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