The Ride David Allan Coe
Tim McGraw adds this to the end of "Real Good Man' sometimes.
Let chords ring with repeated lines in chorus.
I like to carry the last 'ride' in final chorus through the chord progression D C G D
[D]I was thumbing my way back from Montgomery
with my [F]guitar on my back
when a [G]man pulled up beside me
in an [D]antique Cadillac
[D]He was dressed like 1950
half [F]drunk and hollowed eyed
said its a [G]long walk back to Nashville
would you [D]like a ride son
[D]So I jumped into the front seat
and he [F]turned on the radio
and the [G]sad songs coming out those speakers
was a [D]solid country gold
[D]Well I noticed the stranger was a ghost white pale
when he [F]asked me for a light
then I [G]knew there was something strange
a[D]bout this ride
chorus:
He said [C]mister can you make folks
[G]cry when you play and
[D]sing
[D]have you paid your dues
can you moan the blues
can you [A]bend those guitar strings
And [C]son can you make folks
[G]feel what you feel
in[D]side....
cuz if your [C]big star bound
let me [G]warn you its a
[D]long hard ride
C (one stroke)
if your big star bound
G (one stroke)
let me warn you its a
long hard [D]ride
[D] [C] [G] [D]
verse 2
[D]Well he cried just south of Nashville
and he [F]turned that car around
said [G]this is where you get out boy
cuz i'm [D]heading on back to alabam
[D]So I jumped outa that ole Cadillac
and said [F]mister many thanks
he said you [G]don't have to call mister, mister
[D]the whole world calls me HANK
Chorus
repeat last line of chorus a third time
(first tab posted...feel free to embellish or criticize)
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