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Night Riders Lament

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[Verse]
One Dnight while I was out a Gridin'
The Dgrave yard shift, midnight 'tiAl dawn
The Gmoon waAs bright as Da reaBmdin' light
For a lAetter from aGn old friend bDack home
[Chorus]
N.C.
And he asked me
GWhy do yoAu ride for yDour money
Tell me Gwhy do yoAu rope for shDort pay
You ain't a'Ggettin' nAowhere
And you're Dlosin' youBmr shAareG  
Boy, you Amust have gonGe crazy Dout there
[Verse]
He said Dlast night I ran into GJenny
She's Dmarried and has a goAod life
And boy you Gsure missed thAe track
When you Dnever comBme back
She's the Aperfect GprofessionaDl's wife
[Chorus]
N.C.
And she asked me
GWhy does hAe ride for Dhis money
And Gtell me why does hAe rope for shDort pay
He ain't a'Ggettin' Anowhere
And he's Dlosin' hiBms shAareG  
Boy he Amust've gonGe crazy Dout there
[Bridge]
Ah but they've GneveAr seen Dthe NorBmthern Lights
They've Gnever seen Aa hawk on Dthe wing
They've Gnever spent Aspring on Dthe BmGreaAt DGivide
And they've Anever heard oleG' camp cooDkie sing
[Verse]
EWell I read up the last of my Aletter
And I Etore off the stamp for blacBk Jim
And when ABilly rodBe up to reliEeve C#mme
He just Blooked at mAy letter Eand grinned
[Chorus]
N.C.
He said now
AWhy do theBy ride for thEeir money
Tell me Awhy do theBy ride for shEort pay
They ain't aA'gettin' Bnowhere
And they're Elosin' theiC#mr shaBreA  
Boy, they Bmust've gonAe crazy Eout there
Son, they Ball must bAe crazy Eout there

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Night Riders Lament

by Garth Brooks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

[Verse]

D G

One night while I was out a ridin'

D A

The grave yard shift, midnight 'til dawn

G A D Bm

The moon was bright as a readin' light

A G D

For a letter from an old friend back home

[Chorus]

N.C.

And he asked me

G A D

Why do you ride for your money

G A D

Tell me why do you rope for short pay

G A

You ain't a'gettin' nowhere

D Bm A G

And you're losin' your share

A G D

Boy, you must have gone crazy out there

[Verse]

D G

He said last night I ran into Jenny

D A

She's married and has a good life

G A

And boy you sure missed the track

D Bm

When you never come back

A G D

She's the perfect professional's wife

[Chorus]

N.C.

And she asked me

G A D

Why does he ride for his money

G A D

And tell me why does he rope for short pay

G A

He ain't a'gettin' nowhere

D Bm A G

And he's losin' his share

A G D

Boy he must've gone crazy out there

[Bridge]

G A D Bm

Ah but they've never seen the Northern Lights

G A D

They've never seen a hawk on the wing

G A D Bm A G

They've never spent spring on the Great Divide

A G D

And they've never heard ole' camp cookie sing

[Verse]

E A

Well I read up the last of my letter

E B

And I tore off the stamp for black Jim

A B E C#m

And when Billy rode up to relieve me

B A E

He just looked at my letter and grinned

[Chorus]

N.C.

He said now

A B E

Why do they ride for their money

A B E

Tell me why do they ride for short pay

A B

They ain't a'gettin' nowhere

E C#m B A

And they're losin' their share

B A E

Boy, they must've gone crazy out there

B A E

Son, they all must be crazy out there

About Night Riders Lament Chords by Garth Brooks

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The chords for "Night Riders Lament" show the original chord names (including D, G, A, Bm, C, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.