Neon chords by Sam Moss

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
D D D D

Verse 1:
      D                      D
I was walking after midnight
      F#m             F#m
Three AM, to be exact
Em                     Em
  Crossing city limits
        G                 G
A heavy coat upon my back

Verse 2:
         D                          D
Counting strangers as I passed them
         F#m                 F#m
All were hurried, eyes ahead
               Em                      Em
Oh there is no trusting after midnight
                  G                   G
(When) we're just looking for our bed

Verse 3:
      D                            D
But I stared out from the overpass
       F#m           F#m
On the downtown haze
         Em                       Em
Hailed a cab and headed toward it
                 G G
In a bleary daze

Verse 4:
          F#m                     F#m
Well, the driver was slipping out
      G                 G
Could hardly keep awake
          Em                   Em
I prodded him with bony finger
         G                        G
And we rode swerving to someplace

Chorus:
A      A
Riding
    G      G
Oh, riding
A      A G G
Riding

Verse 5:
         D                         D
I pointed to the densest (o') neon
       F#m              F#m
Made a motion to depart
               Em                         Em
When I stepped out the streets were empty
          G                   G
I let the color fill my heart

Verse 6:
            D                        D
And with it full I asked forgiveness
        F#m                       F#m
With it full I asked for strength
           Em                   Em
I asked it of the swirling neon
           G                       G
And let my wish list turn to blank

Verse 7:
        F#m                        F#m
It was enough to pose the question
    G               G
I expected no reply
         Em                       Em
But spun around found my way home
              G                      G
(And) hit the sheets by morning time

Chorus:
A      A
Riding
    G      G
Oh, riding
A      A G G
Riding

Instrumental:

D D F#m F#m
Em Em G G

Chorus:
A      A
Riding
    G      G
Oh, riding
A      A G G D
Riding