Let it ride  -  John Hiatt


Intro: |A      |A   A/Ab    |D/F#     |D/F#    |


          A                           
You can't sit around waiting for the path to glory 
    D
You gotta get movin' to tell your story 
    A 
The bigger they come the harder they fall from the 
D
Littlest acorns come trees so tall 
Bm                          E
And where your comin' from   is where your goin' 
Bm                            E
Til' you get there you got no way of knowin' 

        A           E/G#
All the love in the world won't 
D/F#            E
Find you if you don't let it 
A      E/G#        D/F#        E
Let it ride let it ride let it ride 
    A        E/G#      D/F#
And every mistake is a break 
         E
But only if you get it 
A      E/G#        D/F#        E
Let it ride let it ride let it ride 

Interlude:
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|E  F#m   |D       |E  F#m      |D  A   D  E  |

        A           E/G#
All the love in the world won't 
D/F#            E
Find you if you don't let it 
A      E/G#        D/F#        E
Let it ride let it ride let it ride 
    A        E/G#      D/F#
And every mistake is a break 
         E
But only if you get it 
A      E/G#        D/F#        E
Let it ride let it ride let it ride 

F#m           D
Everyday is a brand new place 
F#m           D
Feel the sun upon your face 
F#m               D
Try somethin' new don't regret it 
Bm                  E
A hole in your shoe but just forget it 

       A      E/G#     D/F#
Let it ride 
       E
Oh you got to let it 
A      E/G#        D/F#        E
Let it ride let it ride let it ride 
    A        E/G#      D/F#
And every mistake is a break 
         E
But only if you get it 
A      E/G#        D/F#        E
Let it ride let it ride let it ride 

Coda:
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Transcribed by Gerard Koot (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – nov 2009
Email: gerardkoot@hotmail.co