The Dude Abidesv6

[Intro — lazy slide guitar, bowling pins clatter] [Spoken vocals] Just one quiet day. That’s all I wanted. [Verse 1 — laid-back clean vocals] I stepped outside to buy a drink, Came back with trouble at my door. Somebody mistook me for a man Who owed somebody something more. A rug was gone, the room was wrecked, The phone kept ringing off the hook. I only came to take it easy— Now I’m tangled in their crooked little book. [Pre-Chorus — building groove] Roll the ball, let the whole thing spin, Every wrong turn pulls me in. I try to drift, I try to slide— The chaos keeps me for a ride. [Chorus — loose, catchy clean vocals] I’m just trying to let the day roll by, While the whole world’s losing its mind. Strike or gutter, truth or lie, I’ll take it one frame at a time. They can shout, they can scheme, They can drag me through their grand design— I’ll keep my feet on the ground, Let the pins fall down the line. [Verse 2 — more rhythmic vocals, bass and drums] There’s a friend who’s always ready To turn a bad idea to war. There’s a stranger with a briefcase And a story I can’t follow anymore. The rug, the money, all the questions, A parade of people talking fast. I nod along and keep on walking, Certain none of this was built to last. [Pre-Chorus — building groove] Roll the ball, let the whole thing spin, Every wrong turn pulls me in. I try to drift, I try to slide— The chaos keeps me for a ride. [Chorus — fuller vocals, warm guitars] I’m just trying to let the day roll by, While the whole world’s losing its mind. Strike or gutter, truth or lie, I’ll take it one frame at a time. They can shout, they can scheme, They can drag me through their grand design— I’ll keep my feet on the ground, Let the pins fall down the line. [Bridge — half-time, mellow clean vocals] Maybe there’s no lesson hiding In the mess we’re passing through. Maybe some things stay unfinished, Some stories never come out true. So I’ll breathe in, let it happen, Let the noise roll off my back. The world can keep on spinning— I don’t have to chase it back. [Breakdown — playful heavy groove, bowling-pin hits] [Shouted vocals] ROLL IT! [Impact] LET IT GO! [Impact] LIFE’S A FRAME— WHO KNOWS HOW IT’LL GO? [Final Chorus — full band, energetic clean vocals] I’m just trying to let the day roll by, While the whole world’s losing its mind. Strike or gutter, truth or lie, I’ll take it one frame at a time. They can shout, they can scheme, They can drag me through their grand design— I’ll keep my feet on the ground, Let the pins fall down the line. [Outro — slide guitar, pins roll and settle] One more frame. No rush.