The Ride Chords by David Allan Coe
Tempo:
83.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Eb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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?
.
[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?
.
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?
.
[Bb] Cause if your big star found, [F] let me warn you, it's a long, [C] hard ride.
.
[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.
.
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.
.
[Bb] Cause if your big star found, [F] let me warn you, it's a long, [C] hard ride.
.
[Bb] [F] [C] .
[Bb] [F] [C] .
[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?
.
[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?
.
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?
.
[Bb] Cause if your big star found, [F] let me warn you, it's a long, [C] hard ride.
.
[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.
.
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.
.
[Bb] Cause if your big star found, [F] let me warn you, it's a long, [C] hard ride.
.
[Bb] [F] [C] .
[Bb] [F] [C] .
[Bb] [F] [C] .
Key:
C
F
Bb
Eb
Cm
C
F
Bb
[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?
_ _ .
[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?
_ .
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?
_ .
[Bb] Cause if your big star found, [F] let me warn you, it's a long, [C] hard ride.
_ _ .
[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.
_ .
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.
_ _ .
[Bb] Cause if your big star found, [F] let me warn you, it's a long, [C] hard ride.
_ _ .
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
[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?
_ _ .
[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?
_ .
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?
_ .
[Bb] Cause if your big star found, [F] let me warn you, it's a long, [C] hard ride.
_ _ .
[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.
_ .
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.
_ _ .
[Bb] Cause if your big star found, [F] let me warn you, it's a long, [C] hard ride.
_ _ .
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .