The Naked Ride Home
Jackson BrowneVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
"Just take off your clothes and I'll drive you home," I said
Knowing she never could pass on a dare.
And knowing it sounded more desperate than reckless or bold
I just put it out there cold, too far gone to care.
My eyes on the road, she slid herself down in the seat
And a vision of paradise swung into view.
Across those five lanes not one driver glanced over to see
The beauty known only to me, and a big rig or two.
On that freeway the light was receding
Her beauty, a sight so misleading
I failed to hear the heart that was beating alone
On the naked ride home.
With the trace of a smile and that defiant look in her eye
She hurtled through space in a world of her own.
And turning aside my caress spoke of all that she'd not yet done
As if I was the doubting one, who would have to be shown.
(:Chorus)
She gathered her clothes and ran through the yard in the dark
Up onto the porch like a flash, then inside.
Then one room at a time I watched every light in our house come on
Like the truth that would eventually dawn, forcing me to decide.
(:Chorus)
......on out.
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Readable chord sheet for The Naked Ride Home by Jackson Browne
[C] [F] [Am] [G] [C]"Just take off your clothes and I'll drive you [G]home," I said [F]Knowing she never could pass on a [C]dare. [F]And knowing it sounded more desperate than [C]reckless or bold I just put it [G]out there cold, too far gone to [F]care. [C]My eyes on the road, she slid herself [G]down in the seat [F]And a vision of paradise swung into [C]view. [F]Across those five lanes not one driver glanced [C]over to see The beauty known [G]only to me, and a big rig or [F]two. On that [C]free[G]way the [F]light was receding Her [C]beau[G]ty, a [F]sight so misleading I [C]failed to [G]hear the [F]heart that was beating a[G]lone On the naked ride [C]home. [F] [Am] [G] [C]With the trace of a smile and that defiant [G]look in her eye [F]She hurtled through space in a world of her [C]own. [F]And turning aside my caress spoke of [C]all that she'd not yet done As if I was the [G]doubting one, who would have to be [F]shown. ([C]:Chorus) [C] [G] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C]She gathered her clothes and ran through the [G]yard in the dark [F]Up onto the porch like a flash, then in[C]side. [F]Then one room at a time I watched every [C]light in our house come on Like the truth that would e[G]ventually dawn, forcing me to de[F]cide. ([C]:Chorus) [C] [F] [Am] [G]......on out.