[Verse 1] He was a [C] very special warm and gentle [G] person who put the [C] music in the world and spoke in [G] rhyme [D] and it h [Em] urts me that I never really [Bm] knew him 'cause [C] all it would have taken was some [G] time you know he [C] always seemed to be there when I [G] stumbled and when [C] mountains got too steep for me to [G] climb [D] and it [Em] tears me up to think I never [Bm] touched him 'cause [C] all it would have taken was some [G] time
[Chorus] Oh oh ohhh Well, [Em] ain't that just the way that life goes [Bm] down, down, down, down [C] movin' way too fast or much too [G] slow [Em] gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere but [C] not gettin' into someone I should [G] know
[Verse 2] Now he's [C] in another place and I can't [G] reach him and I [C] feel as though I'm guilty of a [G] crime [D] I took [Em] all he had to give and gave him [Bm] nothin' and [C] all it would have taken was some [G] time
[Chorus] Oh oh ohhh Well, [Em] ain't that just the way that life goes [Bm] down, down, down, down [C] movin' way too fast or much too [G] slow [Em] gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere but n [C] ot gettin' into someone I should kn [G] ow
[No drums - Chorus] Well, [Em] ain't that just the way that life goes [Bm] down, down, down, down [C] movin' way too fast or much too [G] slow (drums in) [Em] gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere but [C] not gettin' into someone I should [G] know
[Bridge] Gettin' [Em] up gettin' high, gettin' down, gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere Gettin' [Em] up gettin' high, gettin' down, gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere Gettin' [Em] up gettin' high, gettin' down, gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere Gettin' [Em] up gettin' high, gettin' down, gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere
[Chorus - Just drums] Well, [Em] ain't that just the way that life goes [Bm] down, down, down, down [C] movin' way too fast or much too [G] slow (drums in) [Em] gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down gettin' [Bm] no, no, nowhere but [C] not gettin' into someone I should [G] know
[Intro - No drums - play 2 to 3 on B string for riff Dmaj7/F#-200222 - use thumb for F#] [Dmaj7/F#][G][Dmaj7/F#][G]
[Verse 1] [Dmaj7/F#] Friday night an' I'm going nowhere, [G] All the lights are changing [Dmaj7/F#] green to red. [G] [Dmaj7/F#] Turning over T.V. stations, [G] Situations running through my [Dmaj7/F#] head [G] [Dmaj7/F#] Looking back through time, you know, It's [G] clear that I've been blind, I've [Dmaj7/F#] been a fool [G] To [Dmaj7/F#] open up my heart to all [G] that jealousy That bitterness [Dmaj7/F#] that ridicule. [G]
[Hold][Em]
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [Dmaj7/F#] Saturday I'm running wild An' [G] all the lights are changin', [Dmaj7/F#] red to green. [G] [Dmaj7/F#] Moving through the crowds, I'm pushin', [G] Chemicals are rushing in [Dmaj7/F#] my bloodstream. [G] Only [Dmaj7/F#] wish that you were here, You know I'm [G] seein' it so clear; I've been a [Dmaj7/F#] fraid [G] To [Dmaj7/F#] show you how I really feel, Ad [G] mit to some of those bad mis [Dmaj7/F#] takes I've made. [G]
[Chorus 1- Full drums] [D] And if you want it, [A] come an' get it, [Em] for crying out loud [F#m7] [D] The love that I was [A] givin' you was [Em] never in [G] doubt [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G]
[Verse 3] [Dmaj7/F#] Sunday, all the lights in London [G] shining, Sky [Dmaj7/F#] is fading red [G] to blue. [Dmaj7/F#] Kickin' through the autumn leaves And [G] wonderin' where it is you might be [Dmaj7/F#] going to [G] [Dmaj7/F#] Turnin' back for home, you know, I'm [G] feeling so alone, I can't be [Dmaj7/F#] lieve [G] [Dmaj7/F#] Climbin' on the stair I turn around To [G] see you smiling there in front of me. [Dmaj7/F#][G]
[Chorus 2] [D] And if you want it, [A] come an' get it, [Em] for crying out loud [F#m7] [D] The love that I was [A] givin' you was [Em] never in [G] doubt [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now
[Chorus 3] [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G] Why why why why why [D] [End]
