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