Yellow Bike Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]On a des[G]ert Christmas mor[D]ning, 1981
One month [A]shy of six years old
In [Em]the valley of [E]the sun
[G]My first two-wheel bicycle
bicycle stood [D]by the tree
My heart [Em]thumping in my [E]chest
[Em]Though I'd tried,
[G]I couldn't rid[A]e one yet

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][A][Esus4]
[G]Out on

[Verse 2]
our street when my
dad let [D]go of the seat
I rode [Em]off and down the [E]road
Somehow [Em]I ne[G]ver went back ho[A]me

[Verse 3]
But I remem[D]ber what it was like
[G]Astride my yellow bike
First [D]freedom, second life
All the [G]places I could ride
Leaving [F#m]early packing light
That [Bm]little ache in[D]side
[G]My [D]kin[Bm]g do[Esus4]m for someone[Bm]
[G]to ride with

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][D]
Now [G]a highwayman

[Verse 4]
who
traded in his [D]handlebars
Going [A]back and forth
In [E]vans and rent[Esus4]al cars
On [G]the 10, the 5, the 90, and [D]the 95
In love with [Em]every stretch of road
[Esus4]But when I dr[Bm]ive the[G]m on my own[A]

[Verse 5]
They [F#m]remind me what it was like
[Bm]Astride that yellow [G]bike
[Bm]My kingd[E]om for someone
[Bm][D][G]

[Verse 6]
Some folks are loners
And you [F#m]learn from them
If you've [Em]al ways been a joiner
On the [D]move again
But [F#m]if you[G] keep your
legs pumping
Despite [F#m]everything
Well, you can [Em]take that [E]sting
[Em]You can [G]make it [A]swing

[Verse 7]
Just remem[D]ber what it was like
[G]Astride that yellow bike
First [D]freedom, second life
All the [G]places I could ride
Leaving [F#m]early packing light
That [Bm]little [D]ache inside
[G]My [D]king d[Esus4]om for
[Bm]someone [G]to ride wit[D]h
[Bm]I'd trade my king [Esus4]dom
for [Bm]someone [Gm]to ride [D]with