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[Verse]D GOne night while I was out a ridin'D AThe grave yard shift, midnight 'til dawnG A D BmThe moon was bright as a readin' lightA G DFor a letter from an old friend back home[Chorus]N.C.And he asked meG A DWhy do you ride for your moneyG A DTell me why do you rope for short payG AYou ain't a'gettin' nowhereD Bm A GAnd you're losin' your shareA G DBoy, you must have gone crazy out thereD GHe said last night I ran into JennyD AShe's married and has a good lifeG AAnd boy you sure missed the trackD BmWhen you never come backA G DShe's the perfect professional's wife[Chorus]N.C.And she asked meG A DWhy does he ride for his moneyG A DAnd tell me why does he rope for short payG AHe ain't a'gettin' nowhereD Bm A GAnd he's losin' his shareA G DBoy he must've gone crazy out thereG A D BmAh but they've never seen the Northern LightsG A DThey've never seen a hawk on the wingG A D Bm A GThey've never spent spring on the Great DivideA G DAnd they've never heard ole' camp cookie singD GWell I read up the last of my letterD AAnd I tore off the stamp for black JimG A D BmAnd when Billy rode up to relieve meA G DHe just looked at my letter and grinned[Chorus]N.C.He said nowG A DWhy do they ride for their moneyG A DTell me why do they ride for short payG AThey ain't a'gettin' nowhereD Bm A GAnd they're losin' their shareA G DBoy, they must've gone crazy out thereA G DSon, they all must be crazy out there