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David Allan Coe - The Ride (capo 3) (Chord)
Album: Castles In The Sand (1983)
Submitter: heyitskane (9) on 3/6/04 14 comments
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The Ride 
David Allan Coe
Tabbed by Kane Smith (heyitskane at yahoo.com)

Korry’s version is in the correct key, but I had a hard time getting 
down to a D#, so here’s a much simpler capo version

capo 3

Intro chords: G D A G D A

Verse:
A                              C
I was thumbin’ from Montgomery
C                          D
I had my guitar on my back
D                                        A
When a stranger stopped beside me in an antique Cadillac
A
He was dressed like 1950
       C
Half-drunk and hollow-eyed
                 D                                        A
He said “It’s a long walk to Nashville, would you like a ride, son?”


     A
Well I sat down in the front seat
         C
And he turned on the radio
          D                                            A
And them sad old songs comin’ outta them speakers was solid country gold
A                                                         C
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost-white pale when he asked me for a light
        D                                           A
And I knew there was somethin’ strange about this ride

Chorus:
           G                          D                     A
He said “Drifter, can you make folks cry when you play and sing?”
A 
“Have you paid your dues?  Can you moan the blues?”
          E
“Can you bend them guitar strings?”
          G                       D                    A
He said “Boy, can you make folks feel what you feel inside?”
                  G                      D                        A
“Cause if you’re big star bound, let me warn ya it’s a long hard ride”

Repeat intro chords

Verse: 
 A
Well he cried just south of Nashville
         C
And he turned that car around
        D                                            A
He said “This is where you get off, boy, cause I’m goin’ back to Alabam’
A                                 C
As I stepped out of that Cadillac
 C
I said “Mister, many thanks.”
         D                                 
He said “You don’t have to call me mister, mister”
      A
“The whole world calls me Hank”

Chorus x2

 
 Comments (click here to add a non-facebook comment)
Great Tab! A lot easier to play this one. Sounds great! Thanks!
-herbsprouse73 | 3/6/2004
much easier to play, and sounds a lot better. Great job
-sigmapi486 | 4/15/2004
great song, looks real easy to play
-devilmaycry | 8/28/2004
Hank Williams was better than Jesus Christ himself (plus he could play the guitar). Coe noticed this and one of the best country songs ever (after a few of Hank's songs of course).
-BillKline | 12/3/2004
don't ever say someone is better than Christ
because no one is, they might be the next one
in line but thats about it!!!!! good tab though
-tOMMY lAWRENCE | 1/4/2005
Just awesome
-Murph316 | 1/14/2005
sometimes we overthink beauty; thanks for bringing us back to simplicity - great tab
-trane
-trane | 1/19/2005
sweet man much easier to play then the other version
-redneckchhs | 9/25/2005
im with tommy NO ONE is better than christ
-KTL719 | 7/21/2010
dang 'billkline' why dont you blow hank williams already..
-titomagic3 | 9/19/2010
i think this song sounds alot better with the capo on the second fret
-billburt | 2/1/2011
There is no GOD you ignorant f**ks and if there was one i bet would'nt match up with old Hank
-duncan08 | 5/24/2011
great tab sounds kick ass and for duncan 08 your one dumb m*********ker you must not have a soul wait till you have kids and one gets sick who will you turn to come to texas and get your ass kicked

-big.dave.j | 12/26/2011
Love playing this song...always a crowd pleaser
-dreemwarrior2 | 12/25/2014
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