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Sugarland
Enjoy The Ride
Transposed by: Steven P.

E (022100@1)     022100
B (x2444x@1)     x24442
F#m     244222
A (x02220@1)     x02220
Bsus    x24452
G#m     466444
G#/C    x3111x
C#m     x46654

Verse 1
E (022100@1)                                   BI've (x2444x@1)been sittin' here starin' at the clock on the wall
E (022100@1)                                BAnd (x2444x@1)I've been layin' here prayin', prayin' she won't call
          F#mIt's (244222@1)just another call from home
A (x02220@1)                                   E (022100@1)     BYou'll (x2444x@1)get it and be gone and I'll be cryin'
E (022100@1)                       BI'll (x2444x@1)be beggin' you baby, beg you not to leave
E (022100@1)                                   BBut (x2444x@1)I'll be left here waitin' with my heart on my sleeve
           F#mOh (244222@1)for the next time we'll be here
      A (x02220@1)                                   E (022100@1)    B (x2444x@1)BsusSeems (x24452@1)like a million years, and I think I'm dyin'
F#m (244222@1)                   AWhat (x02220@1)do I have to do to make you see
F#m (244222@1)     A (x02220@1)           BShe (x2444x@1)can't love you like me

Chorus
              EWhy (022100@1)don't you stay
               AI'm (x02220@1)down on my knees
                G#m (133111@4) F#mI'm (244222@1)so tired of bein' lonely
                          BDon't (x2444x@1)I give you what you need
         G#/C         C#mWhen (x13321@4)she calls you to go
                  B (x2444x@1)        AThere's (x02220@1)one thing you should know
                 G#m (133111@4)     F#m (244222@1)G#m (133111@4)AWe (x02220@1)don't have to live this way
      B (x2444x@1)           E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)Bsus (x24452@1)F#m (244222@1)A (x02220@1)BBaby, (x2444x@1)why don't you stay

Verse 2
E (022100@1)                      B (x2444x@1)                 BsusYou (x24452@1)keep tellin' me baby there will come a time
E (022100@1)                              BWhen (x2444x@1)you will leave her arms and forever be in mine

F#m (244222@1)                         G#mWell (133111@4)I don't think that's the truth
      A (x02220@1)                                    E (022100@1)      B (x2444x@1)BsusAnd (x24452@1)I don't like bein' used and I'm tired of waitin'
F#m (244222@1)                 AIt's (x02220@1)too much pain to have to bear
F#m (244222@1)     A (x02220@1)             BTo (x2444x@1)love a man you have to share

Chorus
              EWhy (022100@1)don't you stay
               AI'm (x02220@1)down on my knees
                G#m (133111@4) F#mI'm (244222@1)so tired of being lonely
                          BDon't (x2444x@1)I give you what you need
         G#m/C        C#mWhen (x13321@4)she calls you to go
                      B (x2444x@1)    AThere's (x02220@1)one thing you should know
                 G#m (133111@4)     F#m (244222@1)G#m (133111@4)AWe (x02220@1)don't have to live this way
      B (x2444x@1)           E (022100@1)
Baby, why don't you stay

Bridge
        F#mI (244222@1)can't take it any longer
       ABut (x02220@1)my will is gettin' stronger
      E (022100@1)                              BAnd (x2444x@1)I think I know just what I have to do 
        F#mI (244222@1)can't waste another minute
G#m   A
After all that I've put in it
     EI've (022100@1)given you my best
             BWhy (x2444x@1)does she get the best of you
       F#mSo (244222@1)the next time you find
    A (x02220@1)                       B (x2444x@1)   BsusYou (x24452@1)want to leave her bed for mine

Chorus
              EWhy (022100@1)don't you stay
              AI'm (x02220@1)up off my knees
                G#m (133111@4) F#m (244222@1)I'm so tired of bein' lonely
                         BYou (x2444x@1)can't give me what I need
         G#m/C           C#mWhen (x13321@4)she begs you not to go
                      B (x2444x@1)    AThere's (x02220@1)one thing you should know
                     G#m (133111@4)F#m (244222@1)G#m (133111@4)AI (x02220@1)don't have to live this way
     B (x2444x@1)           E (022100@1)   Bsus (x24452@1)F#m (244222@1)A (x02220@1)B (x2444x@1)Bsus (x24452@1)EBaby (022100@1)why don't you stay

This is my interpretation/version of the song and is what I hear.
Since U-G doesn't always include the correct chord voicings, I have
included all of them in this transcription. Please feel free to
experiment with your own chord voicings.
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