Let It Ride

by Bachman Turner Overdrive · posted by gene

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

 -6   6  -7  6
Good bye, I lied

  6   -5    -6   -6  -6  6  -6
Don't cry, would you let it ride?
(repeat)

Verse:
 7   7  -7  -6   7  -6
You can see the mor-nin', 

 6 -6  6   5 -4   4  -4 5
But I can   see  the light

 7     -7    -6   -6  6  -6
Ride, ride, ride, let it ride

  7      7    7    7   7  -6
While you've been out run-nin' 

 -6   6    -6  6  -5 -4  4    5
I've been wait-in' half the night

 7     -7    -6   -6  6  -6
Ride, ride, ride, let it ride



Chorus:
 5   -5    5   5
And would you cry 

5  6  6    6   6   5  -6
If I told you that I lied?

 6    5    4   5    4  -4
And would you say good-bye 

-3' -3'  -3' -3' 3   -3
Or would you let it ride? 

 -6   6  -7  6     -6    6    
Good bye, I lied, don't cry, 

 -3'  -3' -3' 3   -3'
Would you let it ride?

Verse:
Babe, my life is not complete, 
I never see you smile
Ride, ride, ride, let it ride
Baby you want the forgivin' kind, 
And that's just not my style
Ride, ride, ride, let it ride

Chorus

Verse:
I've been doin' things worthwhile, 
And You've been bookin' time
Ride, ride, ride, let it ride
Runnin' with the crazy crowd, 
Ooh, ain't no friends o' mine
Ride, ride, ride, let it ride

Chorus


 -6   -6  -6  6  -6
Would you let it ride (x4)

 7     -7    -6   -6  6  -6
Ride, ride, ride, let it ride (x5)

 -6  -6  6   -6
Just let it ride (x4)

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