Intro:
E A B x2
Some [E]people ride the wave of [A]generosity
Some [B]people ride the wave of [E]mediocrity
[E]Me I ride the wave of [A]never gonna drown
[B]Oh just fooling a[E]round
Now [E]I gots the balloons
And [A]you you gots the mud
And [B]me I gots the snail
And [E]you you gots the stuff
Well [E]you got so much more than I [A]figure was in store
Oh [B]I ain't foolin no [E]more
Now some [E]people ride the cat when as[A]leep or when awake
Some [B]people ride a cat for [E]riding a cat's sake
[E]Me I ride this cat cause its [A]claws have got my eyes
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I'll [B]get 'em back in a few more [E]tries
Oh I'll [B]get 'em back in a few more [E]tries
Some [E]people write the books that [A]tenderize their names
Some [B]people write the books that [E]bastardize our claims
[E]Me I ride the book that's [A]sifting in the sand
[B]Aw, some day I'll under[E]stand
[B]Aw, some day I'll under[E]stand
Some [E]people write the songs that [A]stay inside our souls
Some [B]people write the songs that [E]really ain't songs at all
[E]Me I ride the song that [A]ends right when it starts
They'll [B]split before they [E]part
Oh they'll [B]split before they [E]part
E A B x2
Some [E]people ride the wave of [A]generosity
Some [B]people ride the wave of [E]mediocrity
[E]Me I ride the wave of [A]never gonna drown
[B]Oh just fooling a[E]round
Now [E]I gots the balloons
And [A]you you gots the mud
And [B]me I gots the snail
And [E]you you gots the stuff
Well [E]you got so much more than I [A]figure was in store
Oh [B]I ain't foolin no [E]more
Now some [E]people ride the cat when as[A]leep or when awake
Some [B]people ride a cat for [E]riding a cat's sake
[E]Me I ride this cat cause its [A]claws have got my eyes
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I'll [B]get 'em back in a few more [E]tries
Oh I'll [B]get 'em back in a few more [E]tries
Some [E]people write the books that [A]tenderize their names
Some [B]people write the books that [E]bastardize our claims
[E]Me I ride the book that's [A]sifting in the sand
[B]Aw, some day I'll under[E]stand
[B]Aw, some day I'll under[E]stand
Some [E]people write the songs that [A]stay inside our souls
Some [B]people write the songs that [E]really ain't songs at all
[E]Me I ride the song that [A]ends right when it starts
They'll [B]split before they [E]part
Oh they'll [B]split before they [E]part