Christopher Cross – Ride Like the Wind
Guitar chords and lyrics of Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross
Published 1979
Original key Cm7
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Capo thirds fret
main riff
. Am7 G
It is the night. My body’s weak
. Am7 G
I’m on the run. No time for sleep
. Am7 G Am7 G
I’ve got to ride, Ride like the wind to be free again
. Fmaj9 Em9
And I got such a long way to go
. Fmaj9 Em9
To make it to the border of Mexico.
. Am7 G
So I’ll ride…like the wind
. Am7 G
Ride like the wind.
. Am7 G
I was born the son of a lawless man.
. Am7 G
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand.
. G/F G
Lived nine lives gunned down ten.
. Am7 G
Gonna ride like the wind.
. Fmaj9 Em9
And I got such a long way to go
. Fmaj9 Em9
To make it to the border of Mexico.
. Am7 G
So I’ll ride…like the wind
. Am7 G
Ride like the wind.
Gonna ride like the wind.
Break two times
Am9 Bm7/A
Am9 Bm7/A
Am9 Bm7/A
Am9 Bm7 Cmaj7 D/E
. Am7 G
Accused and tried and told to hang
. Am7 G
I was no where in sight when the church bells rang.
. G/F G
Never was the kind to do as I was told.
. Am7 G
Gonna ride like the wind before I get old.
. Am7 G
It is the night. My body’s weak
. Am7 G
I’m on the run. No time for sleep
. Am7 G Am7 G
I’ve got to ride, Ride like the wind to be free again
. Fmaj9 Em9
And I got such a long way to go
. Fmaj9 Em9
To make it to the border of Mexico.
. Am7 G
So I’ll ride…like the wind
. Am7 G
Ride like the wind.
Gonna ride like the wind.
. Fmaj9 Em9
And I got such a long way to go
. Fmaj9 Em9
To make it to the border of Mexico.
. Am7 G
So I’ll ride…like the wind
. Am7 G
Ride like the wind.
Gonna ride like the wind.