I Know You Rider

Grateful Dead

Traditional

Key of G · Chords: I IV V VII vi

Intro

D D D D
D D D D

Verse 1

  D                    C       G        D
I know you rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
  D                    C       G        D
I know you rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
      F         C         F       C  Em   D
Gonna miss your baby from rolling in your arms

Verse 2

    D                        C         G       D
Lay down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest
    D                        C         G       D
Lay down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest
   F        C                  F          C  Em  D
My mind was wandering like the wild geese in the west

Verse 3

    D                 C       G    D
The sun will shine in my back door some-day
    D                 C       G    D
The sun will shine in my back door some-day
      F          C    F      C Em      D
March winds will blow all my trou-bles a-way

Verse 4

  D                       C    G           D
I wish I was a headlight, on a North-bound train
  D                       C    G           D
I wish I was a headlight, on a North-bound train
    F        C                F    C          Em D
I'd shine my light though the cool Colo-ra-do rain

Verse 5

           D                  C          G      D
I'd rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log
           D                  C          G      D
I'd rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log
     F            C              F       C    Em D
Than stay here in Frisco and get treated like a dog

Verse 6

  D                    C       G        D
I know you rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
  D                    C       G        D
I know you rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
      F         C         F       C  Em   D
Gonna miss your baby from rolling in your arms

Outro

      F         C         F       C  Em   D
Gonna miss your baby from rolling in your arms
F C F C Em D