Chords for Night Rider's Lament

Tempo:
159.25 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Night Rider's Lament chords
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Well, here's a song that's kind of become a classic in this part of the country and I'd like to get Tony to help me
out on the acoustic guitar
ready
[C] [Dm]
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
[Am]
[Em] [C]
[Am]
[G] [C]
[Am] [Em]
[F] [G] [F]
[G] [Em]
[Dm] [C]
[A]
[Em] [C] While I was out [F] riding
[C] graveyard shift [Am] midnight to [G] dawn
[Em] [F] Moon was as bright [C] as a reading light [Am] [G] or a letter from an old friend [C] back home
And he asked
[F] Why do you [G] ride for your [C] money?
[Em] [F] Why do [G] you roll for [C] short pay?
[F] Ain't getting [G] nowhere [Em] and you [C] losing [F] your [E] share
[Dm]
You [G] must have gone crazy [C] out there
Tells me last night he run on [F] Jenny
She's [C] married and [Em] has a good [G] life
Boy [F] you sure miss the track [C] when you never come back.
[A] [G] She's the perfect
[C] Professionals wife and she asked
[F] Why does he [G]
ride for his [C] money?
[Em] [F] Why does [G] he roll short [C] pay?
[F] Ain't getting [C] nowhere and he's losing [F] his share
[Em] [Dm]
[G] Well, he must have gone crazy [C] out there
But they [F] ain't never [G] seen [C] the northern lights
[F] They never [C] seen a hawk on the wing
[G] They [F]
never seen [G] spring hit [C] the great [F] divide
[Em]
[Dm]
[G] Never heard old camp cookie [C] sing
Well, I read up the last of [F] my letter
[C] tore off the stamp [G] black Jim
[Em] [F] Bill he rode up to [C] relieve me
[Em] He [G] just looked at my [C] letter and grin
He said, you know, I won
[F] Why do [G] they ride for [C] their money?
[F] Why did [G] they roll [C] short pay?
[F] Ain't getting [G]
nowhere [C] and losing [F] their share
[E] [Dm]
[G] They all must be crazy [C] back there
Because they [F]
never [G] seen [C] the northern lights
[F] They never [Bm] seen a hawk [C] on the wing
They [F]
never seen [G] spring hit the [C] great [F] divide
[E]
I [Dm]
[G] never heard old camp cookie [C] sing
[G] [Am] [G]
[C]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[Am] [G]
[C] [Am]
[Em]
[F] [G]
[Dm]
[C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To start learning Chris Ledoux - Night Riders Lament chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, F, G, C, Am, G, F, E and Dm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 79 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 159. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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Well, here's a song that's kind of become a classic in this part of the country _ and I'd like to get Tony to help me
out on the acoustic guitar
_ ready
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ [C] While I was out _ [F] riding _
_ _ [C] _ graveyard shift [Am] midnight to [G] dawn _
_ _ [Em] _ [F] Moon was as bright [C] as a reading light [Am] [G] or a letter from an old friend [C] back home
_ _ _ _ _
And he asked
_ [F] Why do you [G] ride for your [C] money? _
_ _ [Em] _ [F] _ Why do [G] you roll for [C] short pay?
_ _ _ [F] Ain't getting [G] _ nowhere [Em] and you [C] losing [F] your _ [E] share _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
You [G] _ must have gone crazy [C] out there _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Tells me last night he run on [F] Jenny _ _
She's _ [C] married and [Em] has a good [G] life _ _ _
Boy [F] you sure miss the track [C] when you never come back.
_ [A] [G] She's the perfect _ _
_ [C] Professionals wife _ and _ _ she asked
_ [F] Why does he [G]
ride for his [C] money? _ _
[Em] _ _ [F] Why does [G] he roll short [C] pay? _ _
_ [F] Ain't getting [C] nowhere _ and he's losing [F] his share
[Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] Well, he must have gone crazy [C] out there _ _ _ _
_ _ But they [F] ain't never [G] seen [C] the _ northern lights
[F] They never [C] seen a hawk on the wing
_ [G] They [F]
never seen [G] spring hit [C] the great [F] _ divide
[Em] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] Never heard old camp cookie [C] _ sing _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I read up the last of [F] my letter _ _
_ _ [C] tore off the stamp [G] black Jim _ _
_ [Em] _ [F] Bill he rode up to [C] relieve me _
[Em] He [G] just looked at my [C] letter and grin _
He _ _ said, you know, I won
_ [F] Why do [G] they ride for [C] their money? _ _
_ _ [F] Why did [G] they roll [C] short pay? _ _
_ [F] Ain't getting [G] _
nowhere [C] and losing [F] their share
[E] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] They all must be crazy [C] back there _ _ _ _
_ _ Because they [F]
never [G] _ seen [C] the northern lights
[F] They never [Bm] seen a hawk [C] on the wing
_ They _ [F]
never seen [G] spring hit the [C] great [F] divide
_ [E] _
I [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ never heard old camp cookie [C] sing _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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