C E5 F5 G [Verse 1] C Am Em G On morning shadows, you were ill-spent D G C F "It's time", you said, or is it time you went C Am Em G I tried so hard to leave you, I tried to sleep D G C Em F D/F# G The hours you keep. Oh, Lord I wish I could escape this iron veil [Chorus] F C F C F G C Am Em G Ride on my son. Ride on my son. Ride until you fail [Verse 2] C Am Em G Something comes, and something goes D G C F And something dies, before it grows C Am Em G And I'm like a sea diver, who's lost in space D G C Em F D/F# G "Sweet", said His Grace. Oh, Lord I wish I could escape this iron veil [Chorus] F C F C F G C Am Em G Ride on my son. Right on my son. Ride until you fail [Outro] C F D/F# G G#5 Am C F G C