The Ride Chords by David Allan Coe

Tempo:
84 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Bb

Eb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Ride chords
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[Bb] [F] [C]
[Bb] [F] [C]
Well, I was thumbing from [G] Montgomery.
[Eb] I had my guitar on my back
[F] When a stranger stopped beside [C] me in an antique Cadillac
He was dressed like 1950
[Eb] Half drunk and hollow-eyed
He [F] said it's a long walk to Nashville.
Would you [C] like to [Cm] ride?
[Bb]
[C] I [Cm]
[C] sat down in the front seat.
[Eb] He turned on the radio
[F] And them sad old songs coming out of them speakers [C] was solid contra gold
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale [Eb] when he asked me for a light
And [F] I knew there was something strange about [C] this ride
He [Bb] said dribbling.
Can you make [F] folks cry when you play [C] and sing?
Have you paid your dues?
Can you moan the blues?
[G] Can you bend them guitar strings?
He [Bb] said boy, can you make [F] folks feel what you feel [C] inside?
Cuz [Bb] if you think star-bound [F] let me warn you it's a long [C] hard ride
[Bb] [F] [C] [F] [Cm]
[C] Then he cried just south of Nashville [Eb] and he turned that car around
He [F] said this is where you get off boy
[C] Cuz I'm going back to Alabama
As I stepped out of that Cadillac, [Eb] I said mister many.
[F] Thanks.
He said you don't have to call me.
Mr
[C]
[Bb] Mr
Said can you [F] make you [C] play
Have you paid you can you moan the [G] blues can you bend down guitar string?
[Bb] Said boy, can you [F] make folks hear what you [C] feel inside?
[Bb] But if you big star [F]-bound, let me warn you gets [C] a long hard ride
[Bb] Said drifter, can you [F] make folks cry when you [C] play and sing?
Have you paid you can you moan the [G] blues can you bend them guitar strings?
[Bb] He said boy, can you [F] make folks feel what you [C] feel inside?
[Bb] But if you big star [F]-bound, let me warn you it's a [C] long hard ride
If [Bb] you big star [F]-bound, let me warn you it's a [C] long hard ride
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Bb] [F] [C]
Key:  
C
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F
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Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
G
2131
C
3211
F
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Bb
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To learn David Allan Coe - The Ride chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, F, C, Bb, F, C, Eb and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 42 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 84 BPM. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Well, I was thumbing from [G] Montgomery.
[Eb] I had my guitar on my back
[F] When a stranger stopped beside [C] me in an antique Cadillac
He was dressed like 1950
[Eb] Half drunk and hollow-eyed
He [F] said it's a long walk to Nashville.
Would you [C] like to [Cm] ride?
_ [Bb]
[C] I _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[C] sat down in the front seat.
[Eb] He turned on the radio
[F] And them sad old songs coming out of them speakers [C] was solid contra gold
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale [Eb] when he asked me for a light
And [F] I knew there was something strange about [C] this ride
He [Bb] said dribbling.
Can you make [F] folks cry when you play [C] and sing? _ _
Have you paid your dues?
Can you moan the blues?
[G] Can you bend them guitar strings?
He [Bb] said boy, can you make [F] folks feel what you feel [C] inside?
_ Cuz [Bb] if you think star-bound [F] let me warn you it's a long [C] hard ride _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Cm]
[C] Then he cried just south of Nashville [Eb] and he turned that car around
He [F] said this is where you get off boy
[C] Cuz I'm going back to Alabama
As I stepped out of that Cadillac, [Eb] I said mister many.
[F] Thanks.
He said you don't have to call me.
Mr
[C] _ _ _
[Bb] Mr
Said can you [F] make you [C] play
Have you paid you can you moan the [G] blues can you bend down guitar string?
[Bb] Said boy, can you [F] make folks hear what you [C] feel inside? _
[Bb] But if you big star [F]-bound, let me warn you gets [C] a long hard ride
[Bb] Said drifter, can you [F] make folks cry when you [C] play and sing? _
Have you paid you can you moan the [G] blues can you bend them guitar strings?
[Bb] He said boy, can you [F] make folks feel what you [C] feel inside? _
[Bb] But if you big star [F]-bound, let me warn you it's a [C] long hard ride
If [Bb] you big star [F]-bound, let me warn you it's a [C] long hard ride _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _

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