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Ride Away

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                              "Ride Away"
                       (Roy Orbison - Bill Dees)
Intro:
	(acoustic guitar doubled w/acoustic bass [4X; continue into verse]:)
  E
	 v     v     v     v
	-------------------------|
	-------------------------|
	-------------------------|
	-------------------------|
	------------2h4--2-4--2--|
	-0--------4--------------|
Verse 1:
  E
	Two wheels a-turnin'
	One girl a-yearnin'
	Big motor burnin' the road
	(drums enter)
	I'll ride the highway
	I'm going my way
	I leave a story untold
Chorus 1:
  A              B   A
	Pretty girls behind me
      A                B    A   E
	But pretty girls are ev...'rywhere
  A         B   A
	Big motor wind up
   A       B     A    E
	Ride on away   from here
        D    E
	[1:]        
	      Ride away
       A
Bridge :
  E  Am7D7Dm7G7          Cmaj7    Am
	()                            
	She won't approve    of things I do or what I am
 Dm7              G7           Cmaj7
	    And I don't really give a...    I understand
 Am                F
	But she'll never see
                D7/F#
	That I'll never be
            G
	Anyone but me
 E     G E
	// // / // // /
       B
Bridge :
 F#m             G#m
	She thinks she needs me
 F#m          G#m
	She cries for me
 F#m              G#m
	But I know she's lying
 F#m                  G#m  F#m
	Crying for others to see
             F#
	What can I say
                  B    F#  B
	I'll just ride away
Verse 2:
	(Ride, ride away, boy, ride, ride away, boy)
	Big motor run, run
	Ride on away from
	Heartache and misery
	I'm bound to wander (big motor run, run)
	Way over yonder
	Someone may wait just for me
Chorus 2:
	True love to cling to
	I need a dream   to share
	Someone to know me
	Someone to show   me they care
Coda:
 C#m    B
	Ride away
 C#m    B
	Ride away
 A                 E
	  From tears and sorrow
 A                    E
	  Like there's no tomorrow
     A       F#7 Fmaj7  E
	Tonight I'll ri-ide  away
	[repeat intro riff to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

Ride Away chords and lyrics

Free chords for Ride Away by Roy Orbison. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                              "Ride Away"
                       (Roy Orbison - Bill Dees)
Intro:
	(acoustic guitar doubled w/acoustic bass [4X; continue into verse]:)
Verse 1:
	One girl a-yearnin'
	Big motor burnin' the road
	(drums enter)
	I'll ride the highway
	I'm going my way
	I leave a story untold
Chorus 1:
Bridge A:
Bridge B:
Verse 2:
	(Ride, ride away, boy, ride, ride away, boy)
	Big motor run, run
	Ride on away from
	Heartache and misery
	I'm bound to wander (big motor run, run)
	Way over yonder
	Someone may wait just for me
Chorus 2:
	True love to cling to
	I need a dream   to share
	Someone to know me
	Someone to show   me they care
Coda:
	[repeat intro riff to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

Ride Away Chords by Roy Orbison

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The chords for "Ride Away" show the original chord names (including E, A, B, D, Am7, D7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.