- Capo 1st fret
Verse 1:
D5 G5
Three feet tall, five years old
D5 G5
Staring to the bottom of mountaintop road
D5 G5 D5 G5
Hands wrapped tight around those plastic handle grips
D5 G5
I took off flying, picking up speed
D5 G5
The world was a blur of rocks and weeds
D5 G5
It was all worth the pain of landing
D5 G5
Getting my first three stitches
D5 A5 G5
Everyone said that I shouldn't do it
D5 A5 G5
Cut and bruised, but I got through it
B5 A5 G5
I've still got the scars to prove it.
D5 G5
Life's like a big wheel, keeps on turning
A5 D5 G5 D5
Time runs away every day I'm learning to roll with the punches
G5
Follow my hunches
D5 A5 G5
Loving the way it feels
D5 A5 G5
Just to be alive
B5 A5 G5 D5 G5 D5 G5
Getting the chance to ride on the big wheel
Verse 2:
D5 G5
I've taken my share of dead end curves
D5 G5
Had to steady my nerves and steal my courage
G5
Had a lot of hard landings
G5 D5 G5
But I ain't hanging up my wings
D5 G5
Ya I'm still ripping down that hill
D5 G5
Still hangin' on with all my will
D5 G5 D5 G5
Looking back now I still wouldn't change a thing
D5 A5 G5
I've had a few lovers leave their mark
D5 A5 G5
I've broken my pride and I've broken my heart
B5 A5 G5
But I'm gonna live the life before it all goes dark
- Repeat Chorus -
D5 A5 G5
Just to be alive
B5 A5 G5
Getting the chance to ride
G5
On the big wheel
D5 A5
On the big wheel
G5
On the big wheel
(ad lib to end)