Nightrider
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Intro:
D - Am7 - G (x2)
[Verso 1]
D Am7 G
Like all good kids from broken homes
D Am7 G
You travel light and walk alone
D Am7
Make no fuss, keep your cards off the table
C G
Stand up straight in a sea of unstable
D Am7 G
D Am7 G
You like to leave no trace behind
D Am7 G
Prefer to be on no one's mind
D Am7
Your drinks were spiked and your thoughts were stolen
C G
Before you knew it the web was woven
D Am7 G
[Refrão]
D Am7 G
Ah... So ride hard, ride alone
D Am7 G
Ah... Deal with it on your own
D Am7 G D Am7 G
Ah... What you gonna do I feel with you
'Cos I'm a nightrider too
D Am7 G (x2)
[Verso 2]
D Am7 G
A house of cards on shaky land
D Am7 G
Slowly sinking in the sand
D Am7
Ridin' down tonite, there is blood on the tracks
C G
And something big behind you tryin' to pull you back
D Am7 G
[Refrão]
D Am7 G
Ah... So ride hard, ride alone
D Am7 G
Ah... Face the music on your own
D Am7 G D Am7 G
Ah... What you gonna do I feel with you
[Ponte]
Em Em7 G
'Cos I'm a nightrider too
Em Em7 G
D Am7 G x2
[Verso 3]
D Am7 G
So much water since that day
D Am7 G
But some things never go away
D Am7
Lots of darkness in the past
C G
All those years went by so fast
D Am7 G
[Refrão]
D Am7 G
Ah... So ride hard, ride alone
D Am7 G
Ah... Deal with it on your own
D Am7 G D Am7 G
Ah... What you gonna do I feel with you
D Am7 G
'Cos I'm a nightrider too
D Am7 C
I'm a nightrider too
How to play Nightrider
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.