Ballad Of Easy Rider Chords
by The Byrds
Ballad Of Easy Rider by The Byrds is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, D4, F#m, G, G/F#, Em, A and A4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: (D D4)
D F#m G
The river flows, it flows to the sea
G/F# Em A
Wherever that river goes that's where I want to be
D D4 D D4
Flow river flow, let your waters wash down
D Em A4 A D D4 D
Take me from this road to some other town
D F#m G
All he wanted was to be free
G/F# Em A
And that's the way it turned out to be
D D4 D D4
Flow river flow, let your waters wash down
D Em A4 A D D4 D
Take me from this road to some other town
D D4
Flow river flow, past the shady trees
D D4
Go river go, go to the sea
Em A4 A D
Flow to the sea
D F#m G
The river flows, it flows to the sea
G/F# Em A
Wherever it goes that's where I want to be
D D4 D D4
Flow river flow, let your waters wash down
D Em A4 A D D4 D
Take me from this road to some other town