Chords for Willie Nile - American Ride (Official Video)

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Leaving New York City with a tank of gas
Got _ my bag and my guitar, I'm [Cm] gonna get out fast _
Goin' cross the border to the Jersey [Ab] Shore
On down to Philly where they know the [Gm] score
Pittsburgh, [Ab] D.C., Ohio
[Gm] Tell me pretty baby do [Ab] you wanna go
[Eb] On an American ride _ _ _
_ _ Headin' down to Memphis on the 419 _ _
_ _ Lookin' for Elvis Presley and [Cm] the Reverend Green
_ _ Passin' through Kentucky, cross the county [Ab] line
The brothers on the radio sure sound [Bb] fine
Nashville, [Ab] Charlotte, say [Bb] goodbye
We're goin' out [Ab] tonight just you and I
[Eb] On an American ride _
_ _ _ So ride, ride, ride with me baby come on
_ _ Ride, ride, ride with me [Fm] baby come on
_ These [Ab] roads can take us coast to [Bb] coast
From points [Ab] unknown all the way back home
[Eb] On an American ride
_ _ _ _ _ Rollin' by the river down to Baton Rouge
The _ music and the Delta gonna [Cm] cure my blues
_ Jackson, Mississippi won't you make my [Ab] day
We're takin' 95 down to FLA
[Bb] Once we hit the [Ab] Keys gonna make a [Bb] toast
Head out [Ab] west for the California coast
[Eb] On an American ride _ _ _ _ _
Mobile, Alabama won't you sing my song _ _ _
Louisiana, Oklahoma [Cm] all night long _ _
Crossin' into Texas don't hesitate
[Ab] Freedom waits by the Golden [Bb] Gate
Midnight the [Ab] desert, Santa [Bb] Fe
Utah, [Ab] Arizona yeah we're on our way
[Eb] On an American ride _ _ _
_ So ride, ride, ride with me baby come on
_ _ Ride, ride, ride with me [Fm] baby come on
[Fm] _ [Ab] Where the good, the bad and the in-between
[Bb] All live [Ab] together on your TV screen
[Eb] On an American ride _
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] The moon is on the rise
[Eb] The country's in disguise
I've got the [Cm] motor running babe
[Bb] That's magic in your _ [F] _ [Eb] eyes _
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[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ We're gonna hit the beach in the LA sun
_ _ _ San Francisco, Carson City, [Cm] Oregon
_ _ Rollin' cross the plains to the great sand
[Ab] Go to places anywhere to make our stand
[Bb] Some might say that it's all a dream
[Bb] Abraham Lincoln, [Ab] Martin Luther King
[Bb] From rock and roll music [Ab] to the bebop jazz
[Bb] To the unknown soldier [Ab] giving all he has
[Bb] From Ellis Island [Ab] to the redwood trees
[Bb] Your untamed beauty [Ab] got me on my knees
_ _ [Eb] On an American ride _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] So ride, ride, ride with me baby come on
_ _ Ride, ride, ride with me baby [Fm] come on
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[Bb] Ride, _ [Ab] ride, ride with me baby _ _ [Bb] come _ on
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