Vanity Fare, Hitchin' A Ride (1969)
Key: :[A] (w: Mitch Murray, Peter Callander) (BPM: 134)
VERSE 1:
A thumb goes
[A] up, a car goes by, it's nearly 1 a.m. and here am I
Hitchin a
[D] ride,
[E7] hitchin' a
[A] ride
Gotta get me
[D] home,
[E7] by the morning
[A] light
VERSE 2:
I got no
[A] fare to ride a train, I'm nearly drowning in the pouring rain
Hitchin a
[D] ride,
[E7] hitchin' a
[A] ride
Gotta get me
[D] home,
[E7] to my baby's
[A] side
CHORUS:
[D] Ride, ride,
[E7] ride, hitchin' a
[A] ride
[D] Ride, ride,
[E7] ride, hitchin' a
[A] ride
VERSE 3:
Long distance
[A] call I got today, she sounded lonely so I'm on my way
Hitchin a
[D] ride,
[E7] hitchin' a
[A] ride
Gotta get me
[D] home,
[E7] keep her satis-
[A]-fied
INTERLUDE:
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 4:
A thumb goes
[A] up, a car goes by, oh, won't somebody stop and help a guy?
Hitchin a
[D] ride,
[E7] hitchin' a
[A] ride
Gotta get me
[D] home,
[E7] from my baby's
[A] side
REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]
OUTRO:
[A7] Ride, ride
[x5]