Ride On Red, Ride On Chords by Rory Gallagher
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Bm] [A]
[N]
[A]
I'm going to be singing a song called Red One.
Red on, red, red on.
I left my old English work,
got another job,
and all this is the bus was taking off.
This is the city.
[C] I don't know what to say for it.
Just get on [B] out of here.
[D] Red on, red on, red, [A] red on.
[E] Gonna ride up to my freedom.
[B]
[E] There ain't no other [A] place I'm going to be.
I'm a free boy, [B]
I'm a [Am] free boy.
Got myself a sandwich, [Em] I'm eating on the street.
[A] Red on, Louisiana red.
Ride on, [E] ride on, on freedom.
[F#m]
[A] Ain't no other place I'm going to be. Red one.
[E]
[A]
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] This is the river, [Am]
it's [F#] not the state.
[Am] This [G] is the whole U.S. Army.
[A] Say what you will be the greatest.
[D] Red on, red on, [A] red, red on.
[E] Gonna ride up to your freedom.
[D]
Make those noise, [A] make those noise.
[B] I'm in New [G#] York, and I'm gonna fly.
Let me [C] set the tone of my music, fly.
[A]
Red on, red, red on.
[E] Gonna ride up to my [F] freedom.
[D] Ain't no other [A] place I'm going to be.
Red on, red, red on.
Red on, red on,
[E] red on.
Gonna ride up to your freedom.
[D]
Ain't no other [A] place I'm going to be.
Red one.
[E] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[Am] [A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[N]
[N]
[A]
I'm going to be singing a song called Red One.
Red on, red, red on.
I left my old English work,
got another job,
and all this is the bus was taking off.
This is the city.
[C] I don't know what to say for it.
Just get on [B] out of here.
[D] Red on, red on, red, [A] red on.
[E] Gonna ride up to my freedom.
[B]
[E] There ain't no other [A] place I'm going to be.
I'm a free boy, [B]
I'm a [Am] free boy.
Got myself a sandwich, [Em] I'm eating on the street.
[A] Red on, Louisiana red.
Ride on, [E] ride on, on freedom.
[F#m]
[A] Ain't no other place I'm going to be. Red one.
[E]
[A]
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
[D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] This is the river, [Am]
it's [F#] not the state.
[Am] This [G] is the whole U.S. Army.
[A] Say what you will be the greatest.
[D] Red on, red on, [A] red, red on.
[E] Gonna ride up to your freedom.
[D]
Make those noise, [A] make those noise.
[B] I'm in New [G#] York, and I'm gonna fly.
Let me [C] set the tone of my music, fly.
[A]
Red on, red, red on.
[E] Gonna ride up to my [F] freedom.
[D] Ain't no other [A] place I'm going to be.
Red on, red, red on.
Red on, red on,
[E] red on.
Gonna ride up to your freedom.
[D]
Ain't no other [A] place I'm going to be.
Red one.
[E] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[Am] [A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[N]
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_ _ I'm going to be singing a _ _ _ _ song called Red One. _ _ _ _ _
_ Red on, _ _ _ red, red on. _ _ _ _
_ I left my old English work,
got another job,
and all this is the bus was taking off.
This is the city. _ _ _
_ [C] I don't know what to say for it.
Just get on [B] out of here.
[D] Red on, _ _ _ red on, red, [A] red on. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Gonna ride up to my freedom.
[B] _
[E] There ain't no other [A] place I'm going _ _ _ _ _ _ to be.
I'm a free boy, [B]
I'm a [Am] free boy.
Got myself a sandwich, [Em] I'm eating on the street.
[A] Red on, _ _ _ Louisiana red.
Ride on, _ _ _ _ _ [E] ride on, on freedom.
[F#m] _
[A] Ain't no other place I'm going to be. Red one.
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_ _ _ [E] This is the river, [Am]
it's [F#] not the state.
[Am] This [G] is the whole U.S. Army.
[A] Say what you will be the greatest.
[D] Red on, _ _ _ red on, [A] red, red on. _ _ _
_ _ [E] Gonna ride up to your freedom.
[D] _
Make those noise, [A] make those noise. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] I'm in New [G#] York, and I'm gonna fly.
Let me [C] set the tone of my music, fly.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
Red on, red, red on. _ _
_ _ [E] Gonna ride up to my [F] freedom.
[D] Ain't no other [A] place I'm going to be. _
Red on, red, _ _ _ _ _ _ red on. _ _
_ _ _ Red on, _ _ _ _ _ _ red on, _ _
_ _ _ [E] red on.
Gonna ride up to your freedom.
[D] _
Ain't no other [A] place I'm going to be. _
_ _ Red one. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm going to be singing a _ _ _ _ song called Red One. _ _ _ _ _
_ Red on, _ _ _ red, red on. _ _ _ _
_ I left my old English work,
got another job,
and all this is the bus was taking off.
This is the city. _ _ _
_ [C] I don't know what to say for it.
Just get on [B] out of here.
[D] Red on, _ _ _ red on, red, [A] red on. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Gonna ride up to my freedom.
[B] _
[E] There ain't no other [A] place I'm going _ _ _ _ _ _ to be.
I'm a free boy, [B]
I'm a [Am] free boy.
Got myself a sandwich, [Em] I'm eating on the street.
[A] Red on, _ _ _ Louisiana red.
Ride on, _ _ _ _ _ [E] ride on, on freedom.
[F#m] _
[A] Ain't no other place I'm going to be. Red one.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] This is the river, [Am]
it's [F#] not the state.
[Am] This [G] is the whole U.S. Army.
[A] Say what you will be the greatest.
[D] Red on, _ _ _ red on, [A] red, red on. _ _ _
_ _ [E] Gonna ride up to your freedom.
[D] _
Make those noise, [A] make those noise. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] I'm in New [G#] York, and I'm gonna fly.
Let me [C] set the tone of my music, fly.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
Red on, red, red on. _ _
_ _ [E] Gonna ride up to my [F] freedom.
[D] Ain't no other [A] place I'm going to be. _
Red on, red, _ _ _ _ _ _ red on. _ _
_ _ _ Red on, _ _ _ _ _ _ red on, _ _
_ _ _ [E] red on.
Gonna ride up to your freedom.
[D] _
Ain't no other [A] place I'm going to be. _
_ _ Red one. _ _ _ _
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