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Ryd

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1/37

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 37Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Chord Shapes]
e|---5---|---5---|---5---|---4---|---3---|---5---|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|---5---|---5---|---6---|---4---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---6---|---1---|---2---|
G|---5---|---5---|---5---|---4---|---3---|---3---|---0---|---6---|---2---|---3---|
D|---7---|---5---|---7---|---4---|---3---|---3---|---0---|---5---|---2---|---2---|
A|---5---|---7---|---5---|---6---|---5---|---5---|---2---|---x---|---x---|---3---|
E|-------|---5---|-------|---4---|---3---|---3---|---0---|---5---|---1---|-------|
   D9      Am7     Dm7     G#m7    Gm7     Gm9     Em7     A7#5    Fmaj7  C7b9
[Intro]
e|--D9-5-----Am7-5-------|-Dm7-------5--Am7-----G#m7-------|-Gm7-----Gm95------5--5--|-Em7------A7#5----------|
B|---5------5-------|--6--8------5-----4----|--3---3---3--3--3--|--3-----6-----6--|
G|---5------5-------|--5---------5-----4----|--3---3---3--3-----|--0-----6-----6--|
D|---7------5-------|--7---------5-----4----|--3-------3--------|--0-----5-----5--|
A|---5------7-------|--5---------7-----6----|--5-------5--------|--2-----x-----x--|
E|----------5-------|------------5-----4----|--3-------3--------|--0-----5-----5--|
e|--D9-5-----Am7-5-------|-Dm7-------5--Am7-----G#m7-------|-Gm7------Gm9-5----------|Gm7-----Fmaj7-------C7b9-----|
B|---5------5-------|--6--8------5-----4----|--3-----3----------|--3------1---2---|
G|---5------5-------|--5---------5-----4----|--3-----3----------|--3------2---3---|
D|---7------5-------|--7---------5-----4----|--3-----3----------|--3------2---2---|
A|---5------7-------|--5---------7-----6----|--5-----5----------|--5------x---3---|
E|----------5-------|------------5-----4----|--3-----3----------|--3------1-------|
                                                *This passage is repeated throughout the song.
                                                 Play along with the song to get the timing right.
[Chorus]
D9Speedin' down the Am7backstreet
I'm tryna Dm7get you in my Am7backseat
G#m7Girl I want yGm7ou to ride Gm9with me
Em7Baby riA7#5de on me
D9Speedin' down the Am7backstreet
I'm tryna Dm7get you in my Am7backseat
GG#m7irl I want Gm7you to Gm9ride with me
Gm7Baby rFmaj7ide on mC7b9e
[Verse]
D9I see the Am7way you lookin' at me
Through my perDm7ipheral
Vision Am7pretty baby G#m7as I ride on this Gm7empty road
Gm9I'm just lookin' for somethin' to do
Em7Asked if she was hungry A7#5does she want any food and
D9She said, "Nah" tAm7hen she kissed me on my cheek
NeDm7xt thing I know Am7she was feelinG#m7' on me
AndGm7  
I waGm9s in the M double-O D
Gm7When she said park mFmaj7y car dowC7b9n the backstreet
[Chorus]
D9Speedin' down the Am7backstreet
I'm tryna Dm7get you in my Am7backseat
G#m7Girl I want yGm7ou to ride Gm9with me
Em7Baby riA7#5de on me
D9Speedin' down the Am7backstreet
I'm tryna Dm7get you in my Am7backseat
GG#m7irl I want Gm7you to Gm9ride with me
Gm7Baby rFmaj7ide on mC7b9e

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Ryd

by Steve Lacy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm7

G#m7

Gm7

Gm9

Em7

A7#5

Fmaj7

C7b9

[Chord Shapes]

e|---5---|---5---|---5---|---4---|---3---|---5---|-------|-------|-------|-------|

B|---5---|---5---|---6---|---4---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---6---|---1---|---2---|

G|---5---|---5---|---5---|---4---|---3---|---3---|---0---|---6---|---2---|---3---|

D|---7---|---5---|---7---|---4---|---3---|---3---|---0---|---5---|---2---|---2---|

A|---5---|---7---|---5---|---6---|---5---|---5---|---2---|---x---|---x---|---3---|

E|-------|---5---|-------|---4---|---3---|---3---|---0---|---5---|---1---|-------|

D9 Am7 Dm7 G#m7 Gm7 Gm9 Em7 A7#5 Fmaj7 C7b9

[Intro]

D9 Am7 Dm7 Am7 G#m7 Gm7 Gm9 Em7 A7#5

e|---5------5-------|--------5--------------|------5------5--5--|-----------------|

B|---5------5-------|--6--8------5-----4----|--3---3---3--3--3--|--3-----6-----6--|

G|---5------5-------|--5---------5-----4----|--3---3---3--3-----|--0-----6-----6--|

D|---7------5-------|--7---------5-----4----|--3-------3--------|--0-----5-----5--|

A|---5------7-------|--5---------7-----6----|--5-------5--------|--2-----x-----x--|

E|----------5-------|------------5-----4----|--3-------3--------|--0-----5-----5--|

D9 Am7 Dm7 Am7 G#m7 Gm7 Gm9 Gm7 Fmaj7 C7b9

e|---5------5-------|--------5--------------|--------5----------|-----------------|

B|---5------5-------|--6--8------5-----4----|--3-----3----------|--3------1---2---|

G|---5------5-------|--5---------5-----4----|--3-----3----------|--3------2---3---|

D|---7------5-------|--7---------5-----4----|--3-----3----------|--3------2---2---|

A|---5------7-------|--5---------7-----6----|--5-----5----------|--5------x---3---|

E|----------5-------|------------5-----4----|--3-----3----------|--3------1-------|

*This passage is repeated throughout the song.

Play along with the song to get the timing right.

[Chorus]

D9 Am7

Speedin' down the backstreet

Dm7 Am7

I'm tryna get you in my backseat

G#m7 Gm7 Gm9

Girl I want you to ride with me

Em7 A7#5

Baby ride on me

D9 Am7

Speedin' down the backstreet

Dm7 Am7

I'm tryna get you in my backseat

G#m7 Gm7 Gm9

Girl I want you to ride with me

Gm7 Fmaj7 C7b9

Baby ride on me

[Verse]

D9 Am7

I see the way you lookin' at me

Dm7

Through my peripheral

Am7 G#m7 Gm7

Vision pretty baby as I ride on this empty road

Gm9

I'm just lookin' for somethin' to do

Em7 A7#5

Asked if she was hungry does she want any food and

D9 Am7

She said, "Nah" then she kissed me on my cheek

Dm7 Am7 G#m7

Next thing I know she was feelin' on me

Gm7

And

Gm9

I was in the M double-O D

Gm7 Fmaj7 C7b9

When she said park my car down the backstreet

[Chorus]

D9 Am7

Speedin' down the backstreet

Dm7 Am7

I'm tryna get you in my backseat

G#m7 Gm7 Gm9

Girl I want you to ride with me

Em7 A7#5

Baby ride on me

D9 Am7

Speedin' down the backstreet

Dm7 Am7

I'm tryna get you in my backseat

G#m7 Gm7 Gm9

Girl I want you to ride with me

Gm7 Fmaj7 C7b9

Baby ride on me

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