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