Ride Like The Wind Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
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Chords

Cm7

Bb/Ab

Abmaj9

Gm9

Cm9

Dm7/C

Dm7

Ebmaj7

F/G

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[Intro]
Cm7  Bb  Cm7 Bb  Bb/Ab  Bb Cm7 Bb  (x2)
 
[Verse 1]
          Cm7              Bb
It is the night. My body's weak 
           Cm7              Bb
I'm on the run. No time for sleep 
            Cm7                 Bb          Cm7       Bb
I've got to ride, Ride like the wind to be free again 
      Abmaj9                 Gm9
And I got such a long way to go 
   Abmaj9                  Gm9
To make it to the border of Mexico. 
        Cm7              Bb
So I'll ride...like the wind 
              Cm7     Bb
Ride like the wind.       
      Cm7               Bb
I was born the son of a lawless man. 
        Cm7                 Bb
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand. 
           Bb/Ab             Bb
Lived nine lives gunned down ten. 
                    Cm7      Bb
Gonna ride like the wind. 
      Abmaj9                 Gm9
And I got such a long way to go 
   Abmaj9                    Gm9
To make it to the border of Mexico. 
        Cm7              Bb
So I'll ride...like the wind 
              Cm7    Bb
Ride like the wind.                          
Gonna ride like the wind.
 
[Break](x2)
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G
 
[Verse 2]
Cm7                    Bb
Accused and tried and told to hang 
      Cm7                        Bb
I was no where in sight when the church bells rang. 
              Bb/Ab               Bb
Never was the kind to do as I was told. 
                    Cm7               Bb
Gonna ride like the wind before I get old. 
 
[Verse 3]
          Cm7              Bb
It is the night. My body's weak 
           Cm7              Bb
I'm on the run. No time for sleep 
            Cm7                 Bb          Cm7       Bb
I've got to ride, Ride like the wind to be free again 
      Abmaj9                 Gm9
And I got such a long way to go 
   Abmaj9                   Gm9
To make it to the border of Mexico. 
        Cm7              Bb
So I'll ride...like the wind 
              Cm7    Bb
Ride like the wind. 
      Abmaj9                 Gm9
And I got such a long way to go 
   Abmaj9                     Gm9
To make it to the border of Mexico. 
         Cm7            Bb
So I'll ride...like the wind 
              Cm7    Bb
Ride like the wind.                         
Gonna ride like the wind.
 
[Outro]
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G
                        Ride 
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G
                        Ride like the wind 
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G
                        Ride........... 
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7/C
Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G
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Well done!!

Great tab! I transpose to Dm7 start, I find that works really well. And I think you can get away with minor 7s rather than minor 9s, which makes the fingering a little easier.

Transpose plus 4 for An easier play through