Intro
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[Verse 1]
Fm
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.
Fm C# G# D#
I'm never ready to go.
[Verse 2]
Fm
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.
F C# Cm D#
I'm never ready to go.
[Chorus]
Fm
Let it ride.
C# G# D#
Let it ride easy down the road.
Fm
Let it ride.
C# G# D#
Let it take away all of the darkness.
Fm
Let it ride.
C# G# A#m 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]
Fm
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.
Fm C# G# D#
I'm never ready to go.
[Verse 4]
Fm
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]
Fm
Let it ride.
C# G# D#
Let it ride easy down the road.
Fm
Let it ride.
C# G# D#
Let it take away all of this darkness.
Fm
Let it ride.
C# G# A#m G# C#
Let it rock me in the arms of strangers, angels, until it brings me home.
C# Fm
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]
Fm
Let it ride.
C# G# D#
Let it ride easy down the road.
Fm
Let it ride.
C# G# D#
Let it take away all of the darkness.
Fm
Let it ride.
C# G# A#m 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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