Riding With Red

D G D G About the time that I came around D G He'd grown tired, his health was headed southbound D D/C# He was slow climbing in the saddle Bm A Em But once he was up he could fly A Lord, he could fly D G He told me stories 'bout California gold D G Working with Shorty in that West Texas cold D D/C# He was rough as a cop, tougher than nails Bm A Em But when he talked about her he would cry A Oh, how he'd cry G Bm A D And I learned how to rope and I learned how to pray G Bm A And how actions speak louder than any words you may say G Bm A D And like bustin' broncs, I've hung on for dear life G Bm A To everything that he ever said Em Oh, and though he's long gone A D G I'm still out here ridin' with Red D G D G I never liked or learned too much from school D G He taught me the hard knocks and the golden rule D D/C# How to chew, hot to spit Bm A Em Work hard, never quit, he gave me money A So I could spend it on the girls G Bm A D And I learned how to rope and I learned how to pray G Bm A And how actions speak louder than any words you may say G Bm A D And like bustin' broncs, I've hung on for dear life G Bm A To everything that he ever said Em Oh, and though he's long gone A G Bm A I'm still out here ridin' with Red G Bm A G Bm A D And I learned how to rope and I learned how to pray G Bm A And how actions speak louder than any words you may say G Bm A D And like bustin' broncs, I've hung on for dear life G Bm A To everything that he ever said Em A I'll keep singin' his song Em A So his memory lives on Em Oh, and though he's long gone A G D A I'm still out here ridin' with Red Em D A Ridin' with Red G D A Em D A