Midnight Rider Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays511

Midnight Rider by Hank Williams Jr is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Bb and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: (G)  (G)  (G)  (G)  (G)  (Bb)  (C)  (G)  (Bb)  (C)  (G) 
 
Well, I've got to (G) run (C) to keep from (G) hiding, (C) 
And I'm (G) bound (C) to keep on (G) riding. (C) 
And I've got (G) one more (C) silver (G) dollar, 
But I (Bb) ain't gonna let them get me, no, 
(C) Ain't gonna let 'em get the midnight (G) rider.  
 
(Bb)  (C)  (G)  (G)  (Bb)  (C)  (G) 
 
And I don't (G) own (C) the clothes I'm (G) wearing, (C) 
And the (G) road (C) goes on for(G)ever, (C) 
And I've got (G) one more (C) silver (G) dollar, 
But I (Bb) ain't gonna let them get me, no, 
(C) Ain't gonna let 'em get the midnight (G) rider.  
 
(Bb)  (C)  (G)  (G)  (Bb)  (C)  (G) 
 
And I've gone (G) by (C) the point of (G) caring, (C) 
Some old (G) bed (C) I'll soon be (G) sharing, (C) 
And I've got (G) one more (C) silver (G) dollar, 
But I (Bb) ain't gonna let them get me, no, 
(C) Ain't gonna let 'em get the midnight (G) rider.  
But I (Bb) ain't gonna let them get me, no, 
(C) Ain't gonna let 'em get the midnight (G) rider. 
But I (Bb) ain't gonna let them get me, no, 
(C) Ain't gonna let 'em get the midnight (G) rider.  
    	

Chord diagrams

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