Last Ride Of The Day chords by Nightwish

• Capo on 3rd

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