I Know You Rider
By Grateful Dead, Traditional
Intro
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Verse 1
I
D
know you rider, gonna
C
miss me
G
when I'm
D
gone;
I
D
know you rider, gonna
C
miss me
G
when I'm
D
gone;
Gonna
F
miss your
C
baby, from
F
rollin'
C
in
G
your
D
arms.
Verse 2
LaY
D
down last night, Lord I
C
could not
G
take my
D
rest;
Lay
D
down last night, Lord I
C
could not
G
take my
D
rest;
My
F
mind was
C
wanderin' like the
F
wild geese
C
in
G
the
D
west.
Verse 3
The
D
sun will shine in
C
my back
G
door some
D
day;
The
D
sun will shine in
C
my back
G
door some
D
day;
March
F
winds will
C
blow
F
all my
C
trou-
G
bles a-
D
way.
Verse 4
I
D
wish I was a headlight,
C
on a
G
North-bound
D
train;
I
D
wish I was a headlight,
C
on a
G
North-bound
D
train;
I'd
F
shine my
C
light through the
F
cool Colo-
C
ra-
G
do
D
rain.
Verse 5
I'd rather
D
drink muddy water,
C
sleep in a
G
hollow
D
log;
I'd rather
D
drink muddy water,
C
sleep in a
G
hollow
D
log;
Than
F
stay here in
C
Frisco and get
F
treated
C
like
G
a
D
dog.
Verse 1 *
I
D
know you rider, gonna
C
miss me
G
when I'm
D
gone;
I
D
know you rider, gonna
C
miss me
G
when I'm
D
gone;
Gonna
F
miss your
C
baby, from
F
rollin'
C
in
G
your
D
arms.
Outro
Gonna
F
miss your
C
baby, from
F
rollin'
C
in
G
your
D
arms.
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C
F
C
G
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