Ride Stone Blind

 

Written by John Stewart

 

From the RCA album “Wingless Angels”, 1975, re-released on CD together with “Cannons in the Rain” (RCA, 1973) by Bear Family Records in 1990. 

This is a good song from a fine album.  The construction is a bit unusual, verses with different melodies, held together by a great singalong-chorus.  Not that difficult to play!

(Sung acappella)

So many years I have pulled on the line,
Fished in the river, coming up dry.
Dry river runs like a scar on your soul.
Have you ever been in Texas with your lungs full of holes?

(A) (E) (D)   (A) (E) (D)   (A) (E) (D) (hold)

(Am)  Run like coyote with a (G) trap on his paw,
(D7) All of my friends seem
To (E)live outside the law.
(Am) Work all your life,
You've got (G) nothing to show,
Just some (D7)seeds in your pocket
(E)Some fool said would grow.

And you (A)ride (E)stone (D)blind,
And I (A)ride (E)stone (D)blind,
And I (A)ride (E)stone (D)blind,
(Am) Waiting (G)(hold)for the (D)(hold)sun to (E)(hold)shine.

(A) (D) (A) (D) (A) (D) (A) (D)
(A) (D) (A) (D) (A) (D) (A) (D)

The (A)Bible (D)said that the (A)kingdom's (D)come,
(A)I couldn't (D)see it in the (A)noon day (D)sun,
And (A)I've been (D)looking for (A)thirty-four (D)years,
I (A)do be(D)lieve that the (A)kingdom's here.
Oh, (C#m)ooh, (F#m)ooh  (A) (E) (A) (Bm) (C#m) (D)(E)

And I (A)ride (E)stone (D)blind,
And I (A)ride (E)stone (D)blind,
And I (F#m)ride (G)stone (D)blind,
And I (C#m)ride (Bm)stone (F#m)blind,
And I (A)ride (C#m)stone (D)blind,
And I (A)ride (E)stone (D)blind,
And I (A)ri---ide (E)stone (D)blind,
And I (A)ride (E)stone (D)blind,
And I (A)ride (E)stone (D)blind,
And I (A)ride (E)stone (D)blind,
And I (A)ride (E)stone (D)blind,
(A)Ride (E)stone (D)blind,
(A)Ride (E)stone (D)blind,
(A)Ride (E)stone (D)blind,
(A)Ride (E)stone (D)blind,
(A)Ride (E)stone (D)blind,
(A)Ride (E)stone (D)blind...
(fadeout)

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de Art Faller

January 2005