The Ride chords by Amanda Palmer

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Gm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
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
 Ab     Gm 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
       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


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
       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


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
 Cm      Bb      Eb
Everyone you love is gonna die
 Cm       Bb        Eb
Hopefully, this song will come remind you


Outro:
          Bb
That's it's just a ride
      Fm
It's just a ride
      Gm    Gm/F#
From the sister you miss
    Gm/F   Gm/E     Eb
To the father you don't want to write
       Bb
It's just a ride
       Fm
It's just a ride
     Gm    Gm/F#    Gm/F      Gm/E     Eb
From the lover you loved to the one that you're frightened to find
       Bb
It's just a ride
      Fm
It's just a ride
     Gm    Gm/F#    Gm/F      Gm/E   Eb
From the baby you lost to the one that you're growing inside
     Cm
Come out darling
        Eb Ebm
And don't you cry
N.C.
It's just a ride