D5 G5 While I was out a ridin' D5 A5 Grave yard shift, midnight til dawn G5 D5 The moon was as bright as a readin' light A5 D5 For a letter from an old friend back home. Chorus G5 And he asked me G5 A5 D5 Why do you ride for your money? G5 A5 D5 Tell me why do you rope for short pay? G5 A5 You ain't gettin' no where D5 G5 G5 E5 And you're losin' your shaaaaare A5 D5 Boy, you must have gone crazy out there. D5 G5 He tells me last night I run on to Jenny D5 A5 She's married and has a good life G5 D5 Ah you sure missed the track when you never come back A5 D5 She's the perfect professional's wife. Chorus G5 And she asked me G5 A5 D5 Why does he ride for his money? G5 A5 D5 why does he rope for short pay? G5 A5 He ain't gettin' no where D5 G5 G5 E5 And he?s losin' his shaaaaare A5 D5 He must have gone crazy out there. BRIDGE G5 A5 D5 But then they've never seen the Northern Lights G5 A5 D5 They've never seen the hawk on the wing G5 A5 D5 G5 G5 E5 They've never seen the spring hit the Great Diviiiiide A5 D5 They've never heard ole camp cookie sing. (INST break just repeat bridge) D5 G5 Well, I read up the last of my letter D5 A5 I tore off the stamp for Black Jim G5 D5 When Billy rode up to relieve me A5 D5 He just looked at my letter and grinned. SLOW Chorus G5 He said now G5 A5 D5 Why do they ride for their money? G5 A5 D5 Tell me why do they rope for short pay? G5 A5 They ain't gettin' no where D5 G5 G5 E5 And they're losin' their shaaaaaare A5 D5 Son, they all must be crazy out there. BRIDGE G5 A5 D5 Because they've never seen the Northern Lights G5 A5 D5 They've never seen the hawk on the wing G5 A5 D5 G5 G5 E5 They've never seen the spring hit the Great Divide A5 D5 Ahh- they've never heard ole camp cookie sing. Yodel chords G5 D5 A5 D5 G5 D5 A5 D5 E5 A5 7 D5
