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Ride Across The River

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Key Em BPM 140 You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtUe5Jx6QkE
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[Intro]
Em Em Em Em
Em D A7sus2 A7sus2
[Verse 1]
I'm a Emsoldier of freedom in the Darmy of the A7sus2men
EmWe are the chosen, we're the Dpartisan, A7sus2alright
Well the Ccause it is noble and the Dcause it Bmis justEm  D  
We are Cready to pay with our Dlives if Bmwe mustB7  
[Chorus]
Gonna Cride across the river Amdeep and Dwide
C D Am Em D Bm
CRide across the river to the Dother Emside
[Verse 2]
EmI'm a soldier of fortune, I'm a Ddog of A7sus2war
And we Emdon't give a damn who the Dkilling is A7sus2for
It's the Csame old story with a Ddifferent BmnameEm  D  
CDeath or glory, it's the Dkilling BmgameB7  
[Chorus]
Gonna Cride across the river Amdeep and Dwide
C D Am Em D Bm
CRide across the river to the Dother Emside
[Instrumental]
Em Em
Em D A7sus2
Em D A7sus2
C D Bm Em D
C D Bm B7
C Am D C D Am Em D Bm
C D Em Em Em
Em Em
[Verse 3]
EmOh, nothing gonna stop them as the Dday follows the A7sus2night
EmRight becomes wrong, the Dleft becomes the A7sus2right
And they Csing as they march with their Dflags unBmfurledEm  D  
CToday in the mountains, Dtomorrow the BmworldB7  
[Chorus]
Gonna Cride across the river Amdeep and Dwide
C D Am Em D Bm
CRide across the river to the Dother Emside
[Chorus]
Gonna Cride across the river Amdeep and Dwide
C D Am Em D Bm
CRide across the river to the Dother Emside
[Outro to fade]
Em Em Em Em
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