The Byrds – Ballad Of Easy Rider (Guitar)

Capo 5
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Roger McGuinn (with input by Bob Dylan, uncredited) From: "Easy Rider (Music from the Soundtrack)" (1970) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Here’s what you’ll find in this tab: 1. Lyrics and chords 2. Easy tabs for different song parts Capo: 5th fret Play: A Key: D For chords in original key, transpose +5
CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
D/A       x-0-4-2-3-x
A/G#      4-x-2-2-2-x
D/F#      2-x-0-2-3-x
D/C#      x-4-x-2-3-x
E7sus4    0-2-2-2-3-x
E/A       x-0-2-4-5-x
Aadd9     x-0-2-4-2-x
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | A | D/A | A | D/A | | A | D/A | A | D/A | [Verse 1]
A    
  The river flows

A/G#
 It flows to the sea

D/F#            D     D/C#
  Wherever that river goes

Bm            E7sus4    [ A ]
 That's where I want to be

A    D/A  E/A   [ A ]
 Flow     river flow

A  D/A        E/A         [ A ]
     Let your waters wash down

A  D/A       E/A       A
     Take me from this road

   Bm   Bm/A Bm/F# E7sus4  [ A ]
To some     . . .    other town
[Interlude] | A | D/A E/A | A | D/A E/A | [Verse 2]
A    
  All he wanted

A/G#
 Was to be free

D/F#            D   D/C#
 And that's the way

Bm         E7sus4 [ A ]
 It turned out to be

A    D/A  E/A   [ A ]
 Flow     river flow

A  D/A        E/A         [ A ]
     Let your waters wash down

A  D/A       E/A       A
     Take me from this road

   Bm   Bm/A Bm/F# E7sus4  [ A ]
To some     . . .    other town
[Interlude] | A | D/A E/A | [Bridge]
A  D/A   E/A   [ A ]
    Flow river flow

A  D/A       E/A   [ A ]
    Past the shaded tree

A  D/A  E/A   [ A ]
     Go river, go

A  D/A   E/A    A
     Go to the sea

Bm   Bm/A Bm/F# E7sus4   [ A ]
Flow              to the sea
[Interlude] | A | D/A E/A | A | Aadd9 | [Verse 3]
A    
  The river flows

A/G#
 It flows to the sea

D/F#            D     D/C#
  Wherever that river goes

Bm            E7sus4    [ A ]
 That's where I want to be

A    D/A  E/A   [ A ]
 Flow     river flow

A  D/A        E/A         [ A ]
     Let your waters wash down

A  D/A       E/A       A
     Take me from this road

   Bm   Bm/A Bm/F# E7sus4  [ A ]
To some     . . .    other town
[Outro] | A | D/A E/A | A --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]
Capo 5th fret
  A                D/A              A                D/A
e|----5-----------|----------5-----|----5-----------|----------5-----|
B|----------------|2h3-------------|----------------|2h3-------------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|------2---------|
D|----2-------2---|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|----4-------4---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse]
  A                                 A/G#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------2-----|----------2-----|----------2-----|----------2-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|4-------4-------|4-------4-------|

  D/F#             D       D/C#     Bm               E7sus4
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------3-------3-|----------------|----------3-----|
G|----------2-----|----2-------2---|----------4-----|------2---------|
D|----0-------0---|0---------------|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|
A|----------------|--------4-------|2-------2-------|--------2-------|
E|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|

[Chorus]
  A                D/A     E/A      A                D/A     E/A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|3-----5---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|----------4-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  A                D/A     E/A      A                
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|3---3-----------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|--------4---2---|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  Bm               Bm/A     Bm/F#   E7sus4
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|------3---------|
G|------4---------|------4-------4-|----------------|--2-------2-----|
D|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|2-------2-------|0---------------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|0---------------|0---------------|

  A                D/A     E/A      A                D/A     E/A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|3---------5-----|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|------2---------|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Middle 8]
  A                D/A     E/A      A                D/A     E/A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|3-----5---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|----------4-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  A                D/A     E/A      A                D/A     E/A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|3-----5---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|----------4-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  Bm               Bm/A     Bm/F#   E7sus4
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|------3---------|
G|------4---------|------4-------4-|----------------|--2-------2-----|
D|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|2-------2-------|0---------------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|0---------------|0---------------|

  A                D/A     E/A      Aadd9
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|2-----2---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------4-----|----------4-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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