The Ride

Tom : Gm
Gm

[Verse 1]
Gm D
Everyone's too scared to open their eyes up
Bb D
But everyone's too scared to close them
Gm Bb
Everyone's frightened they don't know what's coming
Gm/E D D7
But everyone's frightened of knowing
Ab Gm
Everyone's reading the rules of engagement
D7 Eb7
And everyone's starting to doubt them
Gm Bb
Everyone's reaching to put on a seatbelt
Eb C7
But this kind of ride comes without them

[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Eb
I want you to think of me sitting and singing beside you
Ab Eb
I wish we could meet all the people behind us in line
Ab Eb
The climb to the crest is less frightening with someone to clutch you
Gm Bb Eb
But isn't it nice when we're all afraid at the same time?

[Chorus]
Bb
And it's just a ride
Fm
It's just a ride
Gm Gm/F# Gm/F Gm/E Eb
And you've got the choice to get off anytime that you like
Bb
It's just a ride
Fm
It's just a ride
Gm Gm/F#
The alternative is nothingness
Gm/F Gm/E Eb
We might as well give it a try

[Instrumental]
Gm

[Verse 2]
Gm D Bb D
Everyone's terrified that they'll be justified by the collapse that will happen
Gm Bb
Everyone's placing their bets just in case
Gm/E D D7
The whole thing's a profound disappointment
Ab Gm D7 Eb
Everyone's trying to stay on the side where the water's just boiling more slowly
Gm Bb
Frogs in a pot, well that's one thing I've got
Eb C
At least some of the frogs in here know me

[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Eb
I want you to think of me sitting and singing beside you
Ab Eb
The chain pulls us up and we know that we're all gonna dive
Ab Eb
The blur and the noise of the screaming can blind and distract you
Gm Bb Eb
But isn't it nice when we all can scream at the same time?

[Chorus]
Bb
And it's just a ride

[Post-Chorus]
Eb Bb
And as we all go down
Eb Gm
And as we all go round
Eb Gm F
And as we pitch from side to side
Cm Bb Eb
Everything is gonna be alright

[Instrumental]
Gm Gm Gm/F# Gm/F Eb Ab Db Db7 Bb Eb

[Verse 3]
Gm D Bb D
Everyone's getting real scared to come out because coming out's going down badly
Gm Bb
Feel the city breaking and everybody's shaking
Gm/E D D7
And I just want someone to hold me
Ab Gm
Some are too scared to let go of their children
D Eb7
And some are too scared now to have them
Gm Bb Gm/E C7
Suicide, homicide, genocide, man, that's a fuck-ton of sides you can choose from

[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Eb
I want you to think of me sitting and singing beside you
Ab Eb
I wish we could meet all the people who got left behind
Ab Eb
The ride is so loud it can make you think nobody's listening
Gm Bb Eb
But isn't it nice when we all can cry at the same time?

[Chorus]
Bb
And it's just a ride

[Post-Chorus]
Eb Bb
And as we all go down
Eb Gm
And as we all go round
Eb Gm F F7
And as we switch from side to side
Cm Bb Eb
Everything is gonna be just fine