Jerry Jeff Walker – Night Riders Lament (Guitar)
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D G While I was out a-ridin' D A The grave yard shift, midnight 'til dawn G D The moon was bright as a readin' light A D For a letter from an old friend back home
[Chorus 1]
G A D And he asked me why do you ride for your money G A D Tell me why do you rope for short pay G A You ain't gettin' nowhere D G G/F# Em And you're losin' your sha-a----are A D Boy, you must've gone crazy out there
[Verse 2]
D G He said last night I ran onto Jenny D A She's married and has a good life G Boy, you sure missed the track D When you never come back A D She's the perfect professional's wife
[Chorus 1]
G A D And she asked me why does he ride for his money G A D Why does he rope for short pay G A He ain't gettin' nowhere D G G/F# Em And he's losin' his sha-a----are A D He must've gone crazy out there
[Chorus 2]
G A D B' then they've never seen the Northern Lights G A D They never seen a hawk on the wing G A D G G/F# Em They've never seen a spring hit the Great Divi-i----ide A D And they've never heard old camp cookie sing
[Instrumental]
G A D
G A D
G A D G G/F# Em
A D
[Verse 3]
D G Well, I read up the last of my letter D A I tore off the stamp for Black Jim G D When Billy rode up to relieve me A D He just looked at my letter and grinned
[Chorus 1]
G A D He said, now why do they ride for their money G A D Tell me why do they rope for short pay G A They ain't gettin' nowhere D G G/F# Em And they're losin' their sha-a----are A D Son, they all must be crazy out there
[Chorus 2]
G A D 'Cause they've never seen the Northern Lights G A D They've never seen a hawk on the wing G A D G G/F# Em They've never seen spring hit the Great Divi-i----ide A D No, they've never heard old camp cookie sing
[Outro]
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