Tonight We Ride
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> C
> Written and recorded by Tom Russell
> From the CD ?Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs
>> C
F C
> Pancho Villa crossed the border, in the year of ought-sixteen
> G
> The people of Columbus, still hear him riding through their dreams
> Am F
> He killed seventeen civilians, you could hear the women scream
> C G
> Black Jack Pershing on a dancing horse, was waiting in the wings
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> Am Em
> Tonight we ride, Tonight we ride
> F C G
> We'll skin old Pancho Villa, and make chaps out of his hide
> Am F
> Shoot his horse, Siete Leguas, and his twenty-seven brides
> C F C
> Tonight we ride, Tonight we ride
>
> We rode for three long years, 'till Black Jack Pershing called it quitsn Jack wasn't looking, I stole his fine spade bit
> It was tied upon his stallion, so I rode away on it
> To the wild Chihauhan desert, so dry you couldn't spit
>
> Tonight we ride, you bastards dare
> We'll kill the wild Apache, for the bounty on his hair
> Then we'll ride into Durango, climb up the whorehouse stairs
> Tonight we ride, Tonight we ride
>
> When I'm too damned old to sit a horse, I'll steal the Warden's car
> Break my ass out of this prison, leave my teeth there in a jar
> You don't need no teeth for kissin' galls, or smokin' cheap cigars
> I'll sleep with one eye open, 'neath God's celestial stars
>
> Tonight we rock, Tonight we roll
> We'll rob the Juarez liquor store, for the Rey Posada gold
> And if we drink ourselves to death, ain't that the cowboy way to go?
> Tonight we ride, Tonight we ride
>
> Tonight we fly, we're heading west
> Toward the mountains and the ocean, where the eagle makes it's nest
> And if our bones bleach on the desert, we'll consider we are blessed
> Tonight we ride, Tonight we ride, TAG: Tonight we ride, Tonight we ride
How to play Tonight We Ride
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.