Chad Mcdermott

Intro: C C C C G G C [Verso 1] C C He walks to the bus stop, plows through the snow C C Ignores all the kids that he used to know G Before he got older G C Before the world sat on his shoulders C C Am G Nods to the busdriver sits in the back C C G Opens his lunchbox digs for a snack at the bottom G C Smoke em if you got em [Refrão] F C Some days hes still that kid on the bus F Am Some days there's blue skies above F Am He wanted no more teachers or books G(B) But then life got real C Ridin a Ferris Wheel C C C Am G [Verso 2] C C Am G He walks down Wall St in a suit and a tie G C C G hits the 88th floor with a view of the sky but looks higher G C Gonna set the world on fire C C Am G Corporate Ciutdowms, luck of the draw C C G A dozen years in starting over again with the others G C Should have listened to mother [Refrão] F C Some days hes still that kid on the bus F Am Some days there's blue skies above F Am He wanted no more teachers or books G(B) But then life got real C Ridin a Ferris Wheel Short Guitar solo over C C C C [Ponte] G G C He goes up and down and down and up he goes G Am F He's the one above and then the one below [Verso 3] C C Sees The homeless guy alone on the bus C G He Throws him a few folded bucks and hopes he dont follow C Beg Steal or Borrow C C Am G They head to the post office cashiing their checks C C Retirement funds after breaking their necks G They awaken C Time to smell the bacon [Refrão] F C Some days hes still that kid on the bus F Am Some days there's blue skies above F Am We wanted no more teachers or books G(B) But then life got real C Ridin a Ferris Wheel Solo: C C C C Outro: G G C We go up and down and down and up we go G Am F We're the ones above and then the ones below