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E flat Tuning
[Intro] (x2)
Am G F
[Verse]
I know Clonesome, like the desert knows the sand
I know Amheartache, like the back of my hand
I know Gleaving, like a river knows to run
I know Fgoodbye, like a Gbullet knows a gun
I wanna Clove you, give Gyou the best of me
I wanna Ftell you, I ain't Gever going to leave
And that Amsetting sun won't Gfall on me this Ftime
I'm just a Gcowboy, looking for a reason to Amride
[Instrumental]
Am G F
[Verse]
I know Cthat smile, and right where it leads
I know Ammy heart, and just how it bleeds
And the Glast thing I want, is to see you get hurt
I Fkeep that saddle on so no Gbody gets burned.
I wanna Clove you, give Gyou the best of me
I wanna Ftell you, I ain't Gever going to leave
And that Amsetting sun won't Gfall on me this Ftime
I'm just a Gcowboy, looking for a reason to Amride
[Instrumental]
Am G F
[Bridge]
Amsomeday I find a way to put the Fbullet back in the Ggun
And Amsomehow I found out for the Friver not to Grun
And Amsometime the desert finds a Fsingle drop of Grain
AmMaybe I can Gchange
[Verse]
And I can Clove you
Give Gyou the best of me
And Ftell you I ain't Gever going to leave
And that Amsetting sun won't Gfall on me this Ftime
Naw that Amsetting sun won't Gfall on me this Ftime
[Outro]
I'm just a Gcowboy, looking for a reason to Amride
GreFason to rAmi-i-ideG  F  

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A Reason To Ride

by Matt Mason

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Chords in this song · guitar

E flat Tuning

[Intro] (x2)

Am G F

[Verse]

I know lonesome, like the desert knows the sand

I know heartache, like the back of my hand

I know leaving, like a river knows to run

F G

I know goodbye, like a bullet knows a gun

C G

I wanna love you, give you the best of me

F G

I wanna tell you, I ain't ever going to leave

Am G F

And that setting sun won't fall on me this time

G Am

I'm just a cowboy, looking for a reason to ride

[Instrumental]

Am G F

[Verse]

I know that smile, and right where it leads

I know my heart, and just how it bleeds

And the last thing I want, is to see you get hurt

F G

I keep that saddle on so no body gets burned.

C G

I wanna love you, give you the best of me

F G

I wanna tell you, I ain't ever going to leave

Am G F

And that setting sun won't fall on me this time

G Am

I'm just a cowboy, looking for a reason to ride

[Instrumental]

Am G F

[Bridge]

Am F G

someday I find a way to put the bullet back in the gun

Am F G

And somehow I found out for the river not to run

Am F G

And sometime the desert finds a single drop of rain

Am G

Maybe I can change

[Verse]

And I can love you

Give you the best of me

F G

And tell you I ain't ever going to leave

Am G F

And that setting sun won't fall on me this time

Am G F

Naw that setting sun won't fall on me this time

[Outro]

G Am

I'm just a cowboy, looking for a reason to ride

G F Am G F

reason to ri-i-ide

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