Recorded In The Key Of "Ab"
INTRO: Strum "Ab" throughout the Into (Talking Part)
Ab
Hey baby!..Let me see your brand new....saddle
Ab
I'll put that pretty thing up on my hoss
Ab
Let's get it on real tight now
Ab Ab
'Cause we don't want you a fallin' off.
Ab C# Ab
I got the hoss and she got the saddle
Ab Eb7
We like to ride side by side
Ab C# Ab
Boy, I got the hoss and she got the saddle
Ab Eb7 Ab
Together we gonna ride, ride, ride
VERSE ONE
Ab C# Ab
In the moonlight,... by the river
Eb7 Ab
By the hon--ey--suckle vine
C# Ab
We'll be ridin',..peepin' and hidin'
Eb7 Ab
Till we see the morning light
CHORUS REPEAT
Well, I got the hoss and you got the saddle
We gonna ride side by side
Whoa, I got the hoss and she got the saddle
Together we gonna ride, ride, ride
BRIDGE : (Talking Part Like Intro : All in Ab)
Ab
Hey baby!...Let's stop for a little while
Ab
I need to give my old hoss a rest
Ab
And you know they ain't no use
Ab Ab
In us...tryin' to wear out your brand new...saddle
VERSE TWO
Ab C# Ab
Hear the cricketts singin' softly
Eb7 Ab
Never heard a sweeter sound
C# Ab
And you know cricketts do their singin'
Eb7 Ab
By just rubbin' their legs around
CHORUS REPEAT
Ab C# Ab
Well, I got the hoss and she got the saddle
Ab Eb7
We like to ride side by side
Ab C# Ab
Oh, I got the hoss and she got the saddle
Ab Eb7 Ab (Ab then slide to A)
Together we gonna ride, ride, ride
KEY CHANGE
CHORUS
A D A
Well, I got the hoss and she got the saddle
A E
We like to ride side by side
A D A
Oh, I got the hoss and she got the saddle
A E A
Together we gonna ride, ride, ride
CHORUS REPEAT.....to fade