Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind Chords & Tabs

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INTRO: Cm7  Bb  Cm7 Bb  Bb/Ab  Bb Cm7 Bb  2x 
 
VERSE: 
           Cm7              Bb 
 It is the night. My body's weak 
            Cm7              Bb 
 I'm on the run. No time for sleep 
         Cm7                 Bb          Cm7       Bb 
 I've got to ride, Ride like the wind to be free again 
              Abmaj9                 Gm9 
 And I got such a long way to go 
    Abmaj9                     Gm9   
 To make it to the border of Mexico. 
         Cm7              Bb    
 So I'll ride...like the wind 
              Cm7     Bb 
 Ride like the wind.      VERSE: 
        Cm7               Bb      
 I was born the son of a lawless man. 
         Cm7                 Bb 
 Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand. 
             Bb/Ab            Bb 
 Lived nine lives gunned down ten. 
                   Cm7      Bb 
 Gonna ride like the wind. 
               Abmaj9                 Gm9 
 And I got such a long way to go 
    Abmaj9                     Gm9   
 To make it to the border of Mexico. 
         Cm7              Bb    
 So I'll ride...like the wind 
               Cm7    Bb 
 Ride like the wind.                          
 Gonna ride like the wind.       
BREAK:  2x 
 
 Cm9   Dm7/C      
 Cm9   Dm7/C    
 Cm9   Dm7/C    
 Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G 
 
VERSE: 
 
 Cm7                    Bb 
 Accused and tried and told to hang 
       Cm7                         Bb  
 I was no where in sight when the church bells rang. 
               Bb/Ab               Bb 
 Never was the kind to do as I was told. 
                     Cm7               Bb 
 Gonna ride like the wind before I get old. 
 
VERSE: 
           Cm7              Bb 
 It is the night. My body's weak 
            Cm7              Bb 
 I'm on the run. No time for sleep 
        Cm7                 Bb          Cm7       Bb 
 I've got to ride, Ride like the wind to be free again 
              Abmaj9                 Gm9 
 And I got such a long way to go 
    Abmaj9                     Gm9   
 To make it to the border of Mexico. 
         Cm7              Bb    
 So I'll ride...like the wind 
               Cm7    Bb 
 Ride like the wind. 
       Abmaj9                 Gm9 
 And I got such a long way to go 
    Abmaj9                     Gm9   
 To make it to the border of Mexico. 
          Cm7              Bb    
 So I'll ride...like the wind 
               Cm7    Bb 
 Ride like the wind.                         
 Gonna ride like the wind.       
OUTRO: 
 
 Cm9   Dm7/C      
 Cm9   Dm7/C    
 Cm9   Dm7/C    
 Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G 
                        Ride 
 Cm9   Dm7/C      
 Cm9   Dm7/C    
 Cm9   Dm7/C    
 Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G 
                        Ride like the wind 
 Cm9   Dm7/C      
 Cm9   Dm7/C    
 Cm9   Dm7/C    
 Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G 
                        Ride........... 
 Cm9   Dm7/C      
 Cm9   Dm7/C    
 Cm9   Dm7/C    
 Cm9   Dm7  Ebmaj7  F/G