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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                              "Ride Away"
                       (Roy Orbison - Bill Dees)
Intro:
	(acoustic guitar doubled w/acoustic bass [4X; continue into verse]:)
	 Ev     v     v     v
	-------------------------|
	-------------------------|
	-------------------------|
	-------------------------|
	------------2h4--2-4--2--|
	-0--------4--------------|
Verse 1:
	TEwo wheels a-turnin'
	One girl a-yearnin'
	Big motor burnin' the road
	(drums enter)
	I'll ride the highway
	I'm going my way
	I leave a story untold
Chorus 1:
	PAretty girls behBind Ame
	But pAretty girls are eBv...'ArywhEere
	BAig motor wBind Aup
	RiAde on awBay   fArom hEere
	[1:]        D  E  
	      Ride away
Bridge A:
	(E)     Am7   D7   Dm7              G7           Cmaj7  Am  
	She won't approve    of things I do or what I am
	    Dm7And I don't rG7eally give a.Cmaj7..    I understand
	AmBut she'll never sFee
	That I'll never D7/F#be
	Anyone but Gme
	E// // G/ E// // /
Bridge B:
	F#mShe thinks she nG#meeds me
	F#mShe cries for G#mme
	F#mBut I know she's G#mlying
	F#mCrying for others to G#mseeF#m  
	What can I sF#ay
	I'll just ride awBayF#  B  
Verse 2:
	(Ride, ride away, boy, ride, ride away, boy)
	Big motor run, run
	Ride on away from
	Heartache and misery
	I'm bound to wander (big motor run, run)
	Way over yonder
	Someone may wait just for me
Chorus 2:
	True love to cling to
	I need a dream   to share
	Someone to know me
	Someone to show   me they care
Coda:
	C#mRide awBay
	C#mRide awBay
	  AFrom tears and sEorrow
	  ALike there's no tomEorrow
	ToniAght I'll F#7ri-Fmaj7ide  awEay
	[repeat intro riff to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Ride Away

by Roy Orbison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm7

Cmaj7

D7/F#

F#m

G#m

C#m

F#7

Fmaj7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"Ride Away"

(Roy Orbison - Bill Dees)

Intro:

(acoustic guitar doubled w/acoustic bass [4X; continue into verse]:)

v v v v

-------------------------|

------------2h4--2-4--2--|

-0--------4--------------|

Verse 1:

Two wheels a-turnin'

One girl a-yearnin'

Big motor burnin' the road

(drums enter)

I'll ride the highway

I'm going my way

I leave a story untold

Chorus 1:

A B A

Pretty girls behind me

A B A E

But pretty girls are ev...'rywhere

A B A

Big motor wind up

A B A E

Ride on away from here

D E

[1:]

Ride away

Bridge :

E Am7 D7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 Am

()

She won't approve of things I do or what I am

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

And I don't really give a... I understand

Am F

But she'll never see

D7/F#

That I'll never be

Anyone but me

E G E

// // / // // /

Bridge :

F#m G#m

She thinks she needs me

F#m G#m

She cries for me

F#m G#m

But I know she's lying

F#m G#m F#m

Crying for others to see

What can I say

B F# B

I'll just ride away

Verse 2:

(Ride, ride away, boy, ride, ride away, boy)

Big motor run, run

Ride on away from

Heartache and misery

I'm bound to wander (big motor run, run)

Way over yonder

Someone may wait just for me

Chorus 2:

True love to cling to

I need a dream to share

Someone to know me

Someone to show me they care

Coda:

C#m B

Ride away

C#m B

Ride away

A E

From tears and sorrow

A E

Like there's no tomorrow

A F#7 Fmaj7 E

Tonight I'll ri-ide away

[repeat intro riff to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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