D                G        Bm
Nights, flying the down 10, nearly 2 am
    A
Happiness begins
D          G               Bm
Days lifted in haze, we weren't just a phase
        A
We weren't just pretend (just pretend)

G          D           Bm          A
I remember low lows and high highs
G                      D
We threw our hands up, palms out to the 
Bm            A
Skies iiiiiieees

 G
It was fun when we were young and now 
D
We're older
 Bm
Those days when we were broke in 
    A
California
G
We were up-and-down and barely made it 
D
Over
Bm                                    A
 but i'd go back and ride that rollercoaster
G
It was fun when we were young and now 
        D
We're older
 Bm
Those days that are the worst, they seem to 
A
Glow now
       G                 D
We were up-and-down and barely made it over
    Bm                    A (pausa)
But i'd go back and ride that rollercoaster with you
G      D
  wooh ooh-ooh
Bm     A
  wooh ooh
G      D
  wooh ooh-ooh (oh, oh)
    Bm                                 A
But i'd come back and ride that rollercoaster

D                    G                        Bm
Faith led me to the clouds, reaching for the ground
             A
His life was upside down
D                    G                      Bm
Now everything has changed, we found better days
             A
But i still hear the sound

G           D                 Bm -- A
I remember low lows and high highs
 G                  D                   Bm -- A
We threw our hands up, palms out to the skies

     G                                       D
It was fun when we were young and now we're older
   Bm                             A
Those days when we were broke in california
    G                 D
We were up-and-down and barely made it over
    Bm                         A
But i'd go back and ride that rollercoaster
     G                     D
It was fun when we were young and now we're older
   Bm                        A
Those days that are the worst, they seem to glow now
    G                 D
We were up-and-down and barely made it over
    Bm                    A (Pausa)
But i'd go back and ride that rollercoaster with you
G      D
  wooh ooh-ooh (yeah, with you)
Bm     A
  wooh ooh (with you, with you)
G      D
  wooh ooh-ooh (oh, oh)
    Bm                         A
But i'd come back and ride that rollercoaster
             
     G                                      D
It was fun when we were young and now we're older (oh)
   Bm                                           A
Those days that are the worst, they seem to glow now (yeah)
    G                              D
We were up-and-down and barely made it over
    Bm                            A (pausa).
But i'd go back and ride that rollercoaster

D                        G         Bm
Nights, flying the down ten, nearly 2 am
           A
Happiness begins