Midnight Rider Chords
Midnight Rider by Alison Krauss is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords C, D, A, G and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A ¦ C ¦ D ¦ A
G
I got to run to keep in hidin’
G
And I’m bound to go on ridin’
G
I’ve got one more silver dollar
Gm
I ain’t gonna let ‘em catch me Lord
C G
I aint’ gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
I don’t own the clothes I’m wearin’
Some old bed I’ll soon be sharin’
I got one more silver dollar
Gm
I ain’t gonna let ‘em catch me Lord
C G
I aint’ gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
I got past the point of carin’
And the road goes on forever
I got one more silver dollar
Gm
I ain’t gonna let ‘em catch me Lord
C G
I aint’ gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Gm
I ain’t gonna let ‘em catch me Lord
C G
I aint’ gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
(6-bar instrumental)
Gm
I ain’t gonna let ‘em catch me Lord
C G
I aint’ gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
(6-bar instrumental)
Gm
I ain’t gonna let ‘em catch me Lord
C G
I aint’ gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Outro: Gm ¦ C ¦ G ¦ (repeat to fade)
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