Ride Together
Let’s all ride together
to my friend’s house on the hill
Let’s all ride together
We got one tank to fill
If money is a problem
We’ll sell what we don’t need
and close our eyes in happiness
We’re gonna sleep beneath the weeds
sleep beneath the weeds
sleep beneath the weeds
My friends all laugh at me
Say I got good eyes but I still don’t see
Why that world keeps crumbling
We got good cards but the wrong man’s dealing
My friend be sure to feed us
At his house up on that hill
With corned beef he’s a genius
And his vegetables are known to thrill
So come on and let’s all ride together
We’ll wind down through the pines
If that road gets treacherous
Pretend that we don’t mind
Pretend that we don’t mind
Pretend that we don’t mind
My friends all laugh at me
Say I got good eyes but I still don’t see
why that world keeps crumbling
Oh, I got good cards but the wrong man’s dealin’
December 11th, 2007
Intro:
G C
/ / / /
F G
/ / / /
Verse:
G F>
/ / / /
G
/ / / /
Lets all ride together
to my friend’s house on the hill
Let’s all ride together
We got one tank to fill
G C
/ / / /
F G
/ / / /
If money is a problem
We’ll sell what we don’t need
and close our eyes in happiness
G F>F#
/ / / /
We’re gonna sleep beneath the weeds
sleep beneath the weeds
sleep beneath the weeds
Chorus:
G D C D
/ / / /
C
/ / / /
My friends all laugh at me
Say I got good eyes but I still don’t see
Why that world keeps crumbling
We got good cards but the wrong man’s dealing
JAM in G:
then
G C
/ / / /
F G
/ / / /
(Sometimes beaks into Hard Travelin by Woody Guthrie:)
G G G D
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G C G D G
//// //// //// ////
G C
/ / / /
F G
/ / / /
My friend he’s sure to feed us
At his house up on that hill
With corned beef he’s a genius
And his vegetables are known to thrill
So come on and let’s all ride together
We’ll wind down through the pines
If that road gets treacherous
G F>F#
/ / / /
Pretend that we don’t mind
Pretend that we don’t mind
Pretend that we don’t mind
G D C D
/ / / /
C
/ / / /
My friends all laugh at me
Say I got good eyes but I still don’t see
why that world keeps crumbling
Oh, I got good cards but the wrong man’s dealin’
December 3rd, 2008
I think this song speaks on two levels. Outside, it evokes the desire to leave life behind and travel. However, I believe there is a deeper message here. “Lets all ride together” could be a metaphor for peace. I read these lyrics as a calling to the people of the world to come together and realize the beauty of simplicity. (“Sleeping beneath the weeds.”) The man in this story can see the opportunity of peace, however he is unable to take the first step and realize what is really wrong with the world. (“Say I got good eyes but I still don’t see, why that world keeps crumbling.”) Finally, the line, “Oh, I got good cards but the wrong man’s dealin’.” could be asserting that while he sees the simplicity of peace, the wrong people are in charge of getting us there. Unbelievable song, Trevor blows my mind daily.