Vanity Fare, Hitchin' A Ride (1969)
Key: :[D#] (w: Mitch Murray, Peter Callander) (BPM: 134)
VERSE 1:
A thumb goes
[D#] up, a car goes by, it's nearly 1 a.m. and here am I
Hitchin a
[G#] ride,
[A#7] hitchin' a
[D#] ride
Gotta get me
[G#] home,
[A#7] by the morning
[D#] light
VERSE 2:
I got no
[D#] fare to ride a train, I'm nearly drowning in the pouring rain
Hitchin a
[G#] ride,
[A#7] hitchin' a
[D#] ride
Gotta get me
[G#] home,
[A#7] to my baby's
[D#] side
CHORUS:
[G#] Ride, ride,
[A#7] ride, hitchin' a
[D#] ride
[G#] Ride, ride,
[A#7] ride, hitchin' a
[D#] ride
VERSE 3:
Long distance
[D#] call I got today, she sounded lonely so I'm on my way
Hitchin a
[G#] ride,
[A#7] hitchin' a
[D#] ride
Gotta get me
[G#] home,
[A#7] keep her satis-
[D#]-fied
INTERLUDE:
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 4:
A thumb goes
[D#] up, a car goes by, oh, won't somebody stop and help a guy?
Hitchin a
[G#] ride,
[A#7] hitchin' a
[D#] ride
Gotta get me
[G#] home,
[A#7] from my baby's
[D#] side
REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]
OUTRO:
[D#7] Ride, ride
[x5]