The Ride David Allan Coe
capo 3
Intro chords: G D A G D A
Verse:
[A]I was thumbin from Montgomery[C]
[C]I had my guitar on my back[D]
[D]When a stranger stopped beside me in an a[A]ntique Cadillac
[A]He was dressed like 1950
Half-dr[C]unk and hollow-eyed
He said "It's a l[D]ong walk to Nashville, would you like a r[A]ide, son?"
Well [A]I sat down in the front seat
And he tu[C]rned on the radio
And them s[D]ad old songs comin outta them speakers was so[A]lid country gold
[A]Then I noticed the stranger was ghost-white pale when he a[C]sked me for a light
And I kn[D]ew there was somethin strange about this rid[A]e
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Chorus:
He said "Dr[G]ifter, can you make folks c[D]ry when you play and s[A]ing?"
[A]"Have you paid your dues? Can you moan the blues?"
"Can you b[E]end them guitar strings?"
He said "B[G]oy, can you make folks f[D]eel what you feel ins[A]ide?"
"Cause if you're b[G]ig star bound, let me w[D]arn ya it's a long hard r[A]ide"
Repeat intro chords
Verse:
W[A]ell he cried just south of Nashville
And he tu[C]rned that car around
He said [D]"This is where you get off, boy, cause I'm go[A]in' back to Alabam'
[A]As I stepped out of that Cadillac[C]
I[C] said "Mister, many thanks."
He said "[D]You don't have to call me mister, mister"
"The w[A]hole world calls me Hank"
Chorus x2
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