Tone: [Cm7]
Intro -x2-:
[Cm7] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
Verse 1:
I've been [Cm7]good-time drunk
Enough to be [Ab]bad-time sober
Broke a [Eb]map dot's heart
when it disappeared [Bb]over my shoulder
I've been [Cm7]head strong right and dead end wrong
[Ab]Good with God, but I dropped the ball
Spend my [Eb]whole life holding on
But [Bb]even when I fell off
Chorus:
The ride was worth the [Cm7]fall
The fall was worth the [Ab]smiles
The smiles were worth the [Eb]tears
The tears were worth the [Bb]miles
Miles were worth the [Cm7]pain
Pain was worth it [Ab]all
It's all worth this [Eb]life
The life is worth the [Bb]ride
The ride is worth the [Cm7]fall [Ab] [Bb]
Verse 2:
Had some "[Cm7]"nowhere near it"s
And some "[Ab]"almost was"s
Left some [Eb]mommas in tears
And some [Bb]daddy's still cussin'
'Cause what I [Cm7]should done and what could been
Even [Ab]knowin' now what I didn't
know, [Eb]then I'd climb back [Bb]on again
Chorus:
The ride was worth the [Cm7]fall
The fall was worth the [Ab]smiles
The smiles were worth the [Eb]tears
The tears were worth the [Bb]miles
Miles were worth the [Cm7]pain
Pain was worth it [Ab]all
It's all worth this [Eb]life
The life is worth the [Bb]ride
The ride is worth the [Cm7]fall
Solo:
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
Chorus:
The ride is worth the [Cm]fall
The fall was worth the [Ab]smiles
The smiles were worth the [Eb]tears
The tears were worth the [Bb]miles
Miles were worth the [Cm]pain
Pain was worth it [Ab]all
It's all worth this [Eb]life
The life is worth the [Bb]ride
The ride is worth the [Cm]fall[Ab]fall [Eb]
Outro:
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]