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