Night Riders Lament Cifras

[Intro]
F G C F G C F G C Am C/B F G F C G C Am7 C
 
[Verse 1]
C                 F
While I was out a-ridin’
  C                              G
A graveyard shift, midnight ‘til dawn
    F                       C       Am
The moon was as bright as a readin’ light
      G              F   C      G    C   Am7 C
For a letter from an old friend back home
 
And he asked me,
 
[Chorus]
F          G             C
Why do you ride for your money?
    F          G              C
And why do you rope for short pay?
          F         G
You ain’t gettin’ nowhere
           C           Am C/B F
And you’re losin’ your share
         G            F  C  G   C    Am7 C
Boy, you must’ve gone crazy out there
 
[Verse 2]
C                              F
He said last night he run into Jenny
      C                      G
She’s married and has a good life
         F
Boy, you sure missed the track
         C          Am
When you never come back
          G          F   C  G    C   Am7 C
She’s the perfect professional’s wife
 
And she asked him,
 
[Chorus]
F           G            C
Why does he ride for his money?
    F           G              C
And why does he rope for short pay?
         F         G
He ain’t gettin’ nowhere
         C          Am C/B F
And he’s losin’ his share
         G            F  C  G   C    Am7 C
Well, he must’ve gone crazy out there
 
[Bridge]
C              F     G        C        Am
But they ain’t never seen the Northern Lights
           F            G           C
They ain’t never seen a hawk on the wing
        F          G             C       Am C/B F
They’ve never seen spring at the Great Divide
           G               F    C  G   C   Am7 C
They ain’t never heard old camp cookie sing
 
F G C F G C F G C Am C/B F G F C G C Am7 C
 
[Verse 3]
C                              F
Well, I read up the last of my letter
    C                            G
And tore off the stamp for black Jim
     F                  C       Am
When Billy came up to relieve me
        G            F  C   G   C      Am7 C
He just looked at my letter and grinned
 
And he said, you know, I wonder,
 
[Chorus]
F           G              C
Why do they ride for their money?
    F           G              C
And why do they rope for short pay?
           F         G
They ain’t gettin’ nowhere
            C            Am C/B F
And they’re losin’ their share
          G           F  C  G   C    Am7 C
Son, they all must be crazy out there
 
[Bridge]
C                 F     G        C        Am
‘Cause they ain’t never seen the Northern Lights
           F            G           C
They ain’t never seen a hawk on the wing
        F          G             C       Am C/B F
They’ve never seen spring at the Great Divide
           G               F    C  G   C   Am7 C
They ain’t never heard old camp cookie sing
 
[Outro]
F G C F G C F G C Am C/B F G F C G C Am7 C
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