Midnight Rider

midnight rider the allman brothers band Intro : D x 4 band joins : main riff x4 Verse : main riff over i got to run to keep from hiding and i’m bound to keep on riding and i’ve got one more silver dollar Chorus Gm but i’m not gonna let them catch me , no C main riff x4 not gonna let them catch the midnight rider Verse i don’t own the clothes i’m wearing and the road goes on forever and i’ve got one more silver dollar but i’m not gonna let them catch me , no not gonna let them catch the midnight rider Solo main riff x 4 Bridge : C - Gm x3 ( hold on G on 3rd time ) main riff x 4 Verse i’ve gone past the point of caring some old bed i’ll soon be sharing and i’ve got one more silver dollar Chorus ( repeat 3x ) no i’m not gonna let them catch me , no not gonna let them catch the midnight rider ( now , the album version fades out here . the following is an optional ending , taken from a live performance with sonny landreth on slide guitar ) Outro slide Solo ( keep this one goin for a while to stretch time ) repeat Chorus ad - lib ending slide guitar will play Chorus chords , then : but i’m not gonna let them catch me , no C main riff once! not gonna let them catch the midnight rider hold on C for a bit , then a final D chord