One [(D)]night while I was out a r[(G)]idin'
The [(D)]grave yard shift, midnight 'til [(A)]dawn
The [(G)]moon was [(A)]bright as a r[(D)]eadin' l[(Bm)]ight
For a l[(A)]etter from an [(G)]old friend back [(D)]home
And he asked me
[(G)]Why do you [(A)]ride for your [(D)]money
Tell me[(G)] why do you [(A)]rope for short [(D)]pay
You ain't a'[(G)]gettin' now[(A)]here
And you're [(D)]losin' your [(Bm)]share [(A)][(G)]
Boy, you [(A)]must have gone [(G)]crazy out [(D)]there
He said [(D)]last night I ran into J[(G)]enny
She's [(D)]married and has a good[(A)] life
And boy you [(G)]sure missed the [(A)]track
When you [(D)]never come [(Bm)]back
She's the [(A)]perfect pr[(G)]ofessional's [(D)]wife
And she asked me
[(G)]Why does he [(A)]ride for his [(D)]money
And [(G)]tell me why does he [(A)]rope for short [(D)]pay
He ain't a'[(G)]gettin' n[(A)]owhere
And he's [(D)]losin' his [(Bm)]share [(A)][(G)]
Boy he [(A)]must've gone [(G)]crazy out [(D)]there
Ah but they've [(G)]never [(A)]seen the [(D)]Northern [(Bm)]Lights
They've [(G)]never seen a [(A)]hawk on the [(D)]wing
They've [(G)]never spent s[(A)]pring on the [(D)]Great [(Bm)]Divide[(A)] [(G)]
And they've [(A)]never heard ole' [(G)]camp cookie [(D)]sing [(E)]
[(E)]Well I read up the last of my l[(A)]etter
And I [(E)]tore off the stamp for black [(B)]Jim
And when [(A)]Billy rode [(B)]up to relieve [(E)]me [(C#m)]
He just [(B)]looked at my [(A)]letter and [(E)]grinned
He said now
[(A)]Why do they [(B)]ride for their [(E)]money
Tell me[(A)] why do they [(B)]ride for short [(E)]pay
They ain't a[(A)]'gettin' no[(B)]where
And they're [(E)]losin' their [(C#m)]share [(B)][(A)]
Boy, they [(B)]must've gone [(A)]crazy out [(E)]there
Son, they [(A)]all must be [(B)]crazy out [(E)]there
The [(D)]grave yard shift, midnight 'til [(A)]dawn
The [(G)]moon was [(A)]bright as a r[(D)]eadin' l[(Bm)]ight
For a l[(A)]etter from an [(G)]old friend back [(D)]home
And he asked me
[(G)]Why do you [(A)]ride for your [(D)]money
Tell me[(G)] why do you [(A)]rope for short [(D)]pay
You ain't a'[(G)]gettin' now[(A)]here
And you're [(D)]losin' your [(Bm)]share [(A)][(G)]
Boy, you [(A)]must have gone [(G)]crazy out [(D)]there
He said [(D)]last night I ran into J[(G)]enny
She's [(D)]married and has a good[(A)] life
And boy you [(G)]sure missed the [(A)]track
When you [(D)]never come [(Bm)]back
She's the [(A)]perfect pr[(G)]ofessional's [(D)]wife
And she asked me
[(G)]Why does he [(A)]ride for his [(D)]money
And [(G)]tell me why does he [(A)]rope for short [(D)]pay
He ain't a'[(G)]gettin' n[(A)]owhere
And he's [(D)]losin' his [(Bm)]share [(A)][(G)]
Boy he [(A)]must've gone [(G)]crazy out [(D)]there
Ah but they've [(G)]never [(A)]seen the [(D)]Northern [(Bm)]Lights
They've [(G)]never seen a [(A)]hawk on the [(D)]wing
They've [(G)]never spent s[(A)]pring on the [(D)]Great [(Bm)]Divide[(A)] [(G)]
And they've [(A)]never heard ole' [(G)]camp cookie [(D)]sing [(E)]
[(E)]Well I read up the last of my l[(A)]etter
And I [(E)]tore off the stamp for black [(B)]Jim
And when [(A)]Billy rode [(B)]up to relieve [(E)]me [(C#m)]
He just [(B)]looked at my [(A)]letter and [(E)]grinned
He said now
[(A)]Why do they [(B)]ride for their [(E)]money
Tell me[(A)] why do they [(B)]ride for short [(E)]pay
They ain't a[(A)]'gettin' no[(B)]where
And they're [(E)]losin' their [(C#m)]share [(B)][(A)]
Boy, they [(B)]must've gone [(A)]crazy out [(E)]there
Son, they [(A)]all must be [(B)]crazy out [(E)]there
