Chords for Night Rider's Lament
Tempo:
159.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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]
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
G
F
Em
Am
C
G
F
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] _
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] _