Key: E
Introduction:
E G B
As I went up the hill
E G B
To see the sisters three
E G D
The only words that they could say
E D E
Were "Soon they'll come for thee"
E G B
As I went to the square
E G B
To see my brothers hang
E G D
The only words that they could say
E D E
Were "Till we meet again"
G D
Ride away, ride away
Em C
Baby we will ride
D C
Rest upon my shoulder
D B
Until the morning light
Interlude 1
E G B
As I went to the church
E G B
To let my soul be stilled
E G D
The only words that I could hear
E D E
Came echoing off the hills
Refrain
G D
Ride away, ride away
Em C
Baby we will ride
D C
Sleep upon my shoulder
D B
While the bullets 'round us fly
G D
Far away, far away
Em C
Way out past the world
Interlude 2
G D
Ride away, ride away
Em C
Baby we will ride
D C
Sleep upon my shoulder
D B
With a bullet in your side
G D
Far away, far away
Em C
Way out past the world
Outro