Nanci Griffith - Night riders lament

^GWhile I was out a-r^Cidin' T^Ghe graveyard shift midnight till da^Dwn ^{Dsus D} The m^Coon was as bright as a re^Gading light For a le^Dtter from an ^Cold friend back h^Gome

^DHe asked me ^CWhy do you ^Dride for your ^Gmoney? ^CWhy do you ^Drope for short ^Gpay? You ain't g^Cettin' nowhe^Dre And you're l^Gosin' your s^Chare ^{C/B Am} Oh, you m^Dust've gone crazy out t^Ghere

^GHe said last night I ran into Jen^Cny ^GThey married and have a good li^Dfe ^{Dsus D} Oh, you su^Cre missed the track when you n^Gever came back , D C G She made the perfect professional's wife

^DAnd she asked me ^CWhy does he ^Dride for his mo^Gney? ^CWhy does he r^Dope for short p^Gay? You ain't ^Cgettin' nowh^Dere And you?re^G losin' your sh^Care ^{C/B Am} Oh, you ^Dmust've gone crazy out ^Gthere

They've ^Cnever seen the n^Dorthern li^Gghts ^CNever seen a h^Dawk on the w^Ging ^CNever seen the sp^Dring hit the G^Great ^CDiv^C/Bide ^Am And they ain't ^Dever heard old Camp Cookie s^Ging

^GNow, I read up the last of my ^Cletter ^GAnd tore of the stamp for Black J^Dim ^{Dsus D} Little D^Cougie rode up to reli^Geve me He just l^Dooked at my ^Cletter and ^Ggrinned

^GHe asked me ^CWhy do they r^Dide for their m^Goney? ^CWhy do they ^Drope for short pa^Gy? They ain't ^Cgettin' nowh^Dere And they?re ^Glosin' their s^Chare ^{C/B Am} Oh, they m^Dust've gone crazy out t^Ghere

They've ^Cnever seen the n^Dorthern li^Gghts ^CNever seen a h^Dawk on the w^Ging ^CNever seen the sp^Dring hit the G^Great ^CDiv^C/Bide ^Am And they ain't ^Dever heard old Camp Cookie s^Ging