Nightwish – Last Ride Of The Day (Guitar)

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Chords

The main chord's root acts as a pedal note throughout the intro and verses and is not notated Original tuning standard D; may be more doable if: - chords are transposed down 3 half-steps (first chord Bm) - Capo 3 ORDER: I V1 V2 PC C INT1 V3 PC C INT2 FC1 FC2 O [INTRO] (3/4) Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C | Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Dm C | (enter band and choir) Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C | Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Dm C | (full band) Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C | Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Bb C | [VERSE 1]
Dm    Dsus2   Dsus2 Dm   Dm   Dsus2 Gm  Csus4 C
   We live in e  -  very mo - ment  but this  one

Dm     Dsus2    Dsus2   Dm   Dm  Dsus2  Gm  Csus4     C Dm
   Why don’t we re - cognize the fa  -  ces lo - ving us so?

Dm        Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm  Dm  Dsus2 Gm   Csus4  C   Dm
   What’s God   if    not the spark that star - ted life?

Dm       Dsus2  Dsus2   Dm   Dm    Dsus2  Gm   Bb  C  Dm
   Smile of   a stran - ger, sweet mu  -  sic, starry skies
[VERSE 2]
Dm    Dsus2 Dsus2   Dm  Dm  Dsus2 Gm Csus4 C
   Wonder,  myst - 'ry, wherever  my road  goes 

Dm    Dsus2 Dsus2  Dm  Dm Dsus2 Gm   Bb   C
   Early    wake - ups in a     mo - ving home 

Dm       Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm   Dm    Dsus2 Gm  Csus4 C    Dm
   Scent of    fresh-mown grass in    the mor - ning sun 

Dm  Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm   Dm    Dsus2 Gm   Bb C
   Open   theme park gates wai - ting for
[PRE-CHORUS]
Bb
Riding the day, every day into sunset

F                    C 
Finding the way back home
[CHORUS]
Dm                                              Am
Once upon a night we’ll wake to the carnival of life 

    Gm             Dm           Bb                 C
The beauty of this ride ahead - such an incredible high 

     Dm                                               F
It’s hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead

     Gm                   Dm 
This moment the dawn of humanity

F                C
Last ride of the day
[INTERLUDE 1] Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
Dm  Dsus2 |  Dsus2 Dm |  Dm Dsus2 | Gm   Bb   C     |
                                    Last ride of the

Dm  Dsus2 |  Dsus2 Dm |  Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
day
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Bb C | [VERSE 3]
Dm      Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm    Dm   Dsus2 Gm   Csus4 C   Dm
   Wake up,   Dead  Boy - en - ter   ad - ven - tureland 

Dm      Dsus2    Dsus2  Dm    Dm   Dsus2 Gm  Bb  C      Dm
   Tricksters, magi  -  cians will show  you all that’s real 

Dm     Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm     Dm   Dsus2  Gm   Csus4 C    Dm
   Careless  jug - glers, snakechar - mers by    your trail

Dm   Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm Dm   Dsus2 Gm  Bb   C Bb
   Magic   of    a  mo - ment, a - bracadabra
[PRE-CHORUS] (4/4)
( Bb )
  Riding the day, every day into sunset

   F                    C 
   Finding the way back home
[CHORUS]
Dm                                              Am
Once upon a night we’ll wake to the carnival of life 

    Gm             Dm           Bb                 C
The beauty of this ride ahead - such an incredible high 

     Dm                                               F
It’s hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead

     Gm                   Dm 
This moment the dawn of humanity

Bb               C
Last ride of the day
[INTERLUDE 2]
Bb | | F | F Gm |
(3/4)

Dm  Dsus2 |  Dsus2 Dm |  Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
(4/4)

Bb | | F | F Gm |
(3/4)

Dm  Dsus2 |  Dsus2 Dm |  Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
(4/4)
Dm | | | | Dm | | Eb | Eb C B | [FINAL CHORUS 1]
Em                                              Bm
Once upon a night we’ll wake to the carnival of life 

    Am             Em           C                  D
The beauty of this ride ahead - such an incredible high 

     Em                                               G
It’s hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead

     Am                   Em 
This moment the dawn of humanity

G                D
Last ride of the day
[FINAL CHORUS 2]
Em                                              Bm
Once upon a night we’ll wake to the carnival of life 

    Am             Em           C                  D
The beauty of this ride ahead - such an incredible high 

     Em                                               G
It’s hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead

     Am                   Em 
This moment the dawn of humanity

G                D
Last ride of the day
[OUTRO] Em Esus2 | Esus2 Em | Em Esus2 | Am Dsus4 D |
Em  Esus2 |  Esus2 Em |  Em Esus2 | Am   C    D     |
                                    Last ride of the

Em  Esus2 |  Esus2 Em |  Em Esus2 | Am Dsus4 D |
day
Em Esus2 | Esus2 Em | Em Esus2 | Am C D |