C                       F
Some say my lover's a sinful man
                        C
Some say my lover's a fiend
                     F
But to me he's the only man
       G
Who's ever been good to me


[Chorus]
         F                   C
So I'll ride with him, I'll ride with him
       G                   C
I'll ride with him in the morn
      F                     C
I'll ride with him, ride behind him
       G                      C
I'll ride with him right or wrong


[Verse 2]
           C                   F
He says: "Bess, one day I'll marry you
                               C
And I'll take you to Paris or Rome
                             F
And we'll have some babies, one or two
       G
I'll build you a beautiful home."

            C                 F
He says: "Just this one last job, Bess
                         C
The yellow gold will be mine
                               F
And then we'll be gone in the morn, Bess
    G                         C
To live out the rest of our lives."


[Chorus]
         F                   C
So I'll ride with him, I'll ride with him
      G                    C
I'll ride with him in the morn
      F                    C
I'll ride with him, ride behind him
      G                       C
I'll ride with him right or wrong


[Verse 3]
    C                       F
And I know my father would skin him alive
                              C
If he knew his intentions for me
                           F
But he can't see the good man inside
     G
And how much he looks after me

        C      C7       F
Oh, I know he isn't an angel

If there's trouble, he's not far
  C
behind
                            F
But he has a heart of the purest gold
  G                 C
Rarest I'm ever to find


[Chorus]
         F                   C
So I'll ride with him, I'll ride with him
      G                    C
I'll ride with him in the morn
      F                    C
I'll ride with him, ride behind him
      G                       C
I'll ride with him right or wrong


[Verse 4]
   C                 F
Perhaps I'm just a foolish lass
                        C
But God can't help me above
                               F
For my wanting heart loves a wanted man
               G                   C
I'll live and die for my outlawed love