[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
[Verse 1] You were [F] working as a waitress in a [Gsus4] cocktail [G] bar [F] When I (offbeats) [C]met [G]you ......... I [F] picked you out, I shook you up and [Gsus4] turned you a [G] round [F] Turned you into some [C]one [G]new
[Verse 2] Now [F] five years later on you've got the [Gsus4] world at your [G] feet Suc [F] cess has been so easy [C]for [G]you But [F] don't forget it's me who put you [Gsus4] where you are [G] now And [F] I can put you back [C]there [G]too
[Bridge] [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? ... You [F] know I can't believe it When I [Dm] hear that you won't [Gsus4] see [G] me [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? .. You [F] know I don't believe you When you [Dm] say that you don't [Gsus4] need [G] me
[Pre-Chorus] It's [A] much too late to find When you [Bm] think you've changed your mind You'd [C6-x35555] better change it back or we will both be [E] sorry
[Chorus] [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[Verse 3] I was [F] working as a waitress in a [Gsus4] cocktail [G] bar [F] That much [C]is [G]true But [F] even then I knew I'd find a [Gsus4] much better [G] place [F] Either with or with [C]out [G]you
[Verse 4] The [F] five years we have had have been [Gsus4] such good [G] times [F] I still [C]love [G]you But [F] now I think it's time I live my [Gsus4] life on my [G] own I [F] guess it's just what I [C]must [G]do
[Bridge] [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? ... You [F] know I can't believe it When I [Dm] hear that you won't [Gsus4] see [G] me [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? .. You [F] know I don't believe you When you [Dm] say that you don't [Gsus4] need [G] me
[Pre-Chorus] It's [A] much too late to find When you [Bm] think you've changed your mind You'd [C6] better change it back or we will [E] both be sorry
[Chorus] [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[Interlude] | Am | Am C | Am | Am | x 2
[Chorus] [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? (repeat and fade)