Intro:
          
E   A   B  x2

     E                       A
Some people ride the wave of generosity

     B                       E
Some people ride the wave of mediocrity

E                     A
Me I ride the wave of never gonna drown

B                E
Oh just fooling around


    E
Now I gots the balloons

    A
And you you gots the mud

    B
And me I gots the snail

    E
And you you gots the stuff

     E                           A
Well you got so much more than I figure was in store

   B                 E
Oh I ain't foolin no more


         E                          A
Now some people ride the cat when asleep or when awake

     B                     E
Some people ride a cat for riding a cat's sake

E                            A
Me I ride this cat cause its claws have got my eyes

     B                          E
I'll get 'em back in a few more tries

        B                          E
Oh I'll get 'em back in a few more tries


     E                           A
Some people write the books that tenderize their names

     B                           E
Some people write the books that bastardize our claims

E                         A
Me I ride the book that's sifting in the sand

B                      E
Aw, some day I'll understand

B                      E
Aw, some day I'll understand

     
     E                           A
Some people write the songs that stay inside our souls

     B                           E
Some people write the songs that really ain't songs at all

E                       A
Me I ride the song that ends right when it starts

        B                 E
They'll split before they part

           B                 E
Oh they'll split before they part