[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
Frankie Valli-Cant Take My Eyes Off Of You - BPM - 124
[Intro - Horn section - Original key - Capo on 4 - BPM 124] [D][Dm7 [C] (Don't bother live - just go straight to Verse]
[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] [Dm7][G][C][Am] [Dm7][G][C][A7] (A7 is longer than you think)
[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
[KEY CHANGE - UP 3 SEMITONES - Verse 1] You're just too [D#-x6888x] good to be true Can't take my [D#maj7] eyes off you You feel like [D#7] Heaven to touch I wanna [Ab] hold you so much At long last [Abm7] love has arrived And I thank [D#] God I'm alive You're just too [Fm7] good to be true..... [Bb7] Can't take my e [D#] yes off you
[1/2 of Horn Section - Full drums - Back to normal key] [Dm7][G][C][A7]
[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:
[Repeat as many time seem appropriate then ending is] 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
[End] [C] ooooh
[Notes] [Horn Section] (with C you can slide 2nd finger from 1st to 2nd fret - big tricky but doable) --Dm7-----G---------C--------Am-------- E-1-1-1-1-3--3-3----x-x-x-x--0---0-0--- B-1-1-1-1-3--3-3----x-x-x-x--1---1-0--- G-1-2-1-2-4--5-4----1s2s1s2--2---2-2--- D-0-0-0-0-5--5-5----2-2-2-2--2---2-2--- A-X-X-X-X-5--5-5----3-3-3-3--0---0-0--- E-X-X-X-X-3--3-3----X-X-X-X--X----------
