Tom: D
D G
One night while I was out a ridin'
D A
The grave yard shift, midnight 'til dawn
G A D Bm
The moon was bright as a readin' light
A G D
For a letter from an old friend back home
[Chorus]
N.C.
And he asked me
G A D
Why do you ride for your money
G A D
Tell me why do you rope for short pay
G A
You ain't a'gettin' nowhere
D Bm A G
And you're losin' your share
A G D
Boy, you must have gone crazy out there
[Verse]
D G
He said last night I ran into Jenny
D A
She's married and has a good life
G A
And boy you sure missed the track
D Bm
When you never come back
A G D
She's the perfect professional's wife
[Chorus]
N.C.
And she asked me
G A D
Why does he ride for his money
G A D
And tell me why does he rope for short pay
G A
He ain't a'gettin' nowhere
D Bm A G
And he's losin' his share
A G D
Boy he must've gone crazy out there
[Bridge]
G A D Bm
Ah but they've never seen the Northern Lights
G A D
They've never seen a hawk on the wing
G A D Bm A G
They've never spent spring on the Great Divide
A G D
And they've never heard ole' camp cookie sing
[Verse]
E A
Well I read up the last of my letter
E B
And I tore off the stamp for black Jim
A B E C#m
And when Billy rode up to relieve me
B A E
He just looked at my letter and grinned
[Chorus]
N.C.
He said now
A B E
Why do they ride for their money
A B E
Tell me why do they ride for short pay
A B
They ain't a'gettin' nowhere
E C#m B A
And they're losin' their share
B A E
Boy, they must've gone crazy out there
B A E
Son, they all must be crazy out there
