Perhaps my favorite song of all time. No one could write a song like Roy Orbison. Sheer genius.
Eighteen different chords in a 3-minute song. And that voice. Like a fine vintage wine. There is
no comparison, never was, never will be. No one has ever come close to singing like he did.
He left the world just as he sings it in "Ride Away"...
"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
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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]