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Pony Express by Ted Nugent
Pony Express
INTRO:
[fade in slowly over 4 cycles]
[chords played as 4 central notes of barred E, strummed/hammered
on the beat, but sustained and sliding up and down also]
G G-Bb G-Bb-G G-F#-F
G G-Bb G-Bb-G G-F#-F
[starting with 3rd cycle, include bass, decsending triplet G-G-F-D
G G-Bb G-Bb-G G-F#-F
G G-Bb G-Bb-G G-F#-F
[5th qnd 6th cycles of chords continue ascending]
G G-Bb Bb-C C-D D-DD-E
G G-Bb Bb-C C-D D-DD-E
[7th as above, 8th jumps off to notes then power chords]
G G-Bb G-Bb-G G-F#-F
G G-Bb G-Bb-G G-F#-F....
[notes]
D D D D D D D D D C D F G*
[* COINCIDES WITH POWER CHORDS BASED ON CENTRAL BARRED E]
G GGGG GGGG Bb-G C-G-Bb-C-G GGG
yee hah
C Bb A G
G G G G G G G G G Bb-G C-G-Bb-C-G G G G
C Bb A G
[v1]
G GGGG GGGG Bb-G C-G-Bb-C-G GGG
when you see me burning up the sand you better step aside
C Bb A G
G GGGG GGGG Bb-G C-G-Bb-C-G GGG
I got a message for Uncle Sam, ridin' high and with pride
C Bb A G
[CH]
C Bb A Bb-A- Bb-A- Bb-A-Bb-A-Bb-A-Bb-A
ride that pony express.....
C Bb D
ride that pony express.....
[V2 - start over with * above]
In the days when the west was won I was a wealthy man
Got to ride from coast to coast, it was a lonely stand
[CH]
ride that pony express.....
ride that pony express.....
[bridge, words spoken under voice]
F F F F F F F F F F F F F-Bb-G
ride fast until the horse drops over dead
F F F F F F F F F F F F F-Bb-G
ride clear when bullets fly around my head
F F F F F F F F F F F F F-Bb-G
ride mean, kicking ass all the way
F F F F F F F F F F F F F-Bb-G
another tower, another mile, another day
[CH]
ride that pony express.....
ride that pony express.....
[v3]
But today you pay thru the nose to get a half assed job
three days later it's not long for some two bit slob
[bridge 2, various lead and bass riffs between]
[CH]
ride that pony express.....
ride that pony express..... (you got to ride)
G G-Bb G-Bb-G G-F#-F
ride ride
ride ride
ride ride
ride ride
ride ride
ride ride
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