Motorbykle (Cynthia Alexander) - Chords

I've discovered a new meaning to the word "busy". In that it can mean something good, something that you can actually like being. I guess it makes a whole lot of difference what you're busy with. If it's something you really take pride in letting it consume you - you wouldn't mind so much missing out for a while on other things that also mean a lot to you. In my case - time with friends, yoga, running, the Cinemalaya festival, or just the point I made earlier - writing.Been occupied in the past few months that I noticed I haven't been blogging as much as last year. Strangely, I've discovered a new meaning to the word "busy". In that it can mean something good, something that you can actually like being. I guess it makes a whole lot of difference what you're busy with. If it's something you really take pride in letting it consume you - you wouldn't mind so much missing out for a while on other things that also mean a lot to you. In my case - time with friends, yoga, running, the Cinemalaya festival, or just the point I made earlier - writing.

This blog gets a lot of online traffic from people searching for Cynthia Alexander chords, with some visitors asking for more. I got into a transcribing mood over a month ago and here is part of what came out of that exercise. I was going to post another song first but decided on Motorbykle as it is simpler and probably nearer to the actual chords that Cynthia used (thus more useful to whoever stumbles upon this entry).

In a way, the song also sounds more appropriate right now, in light of some recent changes and choices. I hope it is not the road back to the old "busy" definition - I am reassuring myself that there need not always be a highway's end. As Iris advised Samantha in Sophie Kinsella's Undomestic Goddess, "Sometimes it’s enough just to know what you’re going to do next.” And I do. So meantime, let me just enjoy the ride.
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Disclaimer: Chords are blog author's own transcription and are therefore unofficial. Corrections are most welcome.


Intro: G-D G-D

G D
we barely survive the abuses
G D
we inflict upon ourselves
G D
we never mean to be unkind
G D
the colors leave us blind
G D
we get what we deserve
G D
we pay for what we get
G
here is the game
D
and here is the cycle
G A D
while I ride my motorbykle
G-D
Ride

(Use same chord pattern)
we brave the accusations
& stand on burning bridges
blame it all on weakness
& crucify our innocence

& we get what we deserve
& we pay for what we get
here is the game
and here is the cycle
while I ride my motorbykle

G F#m
now we have come
G F#m
to our hi-ways' end
G F#m
run along now & carry on
G D
& embrace the changes
G D
sanctify this distance
G D
we're certified experienced
G D
to do it all again

but we get what we deserve
& we pay for what we get
here is the game
and here is the cycle
while I ride my motorbykle
Ride