Night Riders Lament Chords by Jerry Jeff Walker

[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
While I was out [G] a-ridin' _ _ _
[D] From graveyard to midnight [A] till dawn
_ The _ [G] moon was as bright [D] as a readin' light
[D#] For [A] a letter from an old friend [D] back home
_ And _ _ _ he [G] asked me, why do [A] you write [D] for your money? _ _ _
[G] Tell me, why do [A] you roll for [D] short pay? _ _
You [G] ain't gettin' [A] no hands [D] _ in [G] your share
_ _ _ [Em] Boy, _ _ _ [A] you must have gone crazy [D] out there _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He tells me last night I run [G] on Jenny
_ _ _ [D] She's married and has [A] a good life
_ _ _ [G] Boy, you sure miss the track [D] when you never come back
[A] She's a perfect _ _ _ [D] professional's wife _ _ _ _ _
She [Em] [F#m] asked [G] me, why _ [A] does he write [D] for his money?
_ _ _ _ [G] Why [A] does he roll for [D] short pay?
_ _ He [G] ain't gettin' [A] no _ [D] hands, he's [G] losin' his _ [F#m] share _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
He [A] must have gone crazy [D] out there _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] And [D] they [G] never _ [A] seen [D] the _ northern lights
[G] They never [A] seen a hawk [D] on the wing _
They [G] never [A] seen the spring [D] hit the grave [G] _ _
[D] divine
_ _ [Em] No, _ _ _ [A] they never heard old Camp Cookie _ [D]
sing _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I read up the last [G] of my letter
I _ _ [D] tore off the stamp for [A] black gin
And _ _ [G] Billy rode up to [D] _ relieve me
_ [A] Just looked at my [D] letter and _ grinned
_ _ _ _ _ _
He [G] said, now why do [A] they write for their [D] money? _ _ _
Tell [G] me, why do [A] they roll for short [D] pay? _
_ _ They [G] ain't gettin' _ [A] no _ [D] hands, they're losin' [G] their _ [F#m] share
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Son, [A] they all must be crazy [D] out there _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] [D] Cause [G] they've never [A] _ _ [D] seen the northern lights
[G] They never seen [A] a hawk [D] on the wing
_ _ _ [G] They never seen the [A] spring [D] hit the grave [G] _ divine
[Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ No, _ _ [A] they've never heard old Camp Cookie [D] _ sing _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _