Chris LeDoux – The Ride (Guitar)

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I was six years old, my brother was ten

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One July day came running in,

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seen a ferris wheel at the edge of town

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So, of course, we headed on down

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Well it took us an hour to walk that far

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Carrying our fortune in a Mason jar

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It was all pretty sad, a cheap county fair

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With a few old rides but there was ponies there

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Well, the ponies stunk and the air was still

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In that dusty circle behind the ferris wheel

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This old guy smelling of smoke and rum

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Swung me up and sat me down on one

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Well I'd never rode a horse but I'd seen it done

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    Cowboy movies made it look like fun

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This old man whispered a few soft words

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It was the best advice I've ever heard

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He said "Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high

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Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky

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And live like you ain't afraid to die

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And don't be scared, just enjoy your ride"

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I went up a kid with shaking hands

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And I came down a full grown man

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It was like he'd cast some Voodoo spell

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Things were different for me now, I could tell

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'Cos whenever troubles come wandering in

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His rhyme would pop in my head again

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And somehow I rode through the needles and nails

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Brambles and thorns that life entails

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He said "Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high

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Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky

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And live like you ain't afraid to die

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And don't be scared, just enjoy your ride"

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Well I know some day farther down the road

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I'll come to the edge of the great unknown

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There'll stand a black horse riderless

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And I wonder if I'm ready for this

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So I'll saddle him up and he'll switch his tail

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And I'll tip my hat and bid fairwell

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And lift my song into the air

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That I learned at that dusty fair

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"Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high

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Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky

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And live like you ain't afraid to die

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And don't be scared, just enjoy your ride"

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Now don't be scared, just enjoy your ride