Last Ride Of The Day chords by Nightwish

• Capo on 3rd

The main chord's root acts as a pedal note throughout the intro and verses and is not notated

Original tuning standard D; may be more doable if:
- chords are transposed down 3 half-steps (first chord Bm)
- Capo 3


ORDER: I V1 V2 PC C INT1 V3 PC C INT2 FC1 FC2 O


INTRO:
(3/4)
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Dm  C |

(enter band and choir)
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Dm  C |

(full band)
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Bb  C |


VERSE 1:
Dm  Dsus2  Dsus2 Dm  Dm  Dsus2 Gm Csus4 C
  We live in e - very mo - ment but this one
Dm   Dsus2  Dsus2  Dm  Dm Dsus2 Gm Csus4   C Dm
  Why don’t we re - cognize the fa - ces lo - ving us so?
Dm    Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm Dm Dsus2 Gm  Csus4 C  Dm
  What’s God  if  not the spark that star - ted life?
Dm    Dsus2 Dsus2  Dm  Dm  Dsus2 Gm  Bb C Dm
  Smile of  a stran - ger, sweet mu - sic, starry skies


VERSE 2:
Dm  Dsus2 Dsus2  Dm Dm Dsus2 Gm Csus4 C
  Wonder, myst - 'ry, wherever my road goes
Dm  Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm Dm Dsus2 Gm  Bb  C
  Early  wake - ups in a   mo - ving home
Dm    Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm  Dm  Dsus2 Gm Csus4 C  Dm
  Scent of  fresh-mown grass in  the mor - ning sun
Dm Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm  Dm  Dsus2 Gm  Bb C
  Open  theme park gates wai - ting for


PRE-CHORUS:
Bb
Riding the day, every day into sunset
F          C
Finding the way back home


CHORUS:
Dm                       Am
Once upon a night we’ll wake to the carnival of life
  Gm       Dm      Bb         C
The beauty of this ride ahead - such an incredible high
   Dm                        F
It’s hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead
   Gm          Dm
This moment the dawn of humanity
F        C
Last ride of the day


INTERLUDE 1:
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm  Bb  C   |
                  Last ride of the
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
day
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Bb C |


VERSE 3:
Dm   Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm  Dm  Dsus2 Gm  Csus4 C  Dm
  Wake up,  Dead Boy - en - ter  ad - ven - tureland
Dm   Dsus2  Dsus2 Dm  Dm  Dsus2 Gm Bb C   Dm
  Tricksters, magi - cians will show you all that’s real
Dm   Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm   Dm  Dsus2 Gm  Csus4 C  Dm
  Careless jug - glers, snakechar - mers by  your trail
Dm  Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm Dm  Dsus2 Gm Bb  C Bb
  Magic  of  a mo - ment, a - bracadabra


PRE-CHORUS:
(4/4)
(Bb)
 Riding the day, every day into sunset
  F          C
  Finding the way back home


CHORUS:
Dm                       Am
Once upon a night we’ll wake to the carnival of life
  Gm       Dm      Bb         C
The beauty of this ride ahead - such an incredible high
   Dm                        F
It’s hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead
   Gm          Dm
This moment the dawn of humanity
Bb        C
Last ride of the day


INTERLUDE 2:
Bb | | F | F Gm |
(3/4)
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
(4/4)
Bb | | F | F Gm |
(3/4)
Dm Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dm | Dm Dsus2 | Gm Csus4 C |
(4/4)
Dm | | | |
Dm | | Eb | Eb C B |


FINAL CHORUS 1:
Em                       Bm
Once upon a night we’ll wake to the carnival of life
  Am       Em      C         D
The beauty of this ride ahead - such an incredible high
   Em                        G
It’s hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead
   Am          Em
This moment the dawn of humanity
G        D
Last ride of the day


FINAL CHORUS 2:
Em                       Bm
Once upon a night we’ll wake to the carnival of life
  Am       Em      C         D
The beauty of this ride ahead - such an incredible high
   Em                        G
It’s hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead
   Am          Em
This moment the dawn of humanity
G        D
Last ride of the day


OUTRO:
Em Esus2 | Esus2 Em | Em Esus2 | Am Dsus4 D |
Em Esus2 | Esus2 Em | Em Esus2 | Am  C  D   |
                  Last ride of the
Em Esus2 | Esus2 Em | Em Esus2 | Am Dsus4 D |
day