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Ride My See-saw

The Moody Blues
Chords & TabKeyFintermediate
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Chords in this song7

Song

Moody Blues - Ride My See Saw
compiled from other sources & lead solo tabbed by -=blackbeard=-
[Chord sequences] C F C F
                     e|----------------------------------|
                     B|--------6-5-6-5---------6-5-5h6-5-|
           C-F*:     G|-5-5----5-5-5-5--5-5----5-5-5---5-|
                     D|-5-5-------------5-5--------------|
                     A|-3-3-------------3-3--------------|
                     E|----------------------------------|
    
                     e|--------------------------|-----------------------|
                     B|--------------------------|-----------------------|
           C-C*:     G|-5-5----2p0-----------5-5-|-------------------5-5-|
                     D|-5-5--------2p0-------5-5-|---------------0---5-5-|
                     A|-3-3-------------3-1--3-3-|---------0-1-3---1-3-3-|
                     E|--------------------------|-0-1-2-3---------------|
Repeat this 3 times, then: This one once.
[Riffs] | Riff A | Riff B |
             e|-8-------8-------|-13b15-11----|
             B|---11b13---11b13-|----------13-|
             G|-----------------|-------------|
             D|-----------------|-------------|
             A|-----------------|-------------|
             E|-----------------|-------------|
==============================================================================

Intro - 2x

C-F*

Chorus

C (x355xx)
Ride, ride my see-saw,
Bb (x133xx) C-F*
Take this place on this trip just for me
Ride, take a free ride,
Bb C-F*
Take my place, have my seat it's for free.

Verse 1

Bb F (xx356x) G
I worked like a slave for years,
Sweat so hard just to end my fears,
Not to end my life a poor man
Bb C-C*
But by now, I know, I should have run.

Chorus

Run, run my last race,
Bb C-F*
Take my place, have this number of mine.
Run, run like a fire,
Bb C-F*
Don't you run in, in the lanes, run for time.

Verse 2

Left school with a first class pass,
Started work, but as second class,
School taught one and one is two,
But by now, that answer, just ain't true.

Bridge - 2x

Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh...
Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh...
Dm Bb Dm F C C-C*
Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhh...

Verse 3

C Bb F G (Riff A)
My world is spinning around,
Bb F G (Riff B)
Every-thing is lost that I found
People run, come ride with me,
Bb C-F*
Let's find another place that's free.

Chorus

Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place on this trip just for me
Ride, take a free ride,
Bb C-F*
Take my place, have my seat it's for free.

Outro

Ride my see saw, ride, ride
Ride my see saw, ride, ride

Lead Solo Tab

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5-7-7b9---7-5h7p5---5---------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------------8---8-7-----8-7---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------8-8s10~~~-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(X2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-7-5h7p5---5---------------------------------------------|
A|-7-8-----------8---8-7-5-p0-1s3~--3~~~-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-10-12-10h12p10p9~~~----10-9-7-9~~~--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-9-10-12-10h12p10p9----10-9-7-7h9p7-5------7-5h7p5-3-5~~~------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-5~~~--------------|
D|-5~~~-----8-10-10\-|
A|-3~~~-s10----------|
E|-------------------|
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Enjoy the journey! -=blackbeard=-

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