Ian Tyson - Night riders lament

W^Dhile I was out a-r^Gidin' The g^Drave yard shift, midnight 'til d^Aawn The m^Goon was b^Aright as a r^Deadin' l^Bmight For a l^Aetter from an ^Gold friend back ^Dhome. ^D7

^D7And he asked me ^GWhy do you r^Aide for your m^Doney Tell me ^Gwhy do you ^Arope for short ^Dpay You ain't g^Gettin' now^Ahere And you're l^Dosin' your s^Gha-^G/F#a-a-a^Emre Boy, you m^Aust-a gone c^Grazy out t^Dhere.

He said l^Dast night I ran onto J^Genny She's m^Darried and has a good l^Aife Boy you s^Gure missed the t^Arack When you n^Dever come ^Bmback She's the p^Aerfect prof^Gessional's w^Dife. ^D7

^D7And she asked me ^GWhy does he r^Aide for his m^Doney And tell me ^Gwhy does he r^Aope for short p^Day He ain't g^Gettin' now^Ahere And he's l^Dosin' his s^Gha^G/F#-a-a-^Emare He m^Aust've gone c^Grazy out t^Dhere. ^D7

^D7But they've n^Gever s^Aeen the N^Dorthern L^Bmights N^Gever seen a h^Aawk on the w^Ding They've ^Gnever seen s^Apring hit the ^DGreat Di^Gvi^G/F#-i-i-^Emide And they've ^Anever heard old ^Gcamp cookie ^Dsing.

^DWell I read up the last of my l^Getter ^DTore off the stamp for Black ^AJim. When B^Gilly rode ^Aup to re^Dlieve me^Bm He just l^Aooked at my l^Getter and he g^Drinned. ^D7

^D7And he said ^GWhy do they r^Aide for their m^Doney Tell me ^Gwhy do they r^Aope for short p^Day They ain't g^Gettin' now^Ahere And they're l^Dosin' their s^Gha^G/F#-a-a-^Emare Yeah, they ^Aall must be c^Grazy out ^Dthere.^D7

^D7But they've n^Gever s^Aeen the N^Dorthern L^Bmights They've n^Gever seen a h^Aawk on the w^Ding They've n^Gever seen s^Apring hit the ^DGreat Di^Gvi^G/F#-i-id^Eme And they've n^Aever heard old c^Gamp cookie si^Dng.