Chris LeDoux – Night Riders Lament (Guitar)
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[Verse]
D G D A While I was out a-ridin' the graveyard shift, midnight 'til dawn G A D Bm A G D The moon was as bright as a readin' light for a letter from an old friend back home G A D G A D And he asked me Why do you ride for your money and why do you rope for short pay G A D Bm A G You ain't gettin' nowhere and you're losin' your share A G D Boy, you must have gone crazy out there
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D G D A He said last night he run into Jenny, she's married and has a good life G A D Bm Boy, you sure missed the track when you never come back A G D She's the perfect professional's wife G A D G A D And she asked me why does he ride for his money and why does he rope for short pay G A D Bm A G He ain't gettin' nowhere and he's losin' his share A G D Well, he musta gone crazy out there G A D Bm G A D But they ain't never seen the Northern Lights, they ain't never seen a hawk on the wing G A D Bm A G They never seen spring at the Great Divide A G D They ain't never heard ole' camp cookie sing
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D G D A Well, I read up the last of my letter, and tore off a stamp for black Jim G A D Bm A G D When Billy came up to relieve me, he just looked at my letter and grinned G A D G A D And he said you know, I wonder, why do they ride for their money, and why do they rope for short pay G A D Bm A G They ain't gettin' nowhere and they're losin' their share G A D Son, they all must be crazy out there