Let It Ride
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Capo 5
Intro: Am7 Am7 Am7 Fmaj7 C/E
Am
Moving like the fog on the Cumberland River
Fmaj7 C/E
I was leaving on the Delta Queen
Fmaj7 C/E G
And I wasn't ready to go
Fmaj7 C/E G
I'm never ready to go
Am
27 years of nothing but failures
Fmaj7 C/E
and promises that I couldn't keep, Oh Lord
Fmaj7 C/E G
and I wasn't ready to go
Fmaj7 C/E G
I'm never ready to go
[Refrão] Am
Let it ride
Fmaj7 C/E G
Let it ride easy down the road
Am
Let it ride
Fmaj7 C/E G
Let it take away all of the darkness
Am
Let it ride
Fmaj7 C/E G C/E
Let it rock me in the arms of strangers angels
Fmaj7
Until it brings me home
Fmaj7 Am
Let it ride. Let it roll, Let it go
Am7 Am7 Am7 Fmaj7 C/E (x2)
Am
Loaded like a sailor tumbling off a ferryboat
Fmaj7 C/E
I was at the bar till three, Oh Lord
Fmaj7 C/E G
and I wasn't ready to go
Fmaj7 C/E G
I'm never ready to go
Am
Tennessee's a brother to my sister Carolina
Fmaj7 C/E
Where they were gonna bury me
Fmaj7 C/E G
and I ain't ready to go
Fmaj7 C/E G
I'm never ready to go
Fmaj7
I wanna see you tonight
Fmaj7
Dancing in the endless moonlight
C/E G
In a parking lot in the headlights of cars
Fmaj7
Some place on the moon
Fmaj7
Where they moved the drive-in theatre
C/E
Where I left the car that I can't find
G
but I still got the keys to
Am7 Am7 Am7 Fmaj7 C/E (x2)
How to play Let It Ride
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.