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