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Ride Away
(Roy Orbison - Bill Dees)
Intro:
(acoustic guitar doubled w/acoustic bass [4X; continue into verse]:)
E
v v v v
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Verse 1:
E
Two wheels a-turnin`
One girl a-yearnin`
Big motor burnin` the road
(drums enter)
I`ll ride the highway
I`m going my way
I leave a story untold
Chorus 1:
A B A
Pretty girls behind me
A B A E
But pretty girls are ev...`rywhere
A B A
Big motor wind up
A B A E
Ride on away from here
[1:] D E
Ride away
Bridge A:
(E) Am7 D7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 Am
She won`t approve of things I do or what I am
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
And I don`t really give a... I understand
Am F
But she`ll never see
D7/F
That I`ll never be
G
Anyone but me
E G E
// // / // // /
Bridge B:
Fm Gm
She thinks she needs me
Fm Gm
She cries for me
Fm Gm
But I know she`s lying
Fm Gm Fm
Crying for others to see
F
What can I say
B F B
I`ll just ride away
Verse 2:
(Ride, ride away, boy, ride, ride away, boy)
Big motor run, run
Ride on away from
Heartache and misery
I`m bound to wander (big motor run, run)
Way over yonder
Someone may wait just for me
Chorus 2:
True love to cling to
I need a dream to share
Someone to know me
Someone to show me they care
Coda:
Cm B
Ride away
Cm B
Ride away
A E
From tears and sorrow
A E
Like there`s no tomorrow
A F7 Fmaj7 E
Tonight I`ll ri-ide away
[repeat intro riff to fade]
-- another ace 60`s tab from Andrew Rogers