Pony Express Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

[fade in slowly over 4 cycles]

[chords played as 4 central notes of barred E, strummed/hammered

on the beat, but sustained and sliding up and down also]

G G A♯ G A♯ G G F♯ F

G G A♯ G A♯ G G F♯ F

 [starting with 3rd cycle, include bass, decsending triplet G-G-F-D

G G A♯ G A♯ G G F♯ F

G G A♯ G A♯ G G F♯ F

[5th qnd 6th cycles of chords continue ascending]

G G A♯ A♯ C C D D DD E

G G A♯ A♯ C C D D DD E

[7th as above, 8th jumps off to notes then power chords]

G G A♯ G A♯ G G F♯ F

G[noGteA♯s] G A♯ G G F♯ F

D[*D CDOIDNCDIDDESD WDITDH CPODWEFR GCHORDS BASED ON CENTRAL BARRED E]

G G G G G G G G G A♯ G C G A♯ CyeGe GhGaGh

C A♯ A G

G G G G G G G G G A♯ G C G A♯ C G G G G

C A♯ A G

[v1]

GwhGeGnG GyoGuG GsGeeA♯ meG bCurGniA♯ng CupG tGhGeG sand you better step aside

C A♯ A G

GI GgGoGtG aG GmGeGssA♯ageG fCorG UA♯nclCe GSaGmG,G ridin' high and with pride

C A♯ A G

[CH]

C ride that A♯pony exApress.A♯...A. A♯ A A♯ A A♯ A A♯ A A♯ A

C ride that A♯pony exDpress.....

[V2 - start over with * above]

In the days when the west was won I was a wealthy man

Got to ride from coast to coast, it was a lonely stand

[CH]

ride that pony express.....

ride that pony express.....

[bridge, words spoken under voice]

F F FriFde fasFt FunFtiFl thFe FhoFrsFe drops over deadF A♯ G

F F FriFde cleFarF wFheFn buFllFetFs Ffly around my heaFd A♯ G

F F FriFde meaFn,F kFicFkingF aFssF aFll the way F A♯ G

F FanFotFher toFweFr,F aFnothFerF mFilFe, another day F A♯ G

[CH]

ride that pony express.....

ride that pony express.....

[v3]

But today you pay thru the nose to get a half assed job

three days later it's not long for some two bit slob

[bridge 2, various lead and bass riffs between]

[CH]

ride that pony express.....

ride that pony express..... (you got to ride)

Gride GriA♯de G A♯ G G F♯ F

ride ride

ride ride

ride ride

ride ride

ride ride