Standard (EADGBE)

Ride on night rider

roll into the night

you ain't no daily driver

and you don't take advice

creep on night creeper

bounce between the lanes

let the white line be your guider

in the still driving rain

take a rest if you're tired

sleep if you need

just recline your recliner

and steer with your knees

Chorus

all alone on the highway

there's no other kind of life

with which a night ridden' loner

would rather waste his time, tiiime

Ride on night rider

go on and take your rest

lay it down on the highway

and let it roll off your chest

yell to keep yourself from sleeping

or just trust in the road

understand the spirit of the highway

won't let you lose control

Chorus

Ride on night rider

roll your iron steed

jamming gears and kicking tires

have always been your dream

so fill your stomach with garbage

and sit down for days on end

drinking gallons of coffee

and wishing that you only had a friend

(play like the chorus)

but you're alone on the highway

and you know how time can crawl

so thank God for Billy Joe Shaver

and Tom T. Hall