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