Chords with lyrics
My Ride's Here chords
Warren Zevon
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC
G+G
I was staying at the Marriott,
C majorC
with Jesus and John Wayne
G+G
I was waiting for a chariot,
D MajorD C majorC G+G
they were waiting for a train
The sky was full of carrion,
E minorEm
"I'll take the mazuma"
A minorAm
Said Jesus to Marion,
D MajorD
"that's the 3:10 to Yuma
G+G C majorC D MajorD
My ride's here 4x
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC
G+G
The Houston sky was changeless,
C majorC
we galloped through bluebonnets
G+G
I was wrestling with an angel,
D MajorD C majorC G+G
you were working on a sonnet
You said, "I believe the seraphim,
E minorEm
will gather up my pinto
A minorAm
And carry us away, Jim,
D MajorD
across the San Jacinto"
G+G C majorC D MajorD
My ride's here 4x
E minorEm G+G
Shelley and Keats were out in the street,
D MajorD E minorEm
and even Lord Byron was leaving for Greece
G+G
While back at the Hilton, last but not least,
D MajorD C majorC
Milton was holding his sides
E minorEm
Saying, "You bravos had better be,
D MajorD
ready to fight
E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
Or we'll never get out of East Texas, tonight
E minorEm Em6Em6
The trail is long and the river is wide,
A minorAm Am7Am7 D7D7
and my ride's here
G+G C majorC D MajorD
My ride's here 4x
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD G+G A minorAm D MajorD D7D7 C majorC
G+G
I was staying at the Westin,
C majorC
I was playing to a draw
G+G
When in walked Charlton Heston,
D MajorD C majorC G+G
with the Tablets of the Law
He said, "It's still the Greatest Story",
E minorEm
I said, "Man, I'd like to stay
A minorAm
But I'm bound for glory,
D MajorD
I'm on my way
G+G C majorC D MajorD
My ride's here 14x
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