Night Rider's Lament

O[D]ne night while I was out [G]a ridin'
The g[D]rave yard shift, midnight 'til d[A]awn
The m[G]oon was b[A]right as a re[D]adin' li[Bm]ght
For a le[A]tter from an o[G]ld friend back h[D]ome

And he asked me
W[G]hy do you r[A]ide for your m[D]oney
Tell me [G]why do you r[A]ope for short p[D]ay
You ain't a'g[G]ettin' nowh[A]ere
And you're l[D]osin' your s[Bm]hare  [A]       [G]
Boy, you m[A]ust have gone c[G]razy out t[D]here
He said l[D]ast night I ran into Je[G]nny
She's m[D]arried and has a good [A]life
And boy you s[G]ure missed the t[A]rack
When you n[D]ever come b[Bm]ack
She's the p[A]erfect pro[G]fessional's w[D]ife

And she asked me
W[G]hy does he r[A]ide for his m[D]oney
And t[G]ell me why does he r[A]ope for short p[D]ay
He ain't a'g[G]ettin' no[A]where
And he's l[D]osin' his s[Bm]hare  [A]       [G]
Boy he m[A]ust've gone c[G]razy out t[D]here
Ah but they've n[G]ever s[A]een the N[D]orthern L[Bm]ights
They've n[G]ever seen a h[A]awk on the w[D]ing
They've n[G]ever spent sp[A]ring on the G[D]reat D[Bm]ivide [A]      [G]
And they've n[A]ever heard ole' c[G]amp cookie s[D]ing    [E]
W[E]ell I read up the last of my le[A]tter
And I t[E]ore off the stamp for black J[B]im
And when B[A]illy rode u[B]p to relieve m[E]e    [C#m]
He just l[B]ooked at my l[A]etter and g[E]rinned

He said now
W[A]hy do they r[B]ide for their m[E]oney
Tell me [A]why do they r[B]ide for short p[E]ay
They ain't a'[A]gettin' now[B]here
And they're l[E]osin' their s[C#m]hare   [B]        [A]
Boy, they m[B]ust've gone c[A]razy out t[E]here
Son, they a[A]ll must be c[B]razy out t[E]here