INTRO:
[fade in slowly over 4 cycles]
[chords played as 4 central notes of barred E, strummed/hammered
on the beat, but sustained and sliding up and down also]
G  G - Bb  G - Bb - G  G - F# - F
G  G - Bb  G - Bb - G  G - F# - F

[starting with 3rd cycle, include bass, decsending triplet G - G - F - D
G  G - Bb  G - Bb - G  G - F# - F
G  G - Bb  G - Bb - G  G - F# - F

[5th qnd 6th cycles of chords continue ascending]
G  G - Bb  Bb - C    C - D  D - DD - E
G  G - Bb  Bb - C    C - D  D - DD - E

[7th as above, 8th jumps off to notes then power chords]
G  G - Bb  G - Bb - G  G - F# - F
G  G - Bb  G - Bb - G  G - F# - F....
[notes]
D D D D D D D D D C D F G *
[* COINCIDES WITH POWER CHORDS BASED ON CENTRAL BARRED E]
G GGGG GGGG Bb - G C - G - Bb - C - G GGG 
                        yee hah

C   Bb   A  G

G G G G G G G G G Bb - G C - G - Bb - C - G G G G 

C   Bb   A  G

[v1]
G GGGG GGGG Bb - G C - G - Bb - C - G GGG 
when you see me burning up the sand you better step aside

C   Bb   A  G

G GGGG GGGG Bb - G C - G - Bb - C - G GGG
I got a message for Uncle Sam , ridin' high and with pride

C   Bb   A  G

[CH]
C           Bb     A     Bb - A- Bb - A- Bb - A - Bb - A - Bb - A - Bb - A
  ride that pony express.....

C           Bb     D
  ride that pony express.....

[V2 - start over with * above]
In the days when the west was won I was a wealthy man
Got to ride from coast to coast, it was a lonely stand
[CH]
ride that pony express.....
ride that pony express.....

[bridge, words spoken under voice]
F F F F     F F F F   F F F F                F - Bb - G
    ride fast until the horse drops over dead
F F F F     F F F F   F F F F                F - Bb - G
    ride clear when bullets fly around my head
F F F F     F F F F   F F F F                F - Bb - G
    ride mean, kicking ass all the way
F F F F     F F F F   F F F F                F - Bb - G
  another tower, another mile, another day

[CH]
ride that pony express.....
ride that pony express.....
[v3]
But today you pay thru the nose to get a half assed job
three days later it's not long for some two bit slob

[bridge 2, various lead and bass riffs between]

[CH]
ride that pony express.....
ride that pony express..... (you got to ride)
G    G - Bb  G - Bb - G  G - F# - F
ride ride
ride ride
ride ride
ride ride
ride ride
ride ride