Ride My See-Saw

Moody Blues - Ride My See Saw

compiled from other sources & lead solo tabbed by -=blackbeard=-

[Chord sequences]       C      F        C      F
                     e|----------------------------------|
                     B|--------6-5-6-5---------6-5-5h6-5-|
           C-F*:     G|-5-5----5-5-5-5--5-5----5-5-5---5-|
                     D|-5-5-------------5-5--------------|
                     A|-3-3-------------3-3--------------|
                     E|----------------------------------|
           
                        C C                  C C
                     e|--------------------------|-----------------------|
                     B|--------------------------|-----------------------|
           C-C*:     G|-5-5----2p0-----------5-5-|-------------------5-5-|
                     D|-5-5--------2p0-------5-5-|---------------0---5-5-|
                     A|-3-3-------------3-1--3-3-|---------0-1-3---1-3-3-|
                     E|--------------------------|-0-1-2-3---------------|
                        Repeat this 3 times, then: This one once.
   
[Riffs]       | Riff A          | Riff B      |
             e|-8-------8-------|-13b15-11----|
             B|---11b13---11b13-|----------13-|
             G|-----------------|-------------|
             D|-----------------|-------------|
             A|-----------------|-------------|
             E|-----------------|-------------|
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[Intro - 2x]
C-F*

[Chorus]
C (x355xx)
Ride, ride my see-saw,
          Bb (x133xx)                 C-F*
Take this place on this trip just for me
C
Ride, take a free ride,
        Bb                           C-F*
Take my place, have my seat it's for free.

[Verse 1]
  Bb            F (xx356x)    G
I worked like a slave   for   years,
         Bb           F      G
Sweat so hard just to end my fears,
       Bb     F           G
Not to end my life a poor man
       Bb                         C-C*
But by now, I know, I should have run.

[Chorus]
C
Run, run my last race,
        Bb                         C-F*
Take my place, have this number of mine.
C
Run, run like a fire,
              Bb                        C-F*
Don't you run in, in the lanes, run for time.

[Verse 2]
     Bb            F           G
Left school with a first class pass,
        Bb           F      G
Started work, but as second class,
       Bb             F      G
School taught one and one is two,
Bb                                  Dm
But by now, that answer, just ain't true.

[Bridge - 2x]

  Dm      Bb      F       C
  Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh...

  Dm      Bb      F       C
  Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh...

  Dm      Bb      Dm      F       C          C-C*
  Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh...

[Play Lead Solo (see below)]

[Verse 3]
C  Bb       F         G     (Riff A)
My world is spinning around,
      Bb       F           G (Riff B)
Every-thing is lost that I found
       Bb        F         G
People run, come ride with me,
      Bb                           C-F*
Let's find another place that's free.

[Chorus]
C
Ride, ride my see-saw,
          Bb                          C
Take this place on this trip just for me
C
Ride, take a free ride,
        Bb                           C-F*
Take my place, have my seat it's for free.

[Outro]
C Bb F G       C Bb F G  C Bb F G   Bb
Ride   my see saw,      ride,      ride
C Bb F G       C Bb F G  C Bb F G   Bb
Ride   my see saw,      ride,      ride

[Lead Solo Tab]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5-7-7b9---7-5h7p5---5---------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------------8---8-7-----8-7---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------8-8s10~~~-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                   (X2)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-7-5h7p5---5---------------------------------------------|
A|-7-8-----------8---8-7-5-p0-1s3~--3~~~-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-10-12-10h12p10p9~~~----10-9-7-9~~~--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-9-10-12-10h12p10p9----10-9-7-7h9p7-5------7-5h7p5-3-5~~~------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-5~~~--------------|
D|-5~~~-----8-10-10\-|
A|-3~~~-s10----------|
E|-------------------|


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