Night Riders Lament - Chris Ledoux Chords
Chords: D, G, A, Bm
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[Verse]
D G D A
While I was out a-ridin' the graveyard shift, midnight 'til dawn
G A D Bm A G
The moon was as bright as a readin' light for a letter from an old friend
D
back home
G A D G A
And he asked me Why do you ride for your money and why do you rope for short
D
pay
G A D Bm A G
You ain't gettin' nowhere and you're losin' your share
A G D
Boy, you must have gone crazy out there
[Verse]
D G D A
He said last night he run into Jenny, she's married and has a good life
G A D Bm
Boy, you sure missed the track when you never come back
A G D
She's the perfect professional's wife
G A D G A
And she asked me why does he ride for his money and why does he rope for
D
short pay
G A D Bm A G
He ain't gettin' nowhere and he's losin' his share
A G D
Well, he musta gone crazy out there
G A D Bm G A
But they ain't never seen the Northern Lights, they ain't never seen a hawk
D
on the wing
G A D Bm A G
They never seen spring at the Great Divide
A G D
They ain't never heard ole' camp cookie sing
[Verse]
D G D A
Well, I read up the last of my letter, and tore off a stamp for black Jim
G A D Bm A G D
When Billy came up to relieve me, he just looked at my letter and grinned
G A D G
And he said you know, I wonder, why do they ride for their money, and why do
A D
they rope for short pay
G A D Bm A G
They ain't gettin' nowhere and they're losin' their share
G A D
Son, they all must be crazy out there
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