• Song:

    Ride Me Down Easy

  • Artist:

    Waylon Jennings

  • Album:

    Honky Tonk Heroes

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****************** RIDE ME DOWN EASY ******************

written by Billy Joe Shaver

performed by Waylon Jennings.


Capo on the 2nd fret.

Verse 1:
         D (xx0232@1)                            G (320003@1)The highway she's ahotter (x02210@1)than nine times the hell
              A (x02220@1)                        D (xx0232@1)The rides are as scarce as the rain
                                                G (320003@1)When your down to your last shuck with nothing to sell
             A (x02220@1)                    D (xx0232@1)And too far away from the train


Verse 2:
         D (xx0232@1)                                G (320003@1)Been agood (x02210@1)month of Sunday's and aguitar (x02210@1)ago
               A (x02220@1)                        D (xx0232@1)Had atall (x02210@1)drink of yesterday's wine
                                            G (320003@1)Left along (x02210@1)string of friends,some sheets in the wind
                  A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)And some satisfied woman behind


Chorus:
          D (xx0232@1)                       G (320003@1)Hey ride me down easy Lord,ride me on down
              A (x02220@1)                       D (xx0232@1)Leave word in the dust where i lay
                           G (320003@1)Say i'm easy come,easy go
          A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1)Easy to love when i stay


Verse 3:
          D (xx0232@1)                                 G (320003@1)I've put snow on the mountain,raised hell on the hill
                  A (x02220@1)                     D (xx0232@1)I locked horns with the devil himself
                         G (320003@1)Been arodeo (x02210@1)fool,a son of agun (x02210@1)               A (x02220@1)                      D (xx0232@1)And ahobo (x02210@1)with stars in his crown


Chorus.

	 D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)Ride me down easy Lord,ride me on down


Thanks to David M. Potter for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr

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