Verso 1:
D I was staying at the Marriott G With Jesus and John Wayne Bm I was waiting for a chariot A They were waiting for a train D The sky was full of carrion G 'I'll take the mazuma' Bm Said Jesus to Marion A 'That's the 3:10 to YumaD G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here.'Verso 2:
D The Houston sky was changeless G We galloped through bluebonnets Bm I was wrestling with an angel A You were working on a sonnet D You said, 'I believe the seraphim G Will gather up my pinto Bm And carry us away, Jimmy A Across the San JacintoD G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here.'Instrumental D G A x4Ponte:
G Bm Ah, Shelley and Keats, they were out in the street G Bm And even Lord Byron was leaving for Greece G Bm While back at the Hilton, last but not least A Milton was holding his sides G Bm He said 'You bravos had better be ready to fight G Bm Or we'll never get out of East Texas tonight G Bm A The trail is long and the river is wide D G A and my ride's here. D G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here.'Verso 3:
D I was staying at the Westin G I was playing to a draw Bm When in walked Charlton Heston A With the Tablets of the Law D He said, 'It's still the Greatest Story' G I said, 'Man, I'd like to stay Bm But I'm bound for glory, A yeah I'm on my wayD G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here. D G A My ride's here. D My ride's here.