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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2004557,"song":"Uneasy Rider","artist":"The Charlie Daniels Band","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2004557-uneasy-rider-chords-by-the-charlie-daniels-band/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2004557?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":132,"content":"THE UNEASY RIDER\r\nRecorded by Charlie Daniels\r\n\r\nSPOKEN:\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was takin' a trip out to L.A.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nToolin' along in my Chevrolet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTokin' on a number and diggin' on the radio[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust as I crossed the Mississippi line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nI heard that highway start to whine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I knew that left rear tire was about to go.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, the spare was flat and I got uptight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\n'Cause there wasn't a fillin' station in sight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I just limped on down the shoulder on the rim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI went as far as I could and when I stopped the car[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt was right in front of this little bar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKind of redneck lookin' joint, called the Dew Drop Inn.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, I stuffed my hair up under my hat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd told the bartender that I had a flat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd would he be kind enough to give me change for a one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere was one thing I was sure proud to see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere wasn't a soul in the place, 'cept for him and me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he just looked disgusted and pointed toward the telephone.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI called up the station down the road a ways[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd he said he wasn't very busy today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he could have somebody there in just 'bout ten minutes or so[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said now you just stay right where you're at[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I didn't bother tellin' the durn fool[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI sure as hell didn't have anyplace else to go.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI just ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen some guy walked in and said; \"Who owns this car?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith the peace sign, the mag wheels and four on the floor?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, he looked at me and I damn near died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I decided that I'd just wait outside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I layed a dollar on the bar and headed for the door.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust when I thought I'd get outta there with my skin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nThese five big dudes come strollin' in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith this one old drunk chick and some fella with green teeth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I was almost to the door when the biggest one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nSaid; \"You tip your hat to this lady, son.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd when I did all that hair fell out from underneath.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow the last thing I wanted was to get into a fight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nIn Jackson, Mississippi on a Saturday night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Specially when there was eight of them and only one of me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey all started laughin' and I felt kinda sick[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I knew I'd better think of somethin' pretty quick[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I just reached out and kicked old green-teeth right in the knee.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe let out a yell that'd curl your hair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut before he could move, I grabbed me a chair[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd said; \"Watch him folks, 'cause he's a thouroughly dangerous man.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Well, you may not know it, but this man's a spy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe's an undercover agent for the FBI[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he's been sent down here to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe was still bent over, holdin' on to his knee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut everyone else was lookin' and listenin' to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I layed it on thicker and heavier as I went[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI said; \"Would you beleive this man has gone as far[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAs tearin' Wallace stickers off the bumpers of cars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd he voted for George McGovern for president.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 10]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"He's a friend of them long-haired, hippie type, pinko fags[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nI betcha he's even got a Commie flag[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTacked up on the wall, inside of his garage[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe's a snake in the grass, I tell ya guys[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe may look dumb, but that's just a disguise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe's a mastermind in the ways of espionage.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 11]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey all started lookin' real suspicious at him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd he jumped up an' said; \"Now, just wait a minute, Jim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou know he's lyin' I've been livin' here all of my life.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"I'm a faithfull follower of Brother John Birch[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I ain't even got a garage, you can call home and ask my wife.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 12]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen he started sayin' somethin' 'bout the way I was dressed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut I didn't wait around to hear the rest[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was too busy movin' and hopin' I didn't run outta luck[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd when I hit the ground, I was makin' tracks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd they were just takin' my car down off the jacks[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I threw the man a twenty an' jumped in an' fired that mother up.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 13]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nMario Andretti woulda sure been proud[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nOf the way I was movin' when I passed that crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nComin' out the door and headin' toward me in a trot[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I guess I should-a gone ahead and run[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut somehow I couldn't resist the fun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf chasin' them all just once around the parkin' lot.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 14]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, they're headin' for their car, but I hit the gas[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd spun around and headed them off at the pass[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was slingin' gravel and puttin' a ton of dust in the air[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHa Ha, well, I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nLike their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I figured I oughta go ahead an split before the cops got there.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 15]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen I hit the road I was really wheelin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHad gravel flyin' and rubber squeelin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I didn't slow down 'til I was almost to Arkansas[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, I think I'm gonna re-route my trip[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nI wonder if anybody'd think I'd flipped[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I went to L.A. - via Omaha.[/tab]","plain_text":"THE UNEASY RIDER\nRecorded by Charlie Daniels\n\nSPOKEN:\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 10]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 11]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 12]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 13]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 14]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 15]","chords":["C","A","F","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}