The Ride Chords by David Allan Coe

[Intro]
Bb F C Bb F C
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[Verse]
           C                       
Well I was thumbing from Montgomery
Eb                        
I had my guitar on my back
F                                         C               
■ When a stranger stopped beside me in an antique Cadillac
       C                          
He was dressed like nineteen fifty
Eb                        
Half drunk and hollow eyed
        F                            
He said it's a long walk to Nashville
                 C       
Would you like a ride Son
C7 C C7                     C         
■  ■ Well I sat down in the front seat
   Eb                 
He turned on the radio
         F                                            C                 
And them sad old songs coming outta them speakers was solid country gold
       C                                        
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale
       Eb                   
When I asked him for a light
      F                                           C   
And I knew there was something strange about this ride


[Chorus]
        Bb                         F                     C   
He said Drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing
C7          C                                    
■  Have you paid your dues Can you moan the blues
        G                       
Can you bend them guitar strings
        Bb                     F                  C     
He said Boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside
                 Bb                    F                         C   
'cause if you're big star bound let me warn you it's a long hard ride
Bb F C C7
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[Verse]
        C                            
Then he cried just south of Nashville
       Eb                    
And he turned that car around
        F                            
He said This is where you get off boy
C                              
'cause I'm goin' back to Alabam
C                               
As I stepped outta that Cadillac
Eb                          
■  I said Mister many thanks
F                                              
He said You don't have to call me mister mister


[Chorus]
    C                         
The whole world called me Hank
        Bb                         F                     C    C7
He said Drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing ■ 
         C                                    
Have you paid your dues Can you moan the blues
        G                       
Can you bend them guitar strings
        Bb                     F                  C     
He said Boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside
C7               Bb                    F                         C   
'cause if you're big star bound let me warn you it's a long hard ride
        Bb                   F                       C        C7
He said Drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing ■ 
C                                             
Have you paid your dues can you moan the blues
G                               
Can you bend them guitar strings
Bb                       F                        C     
He said Boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside
Bb                                                     F    C        
'cause if you're big star bound let me warn you it's a long hard ride
Bb                                              F         C   
If you're big star bound let me warn you it's a long hard ride


[Outro]
Bb F C Bb F C
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Bb F C Bb
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