David Allan Coe - The ride

^AI was thumbin from Montgomery ^{C C}I had my guitar on my back ^{D D}When a stranger stopped beside me in an a^Antique Cadillac ^AHe was dressed like 1950 Half-dr^Cunk and hollow-eyed He said "It'^Ds a long walk to Nashville, would you lik^Ae a ride, son?"

Well ^AI sat down in the front seat And he tu^Crned on the radio And them s^Dad old songs comin outta them speakers was so^Alid country gold ^AThen I noticed the stranger was ghost-white pale when he a^Csked me for a light And I kn^Dew there was somethin strange about this rid^Ae

He said &qu^Got;Drifter, can you make fo^Dlks cry when you play ^Aand sing?" ^A"Have you paid your dues? Can you moan the blues?" "Can ^Eyou bend them guitar strings?" He said &q^Guot;Boy, can you make fo^Dlks feel what you fee^Al inside?" "Cause if you^G're big star bound, let^D me warn ya it's a long h^Aard ride"

W^Aell he cried just south of Nashville And he tu^Crned that car around He said ^D"This is where you get off, boy, cause I^A'm goin' back to Alabam' ^AAs I stepped out of that Cadillac ^C I^C said "Mister, many thanks." He said &^Dquot;You don't have to call me mister, mister" "^AThe whole world calls me Hank"