Run the
Ridges is on The Day the River Sang, Appleseed, 2006,
Fine song.
Great fun to play.
Three
versions for you – two for the ‘new’ Run the Ridges, one in Em and one in
Am
Bm7
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Em*
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Em9
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Run the
Ridges John
Stewart (as played on The Day the River Sang)
(slow strum down the strings, only
B-note on high E-string fingered)
Well, I
(Em)hope(hold)
to tell you, (Bm7)Johnny,(hold)
Better
(C)lay(hold)
that rifle (D)down,(hold)
Let's (Em)leave(hold) the
noose
And the
(Bm7)calaboose,(hold)
And head it
for another town.(Em [fast single notes, based on
(Em),
throw in some (Em7), (D) and
(Bm)-notes])
Well,
they’ve (Em)got your name in (D)San José,
And your
(C)picture’s there to (D)see,
And they’re
(Em)shootin´ men in (D)Texas
Just
be(C)cause they look like (D)me.
And (G)I will (D)run the
(C)ridges
Of our
(D)green land Tennes(G)see, (D)
And (G)we will (G/F#)hide
for (Em)forty (Em/D)years
If (C)that’s what’s meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(Em)be, meant to (D)be, meant to (C)be,
If (D)that's what's meant to (Em)be.
Well,
they´ll rope and tie you, (Bm7)Johnny,
And they´ll
(C)throw you to the (D)ground,
And they´ll
(Em)let you hang a (Bm7)week or two
´Fore
they´ll (C)cut your body (D)down,
Body (C)down, body (D)down,
Body (Em7)down, body down, body (D)down,
Body (Em)down, body (D)down, body (C)down,
´Fore
they´ll (D)cut your body (Em)down.
(Em*)(Em*)(Bm7)(Bm7)(Em*)(Em*)
(Bm7)
(bass notes on D-string:F#-E-D-E
to…)
(Em*) (Em9) (Em*) (Em7)
(Em)
(bass notes on D-string:F#-E-D-E
to…)(Em)
Well, we
could try for (Bm7)Mexico
And (C)cross the desert (D)sand,
But they're
(Em)guarding close the (D)border
In case we
(C)swim the Rio (D)Grande.
And (G)we will (D/F#)run the (Em7)ridges, (Em/D)yeah,(G)
Of our
(C)green land (D) Tennes(G)see,
(D) (G)(G) (D)
And (G)we will (G/F#)hide
for (Em)forty (Em/D)years
If (C)that’s what’s meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(Em)be, meant to (Em/D)be, meant to (C)be, (D)
Meant to
(Em)be, meant to (Em/D)be, meant to (C)be,
If (D)that's what's meant to (Em)be.
(highlight run on high E-string:
[hammer on] G-G-[slide down to ]F#-E-G)
Well, I
hope to tell you, (Bm7)Johnny,
Better
(C)lay that rifle (D)down,
Let's (Em)leave the noose and the (Em/D)calaboose
And (C)head it for another (D)town.
And (G)we will (G/F#)run
the (Em)ridges
Of our
(Em/D)green land (D/F#)Tennes(G)see,
And we will
(G/F#)hide for (Em)forty (Em/D)years
If (C)that’s what’s meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(Em)be, meant to (Em/D)be, meant to (C)be, (D)
Meant to
(Em)be, meant to (Em/D)be, meant to (C)be,
If (D)that's what's meant to (Em)be.
© John
Stewart, All Rights Reserved
janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward
& Art Faller
March
2006
Em7
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Run the Ridges John
Stewart
Capo 7th fret
Fingerpicked with strong accents on the bass
line.
Many pull-offs and hammer-ons using the bass notesof the chords,
(Am) strummed slowly (hold)
Well, I (Am)hope(hold) to tell
you, (Em7)Johnny,(hold)
Better (F)lay(hold) that
rifle (G)down. (hold)
Let's (Am)leave(hold) the
noose
And the (Em7)calaboose,(hold)
And head it
for another town.(Am[fast single notes, based on
(Am),
throw in some (Am7), (G)and
(Em)-notes])
Well, they got your name in (G)San Jose,
And your (F)picture's there to (G)see,
And they're (Am)shootin' men in (G)Texas
Just be(F)cause
they look like (G)me.
And (C)I will
(C/B)run the (C/A)ridges
Of our (G)green
land Tennes(C)see, (G)
And (C)we will
(C/B)hide for (Am7)forty (Am7/G)years,
If (F)that's
what's meant to (G)be,
Meant to (F)be,
meant to (G)be,
Meant to (Am)be, meant to (G)be, meant to (F)be,
If (G)that's
what's meant to (Am)be.
Well, they´ll rope and tie you, (G)Johnny,
And they´ll (F)throw you to the (G)ground,
And they´ll (Am)let you hang a (Em7)week or two
´Fore they´ll (F)cut your body (G)down,
Body (F)down,
body (G)down,
Body (Fj7)down,
body down, body (G)down,
Body (Am)down,
body (G)down, body (F)down,
´Fore they´ll (G)cut your body (Am)down.
