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“This Ride”
Shovels & Rope
‘Little Seeds’
[Chorus]
G
This Ride, what a Dride what a Emride, what a CrideG  D  G  
[Verse 1]
It Churts and it scars and it Daches and it twists
It Emstarves and it laughs and it Cballs up its fists
It’s crooked and it hollows and it Dsoothes and it breaks
And it Emgrows and it ponders and it Ctoils and it takes
It Dstretches and it breathes and it is lonely and longG  D  C  G  
[Chorus]
This ride, what a Dride, oh Emmy, what a CrideG  D  G  
[Verse 2]
It Ccalls and it follows and it Dbreaks down your door
It Embleeds you dry and it Casks you for more
Shows up at your work and it Dmakes you insane
And it Emloses your keys and leaves you Ccrying in the rain
It’s Dcostly and violent and it’s a sorrowful songG  D  C  G  
[Bridge]
But I am thankful by and Dby my love
And if I’m Emtalking too much just Cgive me a shove
If I’m Gwalking too fast maybe Dpick it on up
It’s Emjust like Old Yeller and CLonesome Dove
When you Chate how it ends, but you Dcan’t get enough, this Gride
[Verse 3]
It Clifts and it gives and it Dsingles you out
It Gshames and it blames and Cforgives and it doubts
It inspires and it opens our Deyes and it heals
And it Gcoughs and it slips and it Cfalls and it steals
Your mDemory your dignity your husbands and your mothersG  D  C  G  
 D   C   G(x4)

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This Ride

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“This Ride”

Shovels & Rope

‘Little Seeds’

[Chorus]

D Em C G D G

This Ride, what a ride what a ride, what a ride

[Verse 1]

C D

It hurts and it scars and it aches and it twists

Em C

It starves and it laughs and it balls up its fists

It’s crooked and it hollows and it soothes and it breaks

Em C

And it grows and it ponders and it toils and it takes

D G D C G

It stretches and it breathes and it is lonely and long

[Chorus]

D Em C G D G

This ride, what a ride, oh my, what a ride

[Verse 2]

C D

It calls and it follows and it breaks down your door

Em C

It bleeds you dry and it asks you for more

Shows up at your work and it makes you insane

Em C

And it loses your keys and leaves you crying in the rain

D G D C G

It’s costly and violent and it’s a sorrowful song

[Bridge]

But I am thankful by and by my love

Em C

And if I’m talking too much just give me a shove

G D

If I’m walking too fast maybe pick it on up

Em C

It’s just like Old Yeller and Lonesome Dove

C D G

When you hate how it ends, but you can’t get enough, this ride

[Verse 3]

C D

It lifts and it gives and it singles you out

G C

It shames and it blames and forgives and it doubts

It inspires and it opens our eyes and it heals

G C

And it coughs and it slips and it falls and it steals

D G D C G

Your memory your dignity your husbands and your mothers

D C G

(x4)

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