Joan Baez - Rider Pass By Chords

[Intro]
G  D  A  D
 
 
[Verse 1]
Bm                G
 Tell me when you see them
D               A     Bm
Gathered at the shore
                 G
Dancing on their broken chains
        D           A
Ah, the ladies are no more
         Bm                   D
In their blue jeans and their necklaces
G                  D
Against an evening sky
    G                D
But some of them are weeping
       A             D
Crying rider, please pass by
 
 
[Verse 2]
Bm                     G
 The ship with all the riders
D                  A
Has drifted out to sea
Bm                  G
Compass cracked and stars unnamed
D                 A
It's lost to history
        Bm        D
And the riders in captivity
      G             D
Watch ancient waves roll high
    G                D
And hear the distant voices
       A             D
Crying rider, please pass by
 
 
[Verse 3]
Bm               G
 All you men who should have been
D                     A
Your fathers beat you down
Bm                     G
Your mothers loved you badly
D                        A
Your teachers stole your crowns
        Bm                   D
And the wars you fought have taken toll
    G                 D
The price was far too high
       G              D
You've buried all the images
   A           D
Of riders passing by
 
 
[Interlude]
G  D  A  D
 
 
[Verse 4]
Bm                 G
 The horses of the riders
D                  A
Have waited at the tide
Bm                          G
But years have passed, they know at last
D                     A
Their heroes will not ride
       Bm       D
So the women oh so gracefully
G                  D
Mount noble horses high
G              D
Shattering the timelessness
   A             D
Of rider, please pass by
 
 
[Verse 5]
Bm                   G
 But who can dare to judge us
D                A
The women or the men?
Bm                       G
If freedom's wings shall not be clipped
D                A
We all can love again
       Bm               D
So the choice is not of etiquette
      G                     D
Or finding lonesome ways to die
    G          D
But liberty to ships at sea
    A           Bm
And riders passing by
G          D
Liberty to ships at sea
    A           D
And riders passing by