“Riding Alone” Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Will The Circle Be Unbroken Volume 2 Album (Emmylou Harris, Bob Carpenter, Chet Atkins) e----0-------0--0------0------------------ B----1—1—1---3----3----1----------1------- G----0-------0---------2------0h2-----0--- D----2-------0---------3----3---------2—2- A----3-------2---------0--------------2--- E----0-------0------------------------0--- (C) (G/B) (F) (Em) e-------------------------------3--------- B--1—1h3-----1—1h3----1—1h3--3--0-----0--- G--2---------1--------0---------0--2--0--- D--2---------0--------2---------0--3------ A--0---------0--------3---------2--------- E---------------------0---------3--------- (Am) (E7add5) (C) (G) C G/B Well, she saved him from whiskey, F Em was his constant companion. Am E7add5 C G You'd see them out riding at dawn. C Em She gave him his reasons F Em to shoulder the seasons, Bb Am but now when you see him D G he's riding alone. C G/B She lay down beside him F Em to touch him and guide him, Am E7add5 turn 'round his head C G on the darkest of days. C Em He still sits beside her, F Em remembers her smiling Bb Am and whisper to him D G that old song he would play. C G/B Please lay down beside me, F Em How I love you. F Am Never wanted to bid this adieu. Am E7add5 No red river ever ran deeper D C than an old cowboy love, D G C than an old cowboy love that runs true.