- 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)
