On the 16th of January 2010, the track was released. The track was written by Mike Burton.
Track Info
- Song: Night Riders Lament
- Artist: Jerry Jeff Walker
- Written by Mike Burton
- Album: Ridin’ High
- Released Date: 16 January 2010
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: D
- Chords: D, G, A, G/F#, Em, E7
- BPM: 68
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
[Intro]
D [Verse]
D G While I was out a-ridin' D The grave yard shift,
A
midnight 'til dawn G The moon was bright as
D
a readin' light A For a letter from an old
D
Friend back home [Chorus] G And he asked me why do you
A D
ride for your money
G A Tell me why do you rope
D
For short pay
G A You ain't gettin' nowhere
D And you're losin'
G G/F# Em
your sha-a----are
A Boy, you must've gone
D
Crazy out there [Verse]
D He said last night
G
I ran onto Jenny
D She's married and has
A
A good life G Boy, you sure missed the track D When you never come back A She's the perfect
D
Professional's wife [Chorus] G And she asked me why does
A D
He ride for his money
G And tell me why does he
A D
Rope for short pay
G A He ain't gettin' nowhere
D G G/F# Em And he's losin' his sha-a----are
A D He must've gone crazy out there [Chorus]
G B' then they've never
A D
seen the Northern Lights
G A D They never seen a hawk on the wing G A They've never seen a spring hit the
D G G/F# Em
Great Divi-i----ide
A And they've never heard
D
Old camp cookie sing [Instrumental]
G A D G A D G A D G G/F# Em A D [Verse]
D Well, I read up the last
G
Of my letter
D I tore off the stamp
A
For Black Jim G When Billy rode up to
D
Relieve me A He just looked at my
D
letter and grinned [Chorus] G He said, now why do they
A D
Ride for their money
G Tell me why do they
A D
rope for short pay G They ain't gettin'
A
Nowhere D And they're losin'
G G/F# Em
their sha-a----are A Son, they all must be
D
crazy out there [Chorus]
G A 'Cause they've never seen
D
the Northern Lights G They've never seen a
A D
hawk on the wing
G A They've never seen spring
D G G/F# Em
hit the Great Divi-i----ide
A No, they've never heard old
D
Camp cookie sing [Outro]
G D Yodelayee odelo-oh layee tee oh
A D Deedalayee o--oh dalayee
G D Yodelayee-oh delo-oh layee tee oh
A D Delayee tee ay oh dalayee
E7 G A D Eye tee olayee old-layee-olayee-oo
