Verse 1:
D
I was staying at the Marriott
G
With Jesus and John Wayne
Bm
I was waiting for a chariot
A
They were waiting for a train
D
The sky was full of carrion
G
'I'll take the mazuma'
Bm
Said Jesus to Marion
A
'That's the 3:10 to Yuma
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.'
Verse 2:
D
The Houston sky was changeless
G
We galloped through bluebonnets
Bm
I was wrestling with an angel
A
You were working on a sonnet
D
You said, 'I believe the seraphim
G
Will gather up my pinto
Bm
And carry us away, Jimmy
A
Across the San Jacinto
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.'
Instrumental
D G A x4
Bridge:
G Bm
Ah, Shelley and Keats, they were out in the street
G Bm
And even Lord Byron was leaving for Greece
G Bm
While back at the Hilton, last but not least
A
Milton was holding his sides
G Bm
He said 'You bravos had better be ready to fight
G Bm
Or we'll never get out of East Texas tonight
G Bm A
The trail is long and the river is wide
D G A
and my ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.'
Verse 3:
D
I was staying at the Westin
G
I was playing to a draw
Bm
When in walked Charlton Heston
A
With the Tablets of the Law
D
He said, 'It's still the Greatest Story'
G
I said, 'Man, I'd like to stay
Bm
But I'm bound for glory,
A
yeah I'm on my way
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.
D G A
My ride's here.
D
My ride's here.