Biography:
Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (b. 1947) is a guitarist, singer and composer from the United States. He is known mostly for his slide guitar work, his passion for American roots music, and for his collaborations with the Rolling Stones, the Buena Vista Social Club and many other musicians from countries all around the world.
Born in Los Angeles, California on 15th March 1947, Cooder first attracted attention in the 1960s, playing with Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band, after having worked with Taj Mahal in The Rising Sons.
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- Across The Borderline
- Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now
- Billy The Kid
- Cancion Mixteca
- Drive Like I Never Been Hurt
- How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live
- How Can You Keep On Moving
- If Walls Could Talk
- Im A Good Old Rebel
- Jesus On The Mainline
- Little Sister
- Nobody
- Soy Luz Y Sombra
- Straight Street
- Tattler
- The Very Thing That Makes You Rich Makes Me Poor
- Waitin For Some Girl
- Why Dont You Try Me
- You Must Unload
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"I'm a Good Old Rebel"
(Traditional, arranged by Ry Cooder)
From Soundtrack of "The Long Riders"
[Verse 1]
Am C
Oh, I'm a good old Re-bel
Am G Am
Now, that's just what I am
C
For this fair land of free-dom
Am
I do not care a damn.
C
I'm glad I fought a-gainst it
Am
I only wish we'd won.
C
And I don't want no par-don
G Am
For a-ny-thing I've done.
[Verse 2]
Am C
I hates the Yankee na-tion
Am G Am
And eve-ry-thing they do,
C
I hates the De-cla-ra-tion
Am
Of In-de-pen-dence, too;
C
I hates the glorious Union-
Am
'Tis dripping with our blood-
C
And I hates their strip-ed banner,
G Am
I fought it all I could.
[Verse 3]
Am C
Three hundred thousand Yank-ees
Am G Am
Stiff-en in South-ern dust
C
We got three hundred thou-sand
Am
Be-fore they conquered us
C
They died of Southern fe-ver
Am
And Southern steel and shot
C
And I wish it was three mil-lion
G Am
In-stead of what we got.
[Verse 4]
Am C
I won't be re-con-struct-ed
Am G Am
I'm better now than then
C
And for that carpet-bag-ger
Am
I do not give a damn
C
So I'm off for the fron-tier
Am
Soon as I can go
C
I'll pre-pare a wea-pon
G Am
And start for Mex-i-co
(Traditional, arranged by Ry Cooder)
From Soundtrack of "The Long Riders"
[Verse 1]
Am C
Oh, I'm a good old Re-bel
Am G Am
Now, that's just what I am
C
For this fair land of free-dom
Am
I do not care a damn.
C
I'm glad I fought a-gainst it
Am
I only wish we'd won.
C
And I don't want no par-don
G Am
For a-ny-thing I've done.
[Verse 2]
Am C
I hates the Yankee na-tion
Am G Am
And eve-ry-thing they do,
C
I hates the De-cla-ra-tion
Am
Of In-de-pen-dence, too;
C
I hates the glorious Union-
Am
'Tis dripping with our blood-
C
And I hates their strip-ed banner,
G Am
I fought it all I could.
[Verse 3]
Am C
Three hundred thousand Yank-ees
Am G Am
Stiff-en in South-ern dust
C
We got three hundred thou-sand
Am
Be-fore they conquered us
C
They died of Southern fe-ver
Am
And Southern steel and shot
C
And I wish it was three mil-lion
G Am
In-stead of what we got.
[Verse 4]
Am C
I won't be re-con-struct-ed
Am G Am
I'm better now than then
C
And for that carpet-bag-ger
Am
I do not give a damn
C
So I'm off for the fron-tier
Am
Soon as I can go
C
I'll pre-pare a wea-pon
G Am
And start for Mex-i-co
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