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Key: G# minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Little old man,
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little old man staring down the road
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Waiting on the bus,
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he's getting kinda cold
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Bus finally gets there,
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he got nowhere to sit down
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And the driver said, "You can stand right here behind me
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or wait for the next one to come around"
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And the old man says, "That's okay,
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I'll stand
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I might look like a little old man to you
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But I've been riding this bus for
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years and years and years
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I don't even know where
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it's going to"
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And the driver says,
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"You don't know where this bus is going to?"
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Old man says, "No,
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I don't, do you?"
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Driver says, "You don't know where
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this bus is going to?"
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Asus4
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Old man says,
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"I just want it to get me through
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Hey, I'm staying on the ride,
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it's gonna take me somewhere
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Staying on the ride,
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it's gonna take me somewhere
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Somewhere, somewhere, somewhere,
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somewhere"
Verse 2
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The bus is rolling along,
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outside it's looking kinda strange
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The Earth is shak ing,
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the clouds are breaking
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Everything is blue where
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it was gray
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A thousand rivers flood
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over fields of snow
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The driver looks back in the
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mirror for the old man
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"Where did he go, where did he go?
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Oh, there he is
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Hey, old man, old man, old man,
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you still don't know?"
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And the old man says, "No, I don't son,
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but I'm happy to go"
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Hey, "I'm staying on the ride,
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it's gonna take me somewhere"
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Hey, he said, "I'm staying on the ride,
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it's gonna take me somewhere
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Somewhere, somewhere,
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somewhere, somewhere
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I was born
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with no name,
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knowing nothing, still I don't
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Somebody said, 'You need a name,
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I'm gonna give you a name'
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And I said, 'No, you won't,' I said,
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'No, you won't'"
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Oh,
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"You can let me off here,
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son, thank you for the ride"
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And the driver said, "This is the middle of nowhere,
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sir,"
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He pulls off to the side
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And the old man says, "It might look that way to you,
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maybe it is"
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Old man says, "It might look that way to you,
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son, maybe it is,"
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And he says, "Stay on the ride,
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it's gonna take you somewhere,"
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Hey, hey, he said, "Stay on the ride,
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it's gonna take you somewhere
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Somewhere, somewhere,
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somewhere, somewhere
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It always takes you somewhere,
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gonna take you somewhere
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It always takes you somewhere,
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gotta take you somewhere
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It always takes you somewhere,
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gonna take you somewhere
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It always takes you somewhere,
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gonna take you somewhere"
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • Asus4

  • B

    2

  • C

Capo: 4

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The original key of Stay on the Ride by Patty Griffin is G# minor.

The primary chords used in Stay on the Ride are G#m, B, C#, F#, C#sus4, D#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G#m, B, C#, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Stay on the Ride is approximately 103 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Stay on the Ride using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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