The Dillards – Easy Ride Chords on Piano & Ukulele

[Intro]
E A    E A
 E A    C#m B

[Chorus]
        E
It's an easy ride from
 B                 E
 good times to the blues
I've been drivin'
          G#
 that old highway
         A
Flashin' signs to
 help me choose
       E
Well I know I've
          B
 done you wrong
C#m                A
 It didn't take me long
        E
It's an easy ride from
 B                 E
 good times to the blues
    B

[Verse 1]
        E
Drivin' ninety nine
     B
 and makin' time
C#m              A
 Hauling for the Red
 Ball line
  E
A hundred thousand
         A        B
 hours behind the wheel
       E
With a little smile
      B
 from you
C#m                A
The rig is running true
           E
It took me fifty nights
    B              E   B
 alone to make me feel

[Chorus]
        E              B
It's an easy ride from good
              E
 times to the blues
I've been drivin'
          G#
 that old highway
         A
Flashin' signs to
 help me choose
       E
Well I know I've
          B
 done you wrong
C#m                A
 It didn't take me long
        E              B
It's an easy ride from good
              E      B
 times to the blues

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[Verse 2]
          E
Starlight cafe out
    B
 in sixty four
C#m
 The waitress said
       A
 she'd offer more
    E
The sun was going
         A        B
down in her life too
       E
Strong coffee and
   B
 a ten watt lover
C#m
Thinkin' 'bout her
 A
wounds to cover
   E             B
My early mornin' thoughts
              E
 roll back to you

[Bridge]
                  A   B
I've been drivin' ha-rd
        E
 and my wheels call
      B
your name
G#7            C#m
San Antone you summer love,
      F#7             Bsus  B
how could it be the same
          E
Well, the old gray
          B
 mare you ain't
C#m              A
Said I wer'nt no saint
        E
You can live with that
       B
your way and head
         E      B
 here again

[Chorus]
        E
It's an easy ride from
  B                 E
 good times to the blues
I've been drivin'
           G#
 that old highway
         A
Flashin' signs to
 help me choose
       E
Well I know I've
          B
 done you wrong
C#m                A
 It didn't take me long
        E              B
It's an easy ride from good
              C#m     A
times to the blues

[Outro]
        E
It's an easy ride from
 B                 E     E
 good times to the blues