Ballad of easy rider

 

    …. C - F - C - F (8x)

 

    C                         - Em

1.    The river flows,         it flows to the sea,

F                                         - Dm                          G

    wherever that river goes          that's where I want to be.

C          - F            C    - F                                    C        - F

    Flow       river flow,       let your waters wash down,

                                   C   - F      Dm    - G           C        - F - C - F

    take me from this road       to some       other town.

 

    C                         - Em

2.      All he wanted          was to be free,

F                               - Dm                 G

    and that's the way          it turned out to be.

C          - F            C    - F                                    C        - F

    Flow       river flow,       let your waters wash down,

                                   C   - F      Dm    - G           C        - F - C

    take me from this road       to some       other town.

 

F                 C    - F                             C      - F

    Go river, go,        past the shady trees,

                       C    - F                      C    - F             

    flow river, flow,         flow to the sea.

                        C     - F   Dm - G              C - F - C - F - C - F - C - F

    Flow, river, flow,        flo…….w to the sea………………….……ea.

 

- C - F - C - F (2x) - C

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Roger McGuinn)