Went For A Ride
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#Capotraste:
2nd traste
As recorded by Adia Victoria
(From the 2024 Album MY BLACK COUNTRY: THE SONGS OF ALICE RANDALL)
Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
Em A Em A
[Verse 1]
Em
He was black as the sky
A
On a moonless night
Em
He was good with the horses
A
Never reined 'em too tight
Em
He rode with the best
A
Hell, he rode with me
Em
And they got it all wrong
A
In that book of history
[Chorus]
Em
It wasn't cowboys and ponies
A
It was horses and men
Em
It wasn't school boys and ladies
A
It was cowtowns and sin
Em
And there was blood on the leather
A
And tears in her eyes
Em
We swore at the devil
A Em A Em A
And then went for a ride
[Verse 2]
Em
We told some tales
A
He told them best
Em
Real life can always
A
Use a good stretch
Em
But that don't change
F#m
The things we did
Em
'Cause the truest thing was
A
The life that we lived
[Chorus]
Em
It wasn't cowboys and ponies
A
It was horses and men
Em
It wasn't school boys and ladies
A
It was cowtowns and sin
Em
And there was blood on the leather
A
And tears in her eyes
Em
We swore at the devil
A
And then went for a ride
[Guitar Solo]
Em A Em A
Em A Em A
[Verse 3]
E
More than one kind of pain
A
More than one kind of theft
E
And it's bitter as the night
A
As sweet Jesus wept
E
She stole my heart
A
And age stole my fire
E
And they stole my prairie
A
When they strung up all that wire
[Chorus]
Em
It wasn't cowboys and ponies
A
It was horses and men
Em
It wasn't school boys and ladies
A
It was cowtowns and sin
Em
And there was blood on the leather
A
And tears in her eyes
Em
We swore at the devil
A
And then went for a ride
Em
It wasn't cowboys and ponies
A
It was horses and men
Em
It wasn't school boys and ladies
A
It was cowtowns and sin
Em
And there was blood on the leather
A
And tears in her eyes
Em
We swore at the devil
A
And then went for a ride
Em
Oh, we swore at the devil
A
And went for a ride
[Outro]
Em
We swore at the devil
A
And then went for a ride
Em
I swore at the devil
A
And went for a ride
Em
Swore at the devil
A
And went for a ride
Em
Swore at the devil
A
And went for a ride
Em
I swore at the devil
A
And went for a ride
Em
Swore at the devil
A
And went for a ride
Em
Swore at the devil
A Em A Em A Em A
And went for a ride
How to play Went For A Ride
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