Walk or Ride
The Ditty Bops

Transcribed by Christine James (SetItAlight@aol.com) and Matthew Hardaway


[Am] With just one kiss [D] you could change the world
It [G] might not be much [C] better but it certainly couldn?t [Am] hurt
When you stomp your feet you [D] aren?t hurting me
But you?re [G] always killing [C] something just by living on the [Am] earth

[Am] So who you supposed to listen [D] to 
When you?re [Gm] looking for something to [C] do
And [F] all the voices shut you [B] up
?Cause [E] someone put a brick in your [C] coffee [Am] cup
When you?re trying to de[D]cide whether to [Gm]walk or to [C] ride
Take the [F] easy way; you [B] know that you want [E] to

I saw an educated girl give her hair a twirl
And contemplate the meaning of a man with just one arm
She?s not a genius or a dunce but it makes no difference
For at any moment we might find ourselves a charm

But I?m feeling quite confused by the people who refuse to see
A simple way of life don?t make you the loser
They say we won?t make it far if we don?t drive there in a car
But we?ll be there with time to spare and find our own way home

You might find the meaning of life in the barrel of a rifle
If it?s pointed at a bird or if it?s pointed at your head
But me, I?d rather plant a tree that grows up tall for all to see
Until I need a pencil -- then I?ll chop it to the ground

At night falling down will it make a sound
Should I even wonder what it?d say
It?s so hard to change yourself; easier to tell someone else
That everything is gonna be okay

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