[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
[Chord Cues - Intro D Dm7 C, Verse C Cmaj7 C7 F - Fm7 C Dm7 (G7 C) - FuCking CaD Great Cxxt, Horns - Dm7, G, oddC, Am to Asus4 or A7 - DoG CAt , Chorus - DoG, EmAm, DoG Cxxt - DoG, EmAm, DoBby] [Intro - Horn section - Original key - Capo on 4 - BPM 124] D Dm7 C Other horn line - C9 C Cmaj7 C C C9 C(high E emphasise) Melody is B - 3 1 x 0 1 1 3 E - 0 B - 3 1 x 0 1 - pluck notes with middle finger Repeat once
[Verse 1 - No drums - just rhythm with mute or plucking on guitar] You're just too [C] good to be true Can't take my [Cmaj7] eyes off you You feel like [C7] Heaven to touch I wanna [F] hold you so much At long last [Fm7] love has arrived And I thank [C] God I'm alive You're just too [Dm7] good to be true..... [G7] Can't take my [C] eyes off you
[Verse 2] Pardon the [C] way that I stare There's nothing [Cmaj7] else to compare The sight of you [C7] leaves me weak There are no [F] words left to speak But if you [Fm7] feel like I feel Please let me [C] know that it's real You're just too [Dm7] good to be true..... [G7] Can't take my e [C] yes off you
[Horn Section - Just bass drum] Ba-dam ba dam bit - for chords just strum Dm7 C Dm7 C A7 to finish for final horn stab (new chord progression - Dm7 then G then C then Am) (with C you can slide 2nd finger from 1st to 2nd fret - big tricky but doable) --Dm7-------G---------C--------Am-------- E-1-1-1-1-1-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--0---0-0--- B-1-1-1-1-1-0--1-0-0--1-1-1-1--1---1-0--- G-1-2-1-2-1-0--0-0-2--1s2s1s2--2---2-2--- D-0-0-0-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2--2---2-2--- A-X-X-X-X-X-X---------3-3-3-3--0---0-0--- E-X-X-X-X-X-3---------X-X-X-X--X----------
[Chorus - Full drums] I love you, [Dm7] baby And if it's [G] quite alright I need you, [Em7] baby To warm the [Am7] lonely nights I love you, [Dm7] baby ....... [G] Trust in me when I [C] say: Oh, pretty [Dm7] baby Don't let me [G] down, I pray Oh, pretty [Em7] baby, now that I [Am7] found you, stay And let me [Dm7] (stop drums) love you, baby ..... Let me [Bb7] love you
[Verse 1 - Slap snare - Up 3 semitones - capo to 7 on original] (play final C 3555 so can make it ring and change position of Capo) You're just too [C] good to be true Can't take my [Cmaj7] eyes off you You feel like [C7] Heaven to touch I wanna [F] hold you so much At long last [Fm7] love has arrived And I thank [C] God I'm alive You're just too [Dm7] good to be true..... [G7] Can't take my e [C] yes off you
[Horn Section - Full drums - Back to normal key - Just half this time Dm7 C then A7 to finish]
[Chorus] I love you, [Dm7] baby And if it's [G] quite alright I need you, [Em7] baby To warm the [Am7] lonely nights I love you, [Dm7] baby ....... [G] Trust in me when I [C] say: Oh, pretty [Dm7] baby Don't let me [G] down, I pray Oh, pretty [Em7] baby, now that I [Am7] found you, stay I love you, [Dm7] baby ....... [G] Trust in me when I [C] say: