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G C D
  G    C    D   CYeah
 G   C   D   C(x2)
GYou wake up Cfrom your dreamDin'
And Cyou don't Gwant to face Cthe Dday C  
GYou can't Cfind a Dreason to Cthink
Your Gworld will ever CchangeD  C  
EmYou can Chide bDeneath G/Bthe CcoversD  
EmOr you Ccan run Doutside Cheld hG/Bigh and Ccarry onD  
CLife is a roller Gcoaster rideAm  
Time turns the Dwheel and love collidesC  
Faith is believing Gyou can close Dyour eyes Cand touch the G/BskyC  
Shine while you Ghave the chance to shineAm  
Laugh even Dwhen you want to cryC  
Hold on Gtight to what you Dfeel inside Cand ride
G-C-D- C(x2)
GIt brings you Cup sDlowly
Then shoots Cyou like a Grocket towards Cthe groundD  C  
GIt twists you Cand Dit shakes yoCu
Before it Gturns you upside CdownD  C  
EmYou can't see Cwhat's Daround G/Bthe CcornerD  
EmYou can't Clook Dback, so just Clive it up G/Band Cfeel the rushD  
CLife is a roGller coaster rideAm  
Time turns the Dwheel and love collidesC  
Faith is believing Gyou can Dclose your Ceyes and touch the G/BskyC  
Shine while you Ghave the chance to shineAm  
Laugh even when Dyou want to cryC  
Hold on Gtight to what you Dfeel inside Cand ridGeC  D  C  
AmRideC, GRide CYeDahC  
G C D G/B
  C    G     Am    D    C      G/B    D   COh YeahD  
CShine while you Ghave the chance to shineAm  
Laugh even when Dyou want to cryC  
Hold on Gtight to what you Dfeel inside Cand rideG  C  D  C  
AmRideC, GRidCe     DYeAmahC  
G C D C Am G/B C G

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Ride

by Martina McBride

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

G C D

G C D C

Yeah

G C D C

(x2)

G C D

You wake up from your dreamin'

C G C D C

And you don't want to face the day

G C D C

You can't find a reason to think

G C D C

Your world will ever change

Em C D G/B C D

You can hide beneath the covers

Em C D C G/B C D

Or you can run outside held high and carry on

C G Am

Life is a roller coaster ride

D C

Time turns the wheel and love collides

G D C G/B C

Faith is believing you can close your eyes and touch the sky

G Am

Shine while you have the chance to shine

D C

Laugh even when you want to cry

G D C

Hold on tight to what you feel inside and ride

G C D C

--- (x2)

G C D

It brings you up slowly

C G C D C

Then shoots you like a rocket towards the ground

G C D C

It twists you and it shakes you

G C D C

Before it turns you upside down

Em C D G/B C D

You can't see what's around the corner

Em C D C G/B C D

You can't look back, so just live it up and feel the rush

C G Am

Life is a roller coaster ride

D C

Time turns the wheel and love collides

G D C G/B C

Faith is believing you can close your eyes and touch the sky

G Am

Shine while you have the chance to shine

D C

Laugh even when you want to cry

G D C G C D C

Hold on tight to what you feel inside and ride

Am C G C D C

Ride, Ride Yeah

G C D G/B

C G Am D C G/B D C D

Oh Yeah

C G Am

Shine while you have the chance to shine

D C

Laugh even when you want to cry

G D C G C D C

Hold on tight to what you feel inside and ride

Am C G C D Am C

Ride, Ride Yeah

G C D C Am G/B C G

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