Intro
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[Verse 1]
Em
Rollin' like the fog on the Cumberland River.
D G
I was leaving on the Delta Queen.
C G D
And I wasn't ready to go.
Em C G D
I'm never ready to go.
[Verse 2]
Em
Twenty-seven years of nothin' but failures.
D
Of promises that I couldn't keep.
G C G D
Oh lord, I wasn't ready to go.
E C Bm D
I'm never ready to go.
[Chorus]
Em
Let it ride.
C G D
Let it ride easy down the road.
Em
Let it ride.
C G D
Let it take away all of the darkness.
Em
Let it ride.
C G Am G C
Let it rock me in the arms of strangers, angels, until it brings me home.
C
Let it ride, let it roll, let it go.
[Break]
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[Verse 3]
Em
Loaded like a sailor, tumbling off a ferry boat.
D G
And I was at the bar till three.
C G D
Oh Lord, I wasn't ready to go.
Em C G D
I'm never ready to go.
[Verse 4]
Em
Tennessee's a brother to my sister Carolina.
D G
Where they're gonna bury me?
C G D
Oh Lord, I wasn't ready to go.
C G D
I'm never ready to go.
[Chorus]
Em
Let it ride.
C G D
Let it ride easy down the road.
Em
Let it ride.
C G D
Let it take away all of this darkness.
Em
Let it ride.
C G Am G C
Let it rock me in the arms of strangers, angels, until it brings me home.
C Em
Let it ride, let it roll, let it go.
[Break]
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[Verse 5]
C
And I wanna see you tonight, dancing in the endless moonlight.
G D
In the parking lot, the headlights of cars.
C
'n Some place on the moon, where they moved the drive-in theater.
G D
Where I left the car that I can't find, but I still got the keys to.
[Chorus]
Em
Let it ride.
C G D
Let it ride easy down the road.
Em
Let it ride.
C G D
Let it take away all of the darkness.
Em
Let it ride.
C G Am G C
Let it rock me in the arms of strangers, angels, until it brings me home.
C
Let it ride, let it roll, let it go.
[Outro]
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