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Rider Pass By by Joan Baez
Rider Pass By
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:D
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
G D A D
[Verse 1]
Bm G
Tell me when you see them
D A Bm
Gathered at the shore
G
Dancing on their broken chains
D A
Ah, the ladies are no more
Bm D
In their blue jeans and their necklaces
G D
Against an evening sky
G D
But some of them are weeping
A D
Crying rider, please pass by
[Verse 2]
Bm G
The ship with all the riders
D A
Has drifted out to sea
Bm G
Compass cracked and stars unnamed
D A
It's lost to history
Bm D
And the riders in captivity
G D
Watch ancient waves roll high
G D
And hear the distant voices
A D
Crying rider, please pass by
[Verse 3]
Bm G
All you men who should have been
D A
Your fathers beat you down
Bm G
Your mothers loved you badly
D A
Your teachers stole your crowns
Bm D
And the wars you fought have taken toll
G D
The price was far too high
G D
You've buried all the images
A D
Of riders passing by
[Interlude]
G D A D
[Verse 4]
Bm G
The horses of the riders
D A
Have waited at the tide
Bm G
But years have passed, they know at last
D A
Their heroes will not ride
Bm D
So the women oh so gracefully
G D
Mount noble horses high
G D
Shattering the timelessness
A D
Of rider, please pass by
[Verse 5]
Bm G
But who can dare to judge us
D A
The women or the men?
Bm G
If freedom's wings shall not be clipped
D A
We all can love again
Bm D
So the choice is not of etiquette
G D
Or finding lonesome ways to die
G D
But liberty to ships at sea
A Bm
And riders passing by
G D
Liberty to ships at sea
A D
And riders passing by
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