Fdim/B Edim/Bb Fdim/B F F7


[Chorus]
       Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab           Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
       Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab           Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high


[Verse 1]
       Bb
Take a load off your feet
Cm
 Hear what I'm saying
Cm
Hear what I'm saying
        Bb
It will set your mind at ease
  Bb
I was a lonely man
  Cm
A lonely man indeed
Cm
God took all my troubles
       Bb
Yes he did, he set me free


[Chorus]
       Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab           Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
       Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab           Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high


[Verse 2]
   Bb
He led me to discover
    Cm
The man that I could be
Cm
Let him be your leader
        Bb
He's so good he'll set you free
Bb
Listen to my story
Cm
Listen to my plea
Cm
Let him be your leader
        Bb
He will set your mind at ease


[Chorus]
       Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab           Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
       Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab           Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high


[Refrain]
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high

Riff
     s e  e   e  s e
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|*-------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------| er--Qr--*|
A|--------10-9--6h8----------|
E|---------------------------|
(Note, sometimes Garcia strums a triple Bb in place of the Quarter rest)


[Solo]
|: Bb | Cm | Cm | Bb :|
(Repeat as many times as desired)


[Chorus]
       Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab           Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
       Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab           Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high


[Refrain]
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high

Riff
     s e  e   e  s e
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|*-------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------| er--Qr--*|
A|--------10-9--6h8----------|
E|---------------------------|
(Note, sometimes Garcia strums a triple Bb in place of the Quarter rest)


[Interlude]
|: Fdim/B | Edim/Bb :| (x3)
| Fdim/B | F | F |


[Chorus]
       Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab           Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
       Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab           Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high


[Refrain]
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
            Ab     Eb             Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high

Riff
     s e  e   e  s e
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|*-------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------| er--Qr--*|
A|--------10-9--6h8----------|
E|---------------------------|

End the song on a strummed Bb triplet
                        |  t  |
     s e  e   e  s e     e e e
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|*---------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------| er--8-8-8-*|
A|--------10-9--6h8-----8-8-8--|
E|----------------------6-6-6--|



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| *  Natural harmonic
| h  Hammer-on
| s  Slap