The Ride chords by Chris Ledoux

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Novice

The Ride
By Chris Ledoux
Tabbed By Daniel Owens
Capo 5

Verse:
G+G
I was six years old, my brother was ten
Dsus2/F#
One July day came running in,
C majorC
seen a ferris wheel at the edge of town
C majorC
So, of course, we headed on down

G+G
Well it took us an hour to walk that far
Dsus2/F#
Carrying our fortune in a Mason jar
C majorC
It was all pretty sad, a cheap county fair
C majorC
With a few old rides but there was ponies there

G+G
Well, the ponies stunk and the air was still
Dsus2/F#
In that dusty circle behind the ferris wheel
C majorC
This old guy smelling of smoke and rum
C majorC
Swung me up and sat me down on one

G+G
Well I'd never rode a horse but I'd seen it done
Dsus2/F#
Cowboy movies made it look like fun
C majorC
This old man whispered a few soft words
C majorC
It was the best advice I've ever heard


Chorus:
       C majorC                   G+G
He said "Sit tall in the saddle, Hold your head up high
        D MajorD                G+G
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky
  C majorC               G+G
And live like you ain't afraid to die
       D MajorD            G+G
And don't be scared, just enjoy your ride"

G+G
I went up a kid with shaking hands
Dsus2/F#
And I came down a full grown man
C majorC
It was like he'd cast some Voodoo spell
C majorC
Things were different for me now, I could tell

G+G
'Cos whenever troubles come wandering in
Dsus2/F#
His rhyme would pop in my head again
C majorC
And somehow I rode through the needles and nails
C majorC
Brambles and thorns that life entails

Chorus:
       C majorC                   G+G
He said "Sit tall in the saddle, Hold your head up high
        D MajorD                G+G
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky
  C majorC               G+G
And live like you ain't afraid to die
       D MajorD            G+G
And don't be scared, just enjoy your ride"

G+G
Well I know some day farther down the road
Dsus2/F#
I'll come to the edge of the great unknown
C majorC
There'll stand a black horse riderless
C majorC
And I wonder if I'm ready for this

G+G
So I'll saddle him up and he'll switch his tail
Dsus2/F#
And I'll tip my hat and bid fairwell
C majorC
And lift my song into the air
C majorC
That I learned at that dusty fair

Chorus:
       C majorC                   G+G
He said "Sit tall in the saddle, Hold your head up high
        D MajorD                G+G
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky
  C majorC               G+G
And live like you ain't afraid to die
       D MajorD            G+G
And don't be scared, just enjoy your ride"
       D MajorD            G+G
Now don't be scared, just enjoy your ride