Roy Orbison - Ride Away

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ride away chords
roy orbison ( roy orbison , roy/ bill dees )

capo ii

D

D
two wheels a turning
G D
one girl a yearning

big motor burning the road

D
i’ll ride the highway
G D
i’m going my way

i’ll leave a story untold

G
pretty girls behind me
A D
but pretty girls are everywhere
G A D
big motor wind up , ride on away from here
Gm D
ride away

D C C7 Bm F#m
she won’t approve of things i do or what i Am
Cm F Bm
and i don’t really give A . . , i understand
F#m D F#m D
but she’ll never see that i’ll never be
F
any one but me

D F D

Em F#m Em F#m
she thinks she needs me , she cries for me
Em F#m Em F#m D Em
but i know she’s lying , crying for others to see
E E7 A E A
what can i say , i’ll just ride away

( ride away , boy , ride , ride away , boy )

D
big motor run , run

( ride away , boy , ride , ride away , boy )
G D
ride on away from

( ride away , boy , ride , ride away , boy )
D
heartache and misery

( ride away , boy , ride , ride away , boy )

( ride away , boy , ride , ride away , boy )
D
i’m bound to wander

( big motor run , run , big motor run , run )
G D
way over yonder

( big motor run , run , big motor run , run )
D
someone be waiting just for me

( big motor run , run , big motor run , run )

( big motor run , run , big motor run , run )

G A D
true love to cling to , i need a dream to share

( ride away , boy , ride , ride away , boy )
G A D
someone to know me , someone to show me they care

( ride away , boy , ride , ride away , boy )
Em A Em A
ride away ( ride , ride , ride ) ride away ( ride , ride , ride )
G D
from tears and sorrow
G D
like there’s no tomorrow
G Em E E7 D
tonight i’ll ride away

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