Midnight Rider Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[E][G][A][A5][E][F#m][A][F#m]
[A5][G][D][G][A5][G][F#m][G]
[A5][G][D][G][A5][G][F#m][G]

[Verse 1]
[E]Ride the silver eagle out of JFK
Up the eastern [Em]seaboard des
[E]tination Portland Maine
When [F#m]we saw the people
at the concert hall
The seats were for five thousand
it made us feel so small
Mid[A5]night rider

[Verse 2]
[G]keeps on rol[D]lin'[G]
On [Am]our j[G]ourney 'cross
[F#m]the States[G]
Mid[Am]night [A5]rider [G]keeps on [D]rol[G]lin'
Right [Am]on through t[G]he U[D]SA[G]

[Verse 3]
[E]Stopped off at [G]Niagara tak
[E]ing pictures of the falls
Tried to cross the [Em]border were
[E]accosted by the law
[F#m]People down in Texas from
the red hot burning sun
[D]They could[F#m]n't stand the heatwave but
we just kept rollin' on
Mid[A5]night rider

[Verse 4]
[G]keeps on rol[D]lin'[G]
On [Am]our journey '[G]cross
[F#m]the States[G]
Mid[Am]night [G]rider keeps on [D]rollin'[G]
Right [Am]on through t[G]he U[D]SA[G]

[Verse 5]
[E]Driving into Nashville on
the highway interstate
Had a holdup on the [Em]freeway
[G]we [E]end up being late
[F#m]Flew into Chicago but we
never heard the blues
Played some rock 'n' roll there
then down to Batton Rouge
Mid[A5]night rider

[Verse 6]
[G]keeps on rol[F#m]lin'[G]
On [Am]our j[G]ourney 'cross
[F#m]the States[G]
Mid[Am]night [G]rider keeps on [D]rollin'[G]
Right [Am]on through t[G]he USA

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][Am][G][F#m][F]
[Am][A5][Am][G][F#m][G][F]
[Am][G]
[F#m][F][Am]
[G][F#m][F][Am][A5][Am]
[G][F#m][F][Am][A5][Am]
[G][F#m][F]
Mid[Am]night rider

[Verse 7]
[G]keeps on rol[D]lin'[G]
On [Am]our j[G]ourney 'cross
[D]the States[G]
Mid[Am]night [G]rider keeps on [D]rollin'[G]
Right [Am]on through t[G]he U[F#m]SA[G]

[Verse 8]
[E]Fought [Em]the vigilante at [E]the
end of our first [A5]tour
[E]We made a lot of friends there
we'll see them all next year
As [D]we fought [F#m]the big deadline,
oh, we won't forget the days
[D]We [F#m]rode the silver eagle
right across the USA
[D]Midnig[A5]ht rider

[Verse 9]
[G]keeps on [D]rollin'[G]
[Am]On our journey '[G]cross
[D]the States[G]
[Am]Midnight rider [G]keeps on [D]rollin'[G]
[Am]Right on through the [G]USA[D][G]
[Am]Midnight

[Verse 10]
rider [G]keeps on [D]rollin'[G]
[Am]On our journey '[G]cross
[D]the States[G]
[Am]Midnight rider [G]keeps on [D]rollin'[G]
[Am]Right on through the [G]USA[D][G]
[Am]Midnight

[Verse 11]
[G][D][G][Am][G][G][Am]
[G]rider[G][Am]

[Outro 1]
[G][Am][G][Am]