Garth Brooks - Night riders lament no key change

One ^Dnight while I was out a^G ridin' The ^Dgrave yard shift, midnight 'ti^Al dawn The ^Gmoon wa^As bright as^D a rea^Bmdin' light For a l^Aetter from a^Gn old friend b^Dack home

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And he asked me ^GWhy do yo^Au ride for y^Dour money Tell me^G why do yo^Au rope for sh^Dort pay You ain't a'^Ggettin' n^Aowhere And you're ^Dlosin' you^Bmr sh^Aare^G Boy, you ^Amust have gon^Ge crazy ^Dout there He said ^Dlast night I ran into^G Jenny She's ^Dmarried and has a go^Aod life And boy you ^Gsure missed th^Ae track When you ^Dnever com^Bme back She's the ^Aperfect ^Gprofessiona^Dl's wife

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And she asked me ^GWhy does h^Ae ride for ^Dhis money And ^Gtell me why does h^Ae rope for sh^Dort pay He ain't a'^Ggettin'^A nowhere And he's ^Dlosin' hi^Bms sh^Aare^G Boy he ^Amust've gon^Ge crazy ^Dout there Ah but they've ^Gneve^Ar seen ^Dthe Nor^Bmthern Lights They've ^Gnever seen ^Aa hawk on ^Dthe wing They've ^Gnever spent^A spring on ^Dthe ^BmGrea^At D^Givide And they've ^Anever heard ole^G' camp coo^Dkie sing ^DWell I read up the last of my^G letter And I ^Dtore off the stamp for blac^Ak Jim And when ^GBilly rod^Ae up to reli^Deve^Bm me He just ^Alooked at m^Gy letter ^Dand grinned

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He said now ^GWhy do the^Ay ride for th^Deir money Tell me^G why do the^Ay ride for sh^Dort pay They ain't a^A'gettin' ^Bnowhere And they're ^Dlosin' thei^Bmr sh^Aare^G Boy, they ^Amust've gon^Ge crazy ^Dout there Son, they ^Aall must b^Ge crazy ^Dout there