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Ridin' High.
Merle Haggard.
Album: Kern River.
D Am6 G D A7 D G D G
They Dtold us that we'd F#dim7never reach the Gtop,
They said that Dwe A7would probably DnotG,Dmaj7  
G/ABut we Drow the boat of Am6lightning through the DskyG,
You and DI we're A7ridin' DhighG.D  
You and GI we're G6ridin' Dhigh,
We're ridin' high B7upon the wings of Elove,A7  
You Deven changed the D7color of my Gsky,
You and DI we're A7ridin' Dhigh.
C G D A6 D
DThere was a time when I did not G6believe,
That Gmlove would Dfly Amaj7around with Dmaj7me,D  
DAnd other loves may soar and then fall Gand die,
But you and DI we're A7ridin' Dhigh.
You and GI we're ridin' Dhigh,
Ridin' high Bupon the wings of Elove,A  
You Deven changed the D7color of my Gsky,
You and DI we're A6ridin' Dhigh.
Am Gmaj7 A6 D Am6 Gmaj7 G D A7 D

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Ridin High

by Merle Haggard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am6

F#dim7

Dmaj7

G/A

Amaj7

Gmaj7

Ridin' High.

Merle Haggard.

Album: Kern River.

D Am6 G D A7 D G D G

D F#dim7 G

They told us that we'd never reach the top,

D A7 D G Dmaj7

They said that we would probably not,

G/A D Am6 D G

But we row the boat of lightning through the sky,

D A7 D G D

You and I we're ridin' high.

G G6 D

You and I we're ridin' high,

B7 E A7

We're ridin' high upon the wings of love,

D D7 G

You even changed the color of my sky,

D A7 D

You and I we're ridin' high.

C G D A6 D

D G6

There was a time when I did not believe,

Gm D Amaj7 Dmaj7 D

That love would fly around with me,

D G

And other loves may soar and then fall and die,

D A7 D

But you and I we're ridin' high.

G D

You and I we're ridin' high,

B E A

Ridin' high upon the wings of love,

D D7 G

You even changed the color of my sky,

D A6 D

You and I we're ridin' high.

Am Gmaj7 A6 D Am6 Gmaj7 G D A7 D

About Ridin High Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play Ridin High by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Ridin High chords”, “Ridin High guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard Ridin High chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Ridin High chords and for experienced players who want accurate Ridin High lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, Am6, G, A7, F#dim7, Dmaj7.

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The chords for "Ridin High" show the original chord names (including D, Am6, G, A7, F#dim7, Dmaj7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.