Night Rider's Lament
Written by Michael Burton
Performed by Garth Brooks (& others)
c1975 Groper Music
D G D A
One night while I was out ridin' The graveyard shift, midnight 'til dawn
G A D Bm A G D
The moon was bright as a readin' light For a letter from an old friend back home.
G A D G A D
And he asked me Why do you ride for your money Tell me why do you rope for short pay
G A D Bm A G
You ain't gettin' nowhere and you're losin' your share
A G D
Boy, you must have gone crazy out there.
D G D A
He said last night I run onto Jenny She's married and she has a good life.
G A D Bm
Boy, you sure missed the track when you never came back
A G D
She's the perfect professional's wife.
G A D G A D
And she asked me why does he ride for his money And tell me why does he rope for short pay
G A D Bm A G
He ain't gettin' nowhere and he's losin' his share
A G D
Boy, he must've gone crazy out there.
G A D Bm G A D
Ah, but they've never seen the Northen Lights, they've never seen a hawk on the wing
G A D Bm A G
They never spent spring on the Great Divide,
A G D E
And they've never heard ole' camp cookie sing.
E A E B
Well, I read up the last of my letter, And I tore off the stamp for black Jim.
A B E C#m B A E
And when Billy rode up to relieve me, He just looked at my letter and grinned.
A B E A B E
He said now why do they ride for their money, Tell me why do they ride for short pay
A B E C#m B A
They ain't gettin' nowhere and they're losin' their share
B A E
Boy, they must've gone crazy out there
A B E
Son, they all must be crazy out there.
E
Have fun with the yodeling part! Yodel in the key of E, after the last *there* go back
to A, E, B, E over and over again until you run out of breath or clear the room.
Ken
Ken
