Night Rider's Lament Garth Brooks
Night Rider's Lament
Written by Jerry Jeff Walker
Performed by Garth Brooks (& others)
One [D]night while I was out [G]ridin' The [D]graveyard shift, midnight 'til [A]dawn
The [G]moon was [A]bright as a [D]readin' [Bm]light For a [A]letter from an [G]old friend back [D]home.
And he asked me [G]Why do you [A]ride for your [D]money Tell me [G]why do you [A]rope for short [D]pay
You ain't [G]gettin' no[A]where and you're [D]losin' your [Bm]share[A] [G]
Boy, you [A]must have gone [G]crazy out [D]there.
He said [D]last night I run onto [G]Jenny She's [D]married and she has a good [A]life.
Boy, you [G]sure missed the [A]track when you [D]never came [Bm]back
She's the [A]perfect pro[G]fessional's [D]wife.
And she asked me [G]why does he [A]ride for his [D]money And [G]tell me why does he [A]rope for short [D]pay
He ain't [G]gettin' now[A]here and he's [D]losin' his [Bm]shar[A]e[G]
Boy, he [A]must've gone [G]crazy out [D]there.
Ah, but they've [G]never [A]seen the [D]Northen [Bm]Lights, they've [G]never seen a [A]hawk on the [D]wing
They [G]never spent [A]spring on the [D]Great Di[Bm]vide[A],[G]
And they've [A]never heard ole' [G]camp cookie [D]sing.[E]
[E]Well, I read up the last of my [A]letter, And I [E]tore off the stamp for black [B]Jim.
And when [A]Billy rode [B]up to relieve [E]me,[C#m] He just [B]looked at my [A]letter and [E]grinned.
He said now [A]why do they [B]ride for their [E]money, Tell me [A]why do they [B]ride for short [E]pay
They ain't [A]gettin' now[B]here and they're [E]losin' their [C#m]share[B] [A]
Boy, they [B]must've gone [A]crazy out [E]there
Son, they [A]all must be c[B]razy out t[E]here.
(Thanks to Tom Crowley for corrections)
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