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Ride Captain Ride(Chords)

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Key: Dsus2

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	        standard tuning (EBGDAE) 
 
 'hey is that freedom rock? well turn it UP dude!' 
 
 (no solos included, just my adaptation of organ/guitar chords 
 played in song) 
 
                   verse chord progression 
 
 
   Dsus2  D        Dsus2  D      E        E7       E  F  F# 
 ---0--2--2--2-----0--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--0-----0--1--2--| 
 ---3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3-----0--0--0--3--3-----0--1--2--| 
 ---2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2-----1--1--1--1--1-----1--2--3--| 
 ---0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----2--2--2--2--2-----2--3--4--| 
 ---------------------------------2--2--2--2--2-----2--3--4--| 
 ---------------------------------0--0--0--0--0-----0--1--2--| 
 
   G7                   G6    G6     Dsus2 D    Dsus2 D 
 --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----0--2--2-----0--2--2--| 
 --3--3--3--3--3--6--3--5--3--5--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3--| 
 --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----2--2--2-----2--2--2--| 
 --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--| 
 --5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------| 
 --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------| 
 
 
          end of verse chords         pre-solo riff 
             D5 Dsus4 D                            A 
            ---5--3--2--          -----------------0--| 
            ---3--3--3--          -----------------2--| 
            ---2--2--2--          -----------------2--| 
            ---0--0--0--          -----------------2--| 
            ------------          -----------------0--| 
            ------------          --2--3--4--4--5-----|
.....how it all goes together.... (intro: D-C-D-C) ------------verse------------- (play verse chord progression as shown above while singing; I've included chord names but look at tab for voicings) Dsus2 D Dsus2 D seventy three men sailed up E E7 E F F# from the san francisco bay G7 rolled off of their ship G6 Dsus2 D Dsus2 D and heres what they had to say Dsus2 D Dsus2 D we're calling everyone to ride along E E7 E F F# to another shore G7 G6 we can laugh our lives away Dsus2 D Dsus2 D and be free once more Dsus2 D Dsus2 D no one heard them calling E E7 E F F# no one came at all G7 cause they were too busy watching G6 Dsus2 D D5 Dsus4 D ('end of verse' those old raindrops fall chords) Dsus2 D Dsus2 D as a storm was blowin E E7 E F F# out on a peaceful sea G7 G6 Dsus2 D D5 Dsus4 D seventy three men sailing on to history -----------(chorus)------------ D A ride captain ride upon your mystery ship A B C D be amazed at the friends you're having on your trip D A ride captain ride upon your mystery ship A B C D on your way to a world that others might have missed (next, play pre-solo riff 1x, and then play D-Bb-D-Bb-A chords during 1st solo...) (...now go back and sing/play 1st eight lines of verse (up to and including 'and be free once more' line...)) (..finally, sing/play chorus again 2x, and then just play chorus chords as 2nd solo fades out) .....questions, comments and corrections to [email protected]

Written by Frank Konte/Skip Konte/Carlos Pinera/Mike Pinera

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