Fairport Convention - "The Ballad Of Easy Rider" Chords

Tempo:
101.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

G

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fairport Convention - "The Ballad Of Easy Rider" chords
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[Em] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
[D] [Em] [D] The river [A] flows, [F#m] flows to the sea, [F#m]
wherever that river [Em]
flows, [A] that's where I want to [D]
be.
[Em] Flow, river, [F#m] flow, [G] let your [D] waters wash down, [G] take me [D] from this world.
[Em] Flow, river, flow, to [A]
some other time.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
All he wanted [F#m] was just to be free, [B]
[Bm] that's the way [Em] it turned [A] out to be.
[D]
Flow, [E] river, [F#m] flow, [G] let your waters [A] wash down, [G] take me from [D] this world, [Em]
to [A] some other [G] time.
[D]
[G] Flow, river, [D]
flow, [G] wash the shade [D] in between.
[G] Flow, river, [D]
flow, [G] flow to [D] the sea.
[Em]
Flow, river, [A] flow, flow [D] to the sea.
[F#] [D]
[Em] [D]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[E] [F#m]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
The river flows [F#m]
to the sea, [B]
wherever that river [Em] goes, that's where [A] I want to be.
[D]
Flow, [Em] river, [F#m]
flow, [G] let your waters [D] wash down, [G] take me from [D] this world, [Em]
to [A]
some other time.
[Em] [D]
[Em]
[D] Oh,
[F#m] just to be [B] free, that's the way [Em]
it turned [A] out to be.
Flow, [Em] river, [F#m]
flow, [G] let your waters [A] wash [G] down, take me [D] from this world, [Em]
to [A]
some other time.
[G] [D]
[G] Flow, [A] river, go, [G] wash the shade in [D]
between.
[G] Flow, river, [D] flow, [G] flow to [D] the sea.
[Em]
Flow, river, [A]
flow, flow to the sea.
[Em] [A] [Bm] [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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Let's start jamming Richard Thompson - The Ballad Of Easy Rider chords, Practice these chords sequence - G, D, Em, A, D, G, A and D. Ease into the song by practicing at 50 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 102 BPM. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] The _ _ river [A] flows, [F#m] _ flows to the sea, [F#m] _
_ wherever that river [Em]
flows, [A] that's where I want to [D]
be.
[Em] Flow, river, [F#m] flow, _ [G] let your [D] waters wash down, _ [G] take me [D] from this world. _ _ _
[Em] Flow, river, flow, to _ _ _ _ [A] _
some _ _ other time.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
All he wanted [F#m] was just to be free, _ _ [B] _
[Bm] that's the way [Em] it turned [A] out to be.
_ [D]
Flow, _ [E] _ river, [F#m] flow, _ _ [G] let your waters [A] wash down, [G] take me from [D] this world, _ _ _ _ [Em]
to _ _ _ [A] some _ _ _ _ other _ _ [G] time.
_ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ Flow, river, [D] _
flow, [G] wash the shade [D] in between.
_ [G] Flow, river, [D]
flow, _ [G] flow to [D] the sea.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Flow, _ river, [A] flow, _ _ flow [D] to the sea.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The _ river flows _ [F#m] _ _
to the sea, [B] _ _
wherever that river [Em] goes, that's where [A] I want to be.
[D] _
Flow, [Em] _ river, [F#m]
flow, _ [G] let your waters [D] wash down, [G] take me from [D] this world, _ _ _ [Em]
to _ _ _ _ [A] _
some _ _ other time.
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] Oh, _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ just to be [B] free, _ that's the way _ [Em]
it turned [A] out to be. _
Flow, [Em] river, _ [F#m] _
flow, [G] let your waters [A] wash _ [G] down, take me [D] from this world, _ _ _ [Em] _
to _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ some other time.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] Flow, [A] river, go, [G] _ wash the shade in [D]
between.
_ [G] Flow, river, [D] flow, _ [G] _ flow to [D] the sea.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
Flow, river, _ [A] _
flow, flow to the sea.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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