sign?
_ .
Have you paid your dues?.
Can you moan the blues?.
G Can you bend them guitar strings?.
He Bb said, boy, can you make F folks feel what you feel C inside?
_ _ .
Bb Cause if your big star found, F let me warn you, it's a long, C hard ride.
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Bb Cause if your big star found, F let me warn you, it's a long, C hard ride.
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