[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 - BPM 116 - No drums] (Pattern for C to G bit - [C]xx[Csus4] x[C]x[G][G]xxx [G]xxxx)
[C][Csus4][C][G] x3 (snare roll) [F][G]
[Verse 1] This bed is on [C] fire with [Csus4] passion [C] ate [G] love The neighbours com [C] plain about the [Csus4] noises [C] a- [G] bove But she only [C] comes when [Csus4] she's [C] on [G] top (snare roll) [F][G]
[Verse 2] My therapist [C] said not to [Csus4] see you [C] no [G] more She said you're like a di [C] sease with [Csus4] out [C] any [G] cure She said I'm so ob [C] sessed that I'm [Csus4] becom- [C] ing a [G] bore, oh no [F] (drum roll) Ah, you think you're so [G] pretty
[Verse 3] [C] Caught your [Csus4] hand ins [C] ide the [G] till Slammed your fingers in the [C] door [C] Fought [Csus4] with kitchen [C] knives and [G] skewers [C] Dressed me [Csus4] up in [C] women's [G] clothes Messed around with gender [F] (drum roll) roles Line my eyes and call me [G] pretty
[Verse 4] Moved out of the [C] house, so you [Csus4] moved [C] next [G] door I locked you [C] out, you cut a [Csus4] hole [C] in the [G] wall I found you sleeping [C] next to me, I [Csus4] thought I [C] was [G] alone You're driving me [F] (drum roll) crazy, when are you coming [G] home
