Artist/Band: Coe David Allan Tabs
Song: The Ride (capo 3) Tab
The Ride
David Allan Coe
Korry�s version is in the correct key, but I had a hard time getting
down to a D#, so here�s a much simpler capo version
capo 3
Intro chords: G D A G D A
Verse:
A C
I was thumbin� from Montgomery
C D
I had my guitar on my back
D A
When a stranger stopped beside me in an antique Cadillac
A
He was dressed like 1950
C
Half-drunk and hollow-eyed
D A
He said �It�s a long walk to Nashville, would you like a ride, son?�
A
Well I sat down in the front seat
C
And he turned on the radio
D A
And them sad old songs comin� outta them speakers was solid country gold
A C
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost-white pale when he asked me for a light
D A
And I knew there was somethin� strange about this ride
Chorus:
G D A
He said �Drifter, can you make folks cry when you play and sing?�
A
�Have you paid your dues? Can you moan the blues?�
E
�Can you bend them guitar strings?�
G D A
He said �Boy, can you make folks feel what you feel inside?�
G D A
�Cause if you�re big star bound, let me warn ya it�s a long hard ride�
Repeat intro chords
Verse:
A
Well he cried just south of Nashville
C
And he turned that car around
D A
He said �This is where you get off, boy, cause I�m goin� back to Alabam�
A C
As I stepped out of that Cadillac
C
I said �Mister, many thanks.�
D
He said �You don�t have to call me mister, mister�
A
�The whole world calls me Hank�
Chorus x2
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