
The Last Ride chords by Hank Snow
Guitar chords with lyrics
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Verse: C In the Dodge City yards of the Sante Fe G7 Stood a freight made up for the east And the engineer with his oil and waste C Was grooming the great iron beast Verse: While ten cars back in the murky dust C7 F A boxcar door swung wide G7 And a hobo lifted his pal aboard C To start on his last long ride
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Verse: F A lantern swung and the freight pulled out C The engine it gathered speed F The engineer pulled the throttle wide D7 G7 And clucked to his fiery steed Verse: C Ten cars back in the empty box G7 The hobo rolled a pill The flare of the match showed his partners face C Stark white and deathly still Verse: As the train wheels clicked on the coupling joints C7 F A song for the ramblers ears G7 The hobo talked to the still white form C His pal for many a year [Refrain] C For a mighty long time we've rambled Jack F With the luck of men that roam G7 With the back door steps for a dining room C And the boxcar for a home [Refrain] We dodged the bulls on the eastern route F And the cops on the Chesapeake G7 We traveled the Leadville Narrow Gauge C In the days of Cripple Creek [Refrain] We drifted down through sunny Cal F On the rails of the old S P G7 And of all you had through good and bad C A half always belonged to me [Refrain] You made me promise to you Jack F If I lived and you cashed in G7 To take you back to the old churchyard C And bury you there with your kin [Refrain] You seemed to know I would keep my word F For you said that I was white G7 Well I'm keeping my promise to you pal C Cause I'm taking you home tonight [Refrain] I hadn't the money to send you there F So I'm taking you back on the fly G7 It's the decent way for a Bo to go C Home to the by and by [Refrain] I knew that fever had you Jack F And that doctor just wouldn't come G7 He was too busy treating the wealthy folks C To doctor a worn out bum Verse: C As the train rolled over its ribbon of steel G7 Straight through to the east it sped The engineer in his high cab seat C Keep his eyes on the rails a head Verse: While ten cars back in the empty box C7 F The lonely hobo sighed G7 For the days of old and his pal so cold C Was taking his last long ride
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