(Em7) (F) (G) (Am) (Em7) (F) (G) (Am)
Well, we could try for (Em7)Mexico
And (F)cross
the desert (G)sand,
But they're (Am)guarding close the (G)border
In case we (F)swim the Rio (G)Grande.
And (C)we will
(Em7)run the (C/A)ridges, (Am7/G)yeah,
Of our (F)green
land (G) Tennes(C)see, (G) (C)(C) (G)
And (C)we will
(C/B)hide for (Am)forty (Am7/G)years,
If (F)that's
what's meant to (G)be,
Meant to (F)be,
meant to (G)be,
Meant to (Am)be, meant to (G)be, meant to (F)be,
(G)
Meant to (Am)be, meant to (G)be, meant to (F)be,
If (G)that's
what's meant to (Am)be.
Well, I hope to tell you, (Em7)Johnny,
Better (F)lay
that rifle (G)down,
Let's (Am)leave
the noose and the (Am7/G)calaboose
And (F)head it
for another (G)town.
And (C)we will
(C/B)run the (Am)ridges,
Of our (G)green
land Tennes(C)see,
And we will (C/B)hide for (Am)forty (Am7/G)years,
If (F)that's
what's meant to (G)be,
Meant to (F)be,
meant to (G)be,
Meant to (Am)be, meant to (Am7/G)be, meant to (F)be, (G)
Meant to (Am)be, meant to (Am7/G)be, meant to (F)be,
If (G)that's
what's meant to (Am)be.
© John Stewart, All Rights
Reserved
Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art
Faller
March 2006
Run the
Ridges John
Stewart (as played on Trio Years)
Capo 2nd
fret
(Em)
(Em7)(Em)(Em7) [10x altogether- accentuate the high notes EE
DBD]
(John ends
this instrumental intro on “hope” and sings the first
section
a capella.
Since this is not everybody´s kettle of fish, chords are given
here.)
Well, I
(Em)hope(hold)
to tell you, (D)Johnny,(hold)
That I
(C)lay(hold)
that rifle (D)down,(hold)
But to
(Em)leave(hold)
the noose
And the
(D)calaboose,(hold)
And I (C)headed(hold) for
another (D)town,(hold)
For another
town, yeah.(Em) (Em7)(Em)(Em7) [4x
altogether]
Well, I’ve
(Em)got(hold)
your name in (D)San(hold) José,
And your
(C)picture’s(hold) there to (D)see,(hold)
And they’re
(Em)shooting(hold) men in (D)Texas(hold)
Just
be(C)cause(hold)
they look like (D)me,(hold)(high notes F#-E-D) (hold)
´Cause they
look like (Em)me. (Em7)(Em)(Em7) [4x
altogether]
And (G)we will (Bm)run the
(C)ridges
Of our
(D)green land, (C)Tennes(G)see,
And (C)we will hide for (G)forty years
If (C)that’s what’s meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
be, meant to (C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(G)be, meant to (C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(G)be, meant to (C)be, meant to (D)be,(hold)
If it´s
meant to (Em)be, yeah.(Em7)(Em)(Em7) [8x
altogether]
Well,
they’ll (Em)rope(hold) and tie you, (D)Johnny,(hold)
And they’ll
(C)throw you to the (D)ground,(hold)
And they’ll
(Em)let(hold)
you hang a (D)week(hold) or two
‘Fore they
(C)cut your body (D)down,
Body (C)down, body (D)down,
Body down,
body (C)down, body (D)down,
Body (G)down, body (C)down,
body (D)down,
Body (G)down, body (C)down,
body (D)down …(hold)
Cut your
body (Em)down.(Em7)(Em)(Em7) [10x
altogether]
And (G)we will (Bm)run the
(C)ridges
Of our
(D)green land, (C)Tennes(G)see,
And (C)we will hide for (G)forty years
If (C)that’s what’s meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
be, meant to (C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(G)be, meant to (C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(G)be, meant to (C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(G)be, meant to (C)be, meant to (D)be,
Meant to
(G)be, meant to (C)be, meant to (D)be…(hold)
If it´s
meant to (Em)be.(Em7)(Em)(Em7) [4x
altogether]
(John
repeats (Em) (Em7)(Em)(Em7) over and over for the last
section.
I play the
chords of the first section)
Well, I
(Em)hope to tell you, (D)Johnny,
That I
(C)lay that rifle (D)down,
But to
(Em)leave the noose
And the
(D)calaboose,
And I (C)headed for another (D)town,(hold)
For another
town, yeah.(Em) (Em7)(Em)(Em7) (fade out)
© John
Stewart, All Rights Reserved
Art Faller & janhauenstein@gmx.de
2002