Status Quo - Hard Ride: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hard Ride" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Hard Ride Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Status Quo

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Hard Ride" smoothly on your guitar.

A
Living a life without you
Living a life without you
I'm gonna lie for it, living a life of it
Staying alive without you
     D
I'm living a life for a woman
I'm stringing a line with it,
now that she's gone with it
 A
Living a life without you
Living a life without you
E
Hey Joe, you know what I mean
It's never been done before
A hard ride was never my scene
                              C
But now I'm coming back for more
A
Living a life of it
Living a life of it

Chorus:
            D
And it's a hard ride down a rocky road
         A
It's a hard, hard ride all on your own
        D
It's a hold on with all you've got
            E
Oh, It's a hard...
            G         D      C     A
Oh, it's a hard ride down a rocky road

Living a life without you
Living a life without you
It's running away with me, look at the change in me
Sleeping alone without you
When I get up in the morning
It's no good believing what I've been dreaming
Living a life without you
Living a life without you
All right, it's over and done
She's never coming back to me
A hard ride is what I've become
From now until my dying day

Living a life of it
Living a life of it

Chorus:
And it's a hard ride down a rocky road
It's a hard, hard ride all on your own
It's a hold on with all you got
Oh, It's a hard...
Oh, it's a hard ride down a rocky road
(Hard ride, hard ride, hard ride, hard ride
Hard ride, hard ride, hard ride)

I got a hard ride, ain't nothing new
With a rocking roll, rollin without you
It's a long time since you've been gone
And it's a hard ride down a rocky road

Oh, it's a hard ride down a rocky road
It's a hard, hard ride all on your own
It's a hold on while you've got to
It's a hard ride

Yeah it's a hard, hard, hard, hard, hard ride
Oh it's a hard, hard, hard, hard, hard ride
Yeah, it's a hard, hard, hard, hard, hard ride
Oh it's a hard...
Oh it's a hard ride down a rocky road
(It's a Hard Ride)

Living a life away, living a life away
Living a life away, living a life away

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Hard Ride" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hard Ride" by Status Quo.

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