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Ballad of Easy Rider – The Byrds
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The Byrds
Ballad of Easy Rider (1970)
(McGuinn)
From: "Easy Rider (Music from the Soundtrack)"
Here’s what you’ll find in this tab:
1. An easy to play tab.
2. Lyrics and chords
Enjoy!
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INTRO
Capo 5th fret
A D/A A D/A
e|----5-----------|----------5-----|----5-----------|----------5-----|
B|----------------|2h3-------------|----------------|2h3-------------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|------2---------|
D|----2-------2---|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|----4-------4---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
VERSE
A A/G#
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------2-----|----------2-----|----------2-----|----------2-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|4-------4-------|4-------4-------|
D/F# D D/C# Bm E7sus4
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------3-------3-|----------------|----------3-----|
G|----------2-----|----2-------2---|----------4-----|------2---------|
D|----0-------0---|0---------------|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|
A|----------------|--------4-------|2-------2-------|--------2-------|
E|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
CHORUS
A D/A E/A A D/A E/A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|3-----5---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|----------4-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A D/A E/A A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2---------2-|------2---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|--2-------2-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bm Bm/A Bm/F# E7sus4
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|------3---------|
G|------4---------|------4-------4-|----------------|--2-------2-----|
D|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|2-------2-------|0---------------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|0---------------|0---------------|
A D/A E/A A D/A E/A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|3---------5-----|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|------2---------|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
MIDDLE 8
A D/A E/A A D/A E/A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|3-----5---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|----------4-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A D/A E/A A D/A E/A
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|3-----5---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------2-----|----------4-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bm Bm/A Bm/F# E7sus4
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3-----|----------------|----------3-----|------3---------|
G|------4---------|------4-------4-|----------------|--2-------2-----|
D|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|2-------2-------|0---------------|--------2-------|--------2-------|
E|----------------|--------2-------|0---------------|0---------------|
A D/A E/A Aadd9
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-----------|3---------5-----|----2-----------|2-----2---------|
G|----------2-----|------2---------|----------4-----|----------4-----|
D|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D/A x-0-4-2-3-x
A/G# 4-x-2-2-2-x
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
D/C# x-4-x-2-3-x
E7sus4 0-2-2-2-3-x
E/A x-0-2-4-5-x
Aadd9 x-0-2-4-2-x
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Capo 5th fret
INTRO
| A | D/A | A | D/A |
| A | D/A | A | D/A |
A
The river flows
A/G#
It flows to the sea
D/F# D D/C#
Wherever that river goes
Bm E7sus4 [A]
That's where I want to be
A D/A E/A [A]
Flow river flow
A D/A E/A [A]
Let your waters wash down
A D/A E/A A
Take me from this road
Bm Bm/A Bm/F# E7sus4 [A]
To some . . . other town
| A | D/A E/A | A | D/A E/A |
A
All he wanted
A/G#
Was to be free
D/F# D D/C#
And that's the way
Bm E7sus4 [A]
It turned out to be
A D/A E/A [A]
Flow river flow
A D/A E/A [A]
Let your waters wash down
A D/A E/A A
Take me from this road
Bm Bm/A Bm/F# E7sus4 [A]
To some . . . other town
| A | D/A E/A |
A D/A E/A [A]
Flow river flow
A D/A E/A [A]
Past the shaded tree
A D/A E/A [A]
Go river, go
A D/A E/A [A]
Go to the sea
Bm Bm/A Bm/F# E7sus4 [A]
Flow to the sea
| A | D/A E/A | A | Aadd9 |
A
The river flows
A/G#
It flows to the sea
D/F# D D/C#
Wherever that river goes
Bm E7sus4 [A]
That's where I want to be
A D/A E/A [A]
Flow river flow
A D/A E/A [A]
Let your waters wash down
A D/A E/A A
Take me from this road
Bm Bm/A Bm/F# E7sus4 [A]
To some . . . other town
| A | D/A E/A | A
