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Let It Ride

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Ryan Adams “Let It Ride" (Acoustic)
This is how our boy plays it on the acoustic. I tabbed the lead at the bottom.
CAPO 5th Fret
e|-Am7-3---Am-0--Fmaj7--0----C/G-x----Gx--|<-Use pinky for Am7 chord
B|--1----1----1-----1----3--|<-use pinky for G chord
G|--2----2----2-----0----0--|
D|--2----2----3-----2----0--|
A|--0----0----3-----3----2--|
E|--x----x----x-----3----3--|
(NOTE: on the intro, I hammer on the B string once in a while)
[Intro]
Am7    Am7    Am7   Fmaj7  C/G
[Verse]
AmMoving like the fog on the Cumberland River
I was Gleaving on the Delta C/GQueen
And I Fmaj7wasn't C/Eready to Ggo
Fmaj7I'm never C/Eready to Ggo
Am27 years of nothing but failures
and proGmises that I couldn't C/Gkeep, Oh Lord
and Fmaj7I wasn't C/Eready to Ggo
Fmaj7I'm never C/Eready to Ggo
[Chorus]
Let it Amride
Let it ride Fmaj7easy  C/Gdown the Groad
Let it Amride
Let it take Fmaj7away all C/Gof the Gdarkness
Let it Amride
Let it rock me Fmaj7in the C/Garms of Gstrangers C/Gangels
Fmaj7Until it brings me home
Fmaj7Let it ride. Let it roll, let it gAmo
    Am7      Am7     Am7    Fmaj7   C/G(x2)
[Verse]
AmLoaded like a sailor tumbling off a ferryboat
GI was at the bar till C/Gthree, oh Lord
and Fmaj7I wasn't C/Eready to Ggo
Fmaj7I'm never C/Eready to Ggo
AmTennessee's a brother to my sister Carolina
Where Gthey were gonna bury C/Gme
and Fmaj7I ain't C/Gready to Ggo
Fmaj7I'm never C/Gready to Ggo
[Chorus]
Let it Amride
Let it ride Fmaj7easy  C/Gdown the Groad
Let it Amride
Let it take Fmaj7away all C/Gof the Gdarkness
Let it Amride
Let it rock me Fmaj7in the C/Garms of Gstrangers C/Gangels
Fmaj7Until it brings me home
Fmaj7Let it ride. Let it roll, let it gAmo
    Am7      Am7     Am7    Fmaj7    C/G(x2)
[Bridge]
Fmaj7I wanna see you tonight
Fmaj7Dancing in the endless moonlight
C/GIn a parking lot in the Gheadlights of cars
Fmaj7Some place on the moon
Fmaj7Where they moved the drive-in theatre
C/GWhere I left the car that I can't find
but GI still got the keys to
[Chorus]
Let it Amride
Let it ride Fmaj7easy  C/Gdown the Groad
Let it Amride
Let it take Fmaj7away all C/Gof the Gdarkness
Let it Amride
Let it rock me Fmaj7in the C/Garms of Gstrangers C/Gangels
Fmaj7Until it brings me home
Fmaj7Let it ride. Let it roll, let it gAmo
    Am7      Am7     Am7    Fmaj7    C/G(x2)
(Here’s the lead relative to capo on 5)
e|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|----------|
B|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|----------|
G|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|----------|
D|---------------------|--2---0----|---------------------|----------|
A|--0------0--------0--|-----------|--0------0--------3--|--2-------|
E|------------0--3-----|-----------|------------0--3-----|-------3--|
e|---------------------|-----------|--------------------|------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------|--------------------|------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------|--------------------|------------------|
D|---------------------|--2---0----|------------0----2--|--0---------------|
A|--0------0--------0--|-----------|--3------3----------|------3---2---0---|
E|------------0--3-----|-----------|--------------------|------------------|

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Let It Ride

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Ryan Adams “Let It Ride" (Acoustic)

This is how our boy plays it on the acoustic. I tabbed the lead at the bottom.

CAPO 5th Fret

Am7 Am Fmaj7 C/G G

e|--3----0----0-----x----x--|<-Use pinky for Am7 chord

B|--1----1----1-----1----3--|<-use pinky for G chord

G|--2----2----2-----0----0--|

D|--2----2----3-----2----0--|

A|--0----0----3-----3----2--|

E|--x----x----x-----3----3--|

(NOTE: on the intro, I hammer on the B string once in a while)

[Intro]

Am7 Am7 Am7 Fmaj7 C/G

[Verse]

Moving like the fog on the Cumberland River

G C/G

I was leaving on the Delta Queen

Fmaj7 C/E G

And I wasn't ready to go

Fmaj7 C/E G

I'm never ready to go

27 years of nothing but failures

G C/G

and promises that I couldn't keep, Oh Lord

Fmaj7 C/E G

and I wasn't ready to go

Fmaj7 C/E G

I'm never ready to go

[Chorus]

Let it ride

Fmaj7 C/G G

Let it ride easy down the road

Let it ride

Fmaj7 C/G G

Let it take away all of the darkness

Let it ride

Fmaj7 C/G G C/G

Let it rock me in the arms of strangers angels

Fmaj7

Until it brings me home

Fmaj7 Am

Let it ride. Let it roll, let it go

Am7 Am7 Am7 Fmaj7 C/G

(x2)

[Verse]

Loaded like a sailor tumbling off a ferryboat

G C/G

I was at the bar till three, oh Lord

Fmaj7 C/E G

and I wasn't ready to go

Fmaj7 C/E G

I'm never ready to go

Tennessee's a brother to my sister Carolina

G C/G

Where they were gonna bury me

Fmaj7 C/G G

and I ain't ready to go

Fmaj7 C/G G

I'm never ready to go

[Chorus]

Let it ride

Fmaj7 C/G G

Let it ride easy down the road

Let it ride

Fmaj7 C/G G

Let it take away all of the darkness

Let it ride

Fmaj7 C/G G C/G

Let it rock me in the arms of strangers angels

Fmaj7

Until it brings me home

Fmaj7 Am

Let it ride. Let it roll, let it go

Am7 Am7 Am7 Fmaj7 C/G

(x2)

[Bridge]

Fmaj7

I wanna see you tonight

Fmaj7

Dancing in the endless moonlight

C/G G

In a parking lot in the headlights of cars

Fmaj7

Some place on the moon

Fmaj7

Where they moved the drive-in theatre

C/G

Where I left the car that I can't find

but I still got the keys to

[Chorus]

Let it ride

Fmaj7 C/G G

Let it ride easy down the road

Let it ride

Fmaj7 C/G G

Let it take away all of the darkness

Let it ride

Fmaj7 C/G G C/G

Let it rock me in the arms of strangers angels

Fmaj7

Until it brings me home

Fmaj7 Am

Let it ride. Let it roll, let it go

Am7 Am7 Am7 Fmaj7 C/G

(x2)

(Here’s the lead relative to capo on 5)

e|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|----------|

B|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|----------|

G|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|----------|

D|---------------------|--2---0----|---------------------|----------|

A|--0------0--------0--|-----------|--0------0--------3--|--2-------|

E|------------0--3-----|-----------|------------0--3-----|-------3--|

e|---------------------|-----------|--------------------|------------------|

B|---------------------|-----------|--------------------|------------------|

G|---------------------|-----------|--------------------|------------------|

D|---------------------|--2---0----|------------0----2--|--0---------------|

A|--0------0--------0--|-----------|--3------3----------|------3---2---0---|

E|------------0--3-----|-----------|--------------------|------------------|

About Let It Ride Chords by Ryan Adams

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