Hey, Ukulelist in this post you will learn to play Night Riders Lament Ukulele Chords by Jerry Jeff Walker.
Song Info
Chords Info
- Tunning: Standard(G C E A)
- Chords: D, G, A, G/F#, Em, E7
- Key: D
[Intro]
D
[Verse]
D G
While I was out a-ridin'
D
The grave yard shift,
A
midnight 'til dawn
G
The moon was bright as
D
a readin' light
A
For a letter from an old D
Friend back home
[Chorus]
G
And he asked me why do youA D
ride for your money
G A
Tell me why do you rope D
For short pay
G A
You ain't gettin' nowhere
D
And you're losin' G G/F# Em
your sha-a----are
A
Boy, you must've gone
D
Crazy out there
[Verse]
D
He said last night G
I ran onto Jenny
D
She's married and has A
A good life
G
Boy, you sure missed the track
D
When you never come back
A
She's the perfect
D
Professional's wife
[Chorus]
G
And she asked me why does A D
He ride for his money
G
And tell me why does he A D
Rope for short pay
G A
He ain't gettin' nowhere
D G G/F# Em
And he's losin' his sha-a----are
A D
He must've gone crazy out there
[Chorus]
G
B' then they've neverA D
seen the Northern Lights
G A D
They never seen a hawk on the wing
G A
They've never seen a spring hit the
D G G/F# Em
Great Divi-i----ide
A
And they've never heard
D
Old camp cookie sing
[Instrumental]
G A D
G A D
G A D G G/F# Em
A D
[Verse]
D
Well, I read up the last
G
Of my letter
D
I tore off the stamp
A
For Black Jim
G
When Billy rode up to
D
Relieve me
A
He just looked at my
D
letter and grinned
[Chorus]
G
He said, now why do they A D
Ride for their money
G
Tell me why do they
A D
rope for short pay
G
They ain't gettin' A
Nowhere
D
And they're losin'
G G/F# Em
their sha-a----are
A
Son, they all must be
D
crazy out there
[Chorus]
G A
'Cause they've never seen
D
the Northern Lights
G
They've never seen a A D
hawk on the wing
G A
They've never seen spring D G G/F# Em
hit the Great Divi-i----ide
A
No, they've never heard old
D
Camp cookie sing
[Outro]
G D
Yodelayee odelo-oh layee tee oh
A D
Deedalayee o--oh dalayee
G D
Yodelayee-oh delo-oh layee tee oh
A D
Delayee tee ay oh dalayee
E7 G A D
Eye tee olayee old-layee-olayee-oo