{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":73402,"song":"Caseys Last Ride","artist":"Kris Kristofferson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11545925-caseys-last-ride-chords-by-kris-kristofferson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/73402?type=chord","rating":4.52911,"votes":48,"content":"CASEY 'S LAST RIDE\r\nwritten and performed by Kris Kristofferson.\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCasey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe stairway to the subway and the shadows down below[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFollowing the footsteps through the neon darkened corridors[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOf silent desperation,never speaking to a soul[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe poison air he's breathing has a dirty smell of dieing[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCasey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOf the clicking of the turnstile and the rattle of his chains[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Oh\",she said \"Casey it's been so long since i've seen you\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Here\",she said \"Just a kiss to make a body smile\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"See\",she said \"I've put on new stockings just to please you\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Lord\" she said \"Casey can you only stay awhile\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCasey leaves the underground and stops inside the golden crown[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bones[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSeeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWho reach for anything they can to keep from going home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nStanding in the corner,Casey drinks his pint of bitter[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNever glancing in the mirror at the people passing by[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIs the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Oh\",she said \"I suppose that you seldom think about me\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Now\",she said \"Now that you've a family of your own\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Still\",she said \"It's so blessed and good to feel your body\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Lord\",she said \"Casey it's a shame to be alone\"[/tab]","plain_text":"CASEY 'S LAST RIDE\nwritten and performed by Kris Kristofferson.\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]","chords":["Am","G","F","Em","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}