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This Free Ride - Violent Femmes
Hotel Last Resort (2019)
Capo 1
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CI am on a free ride, I'd be fit to Gbe tied
  CI don't need no Fkind of pride
FNot with me on this Gfree Cride
[Verse 2]
CNear and far, far and wide, hey your car, it's a Ggreat ride
  COh alright, maybe FI just lied
FBut it's still a Gfree Cride
[Verse 3]
CI am on a free ride, I'd be fit to Gbe tied
CAnd I don't neeFd your pride
FNot with me on this Gfree Cride
[Verse 4]
CReezy peezy I'm like dag, cold and greezy in a Gpaper bag
CCool and breezy and Fchicken hard-fried
FAin't nothin' easy on this Gfrickin' free Cride
[Verse 5]
CI am on a free ride, I'll be gone Gwhen there be tide
CAnd I don't neeFd no pride
FNot with me on this Gfree Cride
[Verse 6]
COhhh heyyy, I got nothin' inside, now that-now that at Glast I sighed
CWeep for the weeper, FI cried
FI creep like a creeper on my Gfrickin' free Cride
[Verse 7]
CI am on a free ride, and although I'd be Gfit to be tied
  CI don't neeFd your pride
FNot with me on this Gfree Cride
[Bridge]
CI've been Dsailing on the bounty, I've Fseen Captain GBly
DCrossin' into the county
With a Fmutiny on this free Gride
[Verse 8]
  CHey, hey - I tried, oh sorry aGgain I just lied
  CI woulda flown here if I Fcoulda flied
FBut I'm just blown by the winds of my Gfree Cride
[Outro Verse]
CI am on a free ride, I'll be gone when Gthere be tide
  CAnd you don't need no Fkinda pride
FNot with me on this Gfree Cride
FNot if you're with me on my AbfreeeeeeeeGe        CrideDb  

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This Free Ride

by Violent Femmes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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This Free Ride - Violent Femmes

Hotel Last Resort (2019)

Capo 1

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C G

I am on a free ride, I'd be fit to be tied

C F

I don't need no kind of pride

F G C

Not with me on this free ride

[Verse 2]

C G

Near and far, far and wide, hey your car, it's a great ride

C F

Oh alright, maybe I just lied

F G C

But it's still a free ride

[Verse 3]

C G

I am on a free ride, I'd be fit to be tied

C F

And I don't need your pride

F G C

Not with me on this free ride

[Verse 4]

C G

Reezy peezy I'm like dag, cold and greezy in a paper bag

C F

Cool and breezy and chicken hard-fried

F G C

Ain't nothin' easy on this frickin' free ride

[Verse 5]

C G

I am on a free ride, I'll be gone when there be tide

C F

And I don't need no pride

F G C

Not with me on this free ride

[Verse 6]

C G

Ohhh heyyy, I got nothin' inside, now that-now that at last I sighed

C F

Weep for the weeper, I cried

F G C

I creep like a creeper on my frickin' free ride

[Verse 7]

C G

I am on a free ride, and although I'd be fit to be tied

C F

I don't need your pride

F G C

Not with me on this free ride

[Bridge]

C D F G

I've been sailing on the bounty, I've seen Captain Bly

Crossin' into the county

F G

With a mutiny on this free ride

[Verse 8]

C G

Hey, hey - I tried, oh sorry again I just lied

C F

I woulda flown here if I coulda flied

F G C

But I'm just blown by the winds of my free ride

[Outro Verse]

C G

I am on a free ride, I'll be gone when there be tide

C F

And you don't need no kinda pride

F G C

Not with me on this free ride

F Ab G C Db

Not if you're with me on my freeeeeeeee ride

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