Amanda Palmer - The ride

^GmEveryone's too scared to ^Dopen their eyes up But ^Bbeveryone's too scared to c^Dlose them E^Gmveryone's frightened they ^Bbdon't know what's coming But ev^Gm/Eeryone's frightened of kn^Dowing ^D7 Ab Gm E^Abveryone's re^Gmadi^Abng the rules^Gm of engagement And e^D7veryone's starting to ^Eb7doubt them Ever^Gmyone's reaching to ^Bbput on a seatbelt But ^Ebthis kind of ride comes with^C7out them

I ^Abwant you to think of me sitting and singing be^Ebside you I ^Abwish we could meet all the people behind us in ^Ebline The ^Abclimb to the crest is less frightening with someone to ^Ebclutch you But ^Gmisn't it nice when we're ^Bball afraid at the same ^Ebtime?

And it's just a ^Bbride It's just a ^Fmride ^GmAnd you've got the ^Gm/F#choice to get ^Gm/Foff anytime ^Gm/Ethat you ^Eblike It's just a ^Bbride It's just a ^Fmride The al^Gmternative is ^Gm/F#nothingness We ^Gm/Fmight as well ^Gm/Egive it a ^Ebtry

^GmEveryone's terrified ^Dthat they'll be justified ^Bbby the collapse that will h^Dappen E^Gmveryone's placing their ^Bbbets just in case The whole th^Gm/Eing's a profound disappo^Dintment ^D7 Every^Abone's trying to s^Gmtay on the side where the ^D7water's just boiling more ^Ebslowly F^Gmrogs in a pot, well that's^Bb one thing I've got At least s^Ebome of the frogs in here k^Cnow me

I w^Abant you to think of me sitting and singing be^Ebside you The ch^Abain pulls us up and we know that we're all gonna ^Ebdive The^Ab blur and the noise of the screaming can blind and dist^Ebract you But i^Gmsn't it nice when we a^Bbll can scream at the same ^Ebtime?

And it's just a r^Bbide It's just a r^Fmide And ^Gmyou've got the ch^Gm/F#oice to get^Gm/F off anyt^Gm/Eime that you l^Ebike It's just a r^Bbide It's just a r^Fmide The al^Gmternative is n^Gm/F#othingness We m^Gm/Fight as well ^Gm/Egive it a t^Ebry

And as we ^Eball go d^Bbown And as we a^Ebll go rou^Gmnd And as we ^Ebpitch from si^Gmde to s^Fide ^CmEverything is ^Bbgonna be al^Ebright

Ev^Gmeryone's getting real sc^Dared to come out because c^Bboming out's going down b^Dadly Fe^Gmel the city breaking and ^Bbeverybody's shaking And^Gm/E I just want someone to h^Dold me ^D7 S^Abome are too scared to let ^Gmgo of their children And so^Dme are too scared now to ^Eb7have them Su^Gmicide, homicide, g^Bbenocide, man, that's a ^Gm/Efuck-ton of sides you can ch^C7oose from

I ^Abwant you to think of me sitting and singing b^Ebeside you I wi^Absh we could meet all the people who got left ^Ebbehind The ri^Abde is so loud it can make you think nobody's l^Ebistening But i^Gmsn't it nice when we a^Bbll can cry at the same t^Ebime?

And it's just a r^Bbide It's just a r^Fmide And ^Gmyou've got the ch^Gm/F#oice to get^Gm/F off anyti^Gm/Eme that you li^Ebke It's just a r^Bbide It's just a r^Fmide The al^Gmternative is n^Gm/F#othingness We m^Gm/Fight as well ^Gm/Egive it a t^Ebry

And as we ^Eball go d^Bbown And as we ^Eball go r^Gmound And as we sw^Ebitch from s^Gmide to s^Fide ^F7 E^Cmverything is g^Bbonna be just ^Ebfine E^Cmveryone you l^Bbove is gonna ^Ebdie H^Cmopefully, this ^Bbsong will come re^Ebmind you

That's it's just a r^Bbide It's just a ^Fmride From the si^Gmster you ^Gm/F#miss To the f^Gm/Father you ^Gm/Edon't want to ^Ebwrite It's just a ri^Bbde It's just a r^Fmide From the l^Gmover you ^Gm/F#loved to the ^Gm/Fone that you're ^Gm/Efrightened to ^Ebfind It's just a r^Bbide It's just a ^Fmride From the ^Gmbaby you ^Gm/F#lost to the ^Gm/Fone that you're ^Gm/Egrowing in^Ebside Come out d^Cmarling And don't you c^Ebry ^Ebm

N.C.

It's just a ride