View Guitar Chords for The ride - chords ver. 1
Tim McGraw adds this to the end of "Real Good Man' sometimes. Let chords ring with repeated lines in chorus. I like to carry the last 'ride' in final chorus through the chord progression D C G DDI was thumbing my way back from Montgomery with my Fguitar on my back when a Gman pulled up beside me in an Dantique CadillacDHe was dressed like 1950 half Fdrunk and hollowed eyed said its a Glong walk back to Nashville would you Dlike a ride sonDSo I jumped into the front seat and he Fturned on the radio and the Gsad songs coming out those speakers was a Dsolid country goldDWell I noticed the stranger was a ghost white pale when he Fasked me for a light then I Gknew there was something strange aDbout this ridechorus:He said Cmister can you make folks Gcry when you play and DsingDhave you paid your dues can you moan the bluescan you Abend those guitar strings And Cson can you make folksGfeel what you feel inDside....cuz if your Cbig star bound let me Gwarn you its aDlong hard ride C (one stroke) if your big star boundG (one stroke) let me warn you its along hard Dride D C G Dverse 2DWell he cried just south of Nashville and he Fturned that car aroundsaid Gthis is where you get out boy cuz i'm Dheading on back to alabamDSo I jumped outa that ole Cadillac and said Fmister many thankshe said you Gdon't have to call mister, mister Dthe whole world calls me HANKChorus repeat last line of chorus a third time (first tab posted...feel free to embellish or criticize)