{"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":2368991,"song":"The Ride","artist":"Chris LeDoux","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2368991-the-ride-chords-by-chris-ledoux/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2368991?type=chord","rating":4.83647,"votes":96,"content":"The Ride\r\nBy Chris Ledoux\r\nTabbed By Daniel Owens\r\nCapo 5\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was six years old, my brother was ten[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]\r\nOne July day came running in,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nseen a ferris wheel at the edge of town[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo, of course, we headed on down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell it took us an hour to walk that far[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]\r\nCarrying our fortune in a Mason jar[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was all pretty sad, a cheap county fair[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a few old rides but there was ponies there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, the ponies stunk and the air was still[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]\r\nIn that dusty circle behind the ferris wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThis old guy smelling of smoke and rum[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSwung me up and sat me down on one[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell I'd never rode a horse but I'd seen it done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]\r\n    Cowboy movies made it look like fun[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThis old man whispered a few soft words[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt was the best advice I've ever heard[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said \"Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKeep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd live like you ain't afraid to die[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd don't be scared, just enjoy your ride\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI went up a kid with shaking hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd I came down a full grown man[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was like he'd cast some Voodoo spell[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThings were different for me now, I could tell[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cos whenever troubles come wandering in[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]\r\nHis rhyme would pop in my head again[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd somehow I rode through the needles and nails[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBrambles and thorns that life entails[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said \"Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKeep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd live like you ain't afraid to die[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd don't be scared, just enjoy your ride\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell I know some day farther down the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]\r\nI'll come to the edge of the great unknown[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere'll stand a black horse riderless[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I wonder if I'm ready for this[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo I'll saddle him up and he'll switch his tail[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dsus2/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll tip my hat and bid fairwell[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd lift my song into the air[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I learned at that dusty fair[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKeep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd live like you ain't afraid to die[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd don't be scared, just enjoy your ride\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow don't be scared, just enjoy your ride[/tab]","plain_text":"The Ride\nBy Chris Ledoux\nTabbed By Daniel Owens\nCapo 5\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","Dsus2/F#","Em","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}