Orbison

Orbison - Ride Away guitar tab

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"Ride Away"

(Roy Orbison - Bill Dees)

Intro:

(acoustic guitar doubled w/acoustic bass [4X; continue into verse]:)

E

v v v v

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Verse 1:

E

Two wheels a-turnin'

One girl a-yearnin'

Big motor burnin' the road

(drums enter)

I'll ride the highway

I'm going my way

I leave a story untold

Chorus 1:

A B A

Pretty girls behind me

A B A E

But pretty girls are ev...'rywhere

A B A

Big motor wind up

A B A E

Ride on away from here

[1:] D E

Ride away

Bridge A:

(E) Am7 D7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 Am

She won't approve of things I do or what I am

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

And I don't really give a... I understand

Am F

But she'll never see

D7/F#

That I'll never be

G

Anyone but me

E G E

// // / // // /

Bridge B:

F#m G#m

She thinks she needs me

F#m G#m

She cries for me

F#m G#m

But I know she's lying

F#m G#m F#m

Crying for others to see

F#

What can I say

B F# B

I'll just ride away

Verse 2:

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

Big motor run, run

Ride on away from

Heartache and misery

I'm bound to wander (big motor run, run)

Way over yonder

Someone may wait just for me

Chorus 2:

True love to cling to

I need a dream to share

Someone to know me

Someone to show me they care

Coda:

C#m B

Ride away

C#m B

Ride away

A E

From tears and sorrow

A E

Like there's no tomorrow

A F#7 Fmaj7 E

Tonight I'll ri-ide away

[repeat intro riff to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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