[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 - Just drums BPM 120 - Indie Beat sort of] [Verse] [D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain is gone [D] I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way [D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
[Chorus] It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ...It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[Verse 2] [D] I think I can [G] make it now the [D] pain is gone, [D] All of the [G] bad feelings [A] have disappeared. [D] Here is the [G] rainbow I've been [D] praying for .....It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[Bridge] [F] Look all around, there's nothing but [C] blue skies [F] Look straight ahead, there's nothing but (sing over top of chords below - extra bar added coming) [A7]Blue skies [C#m]ies [G]uh [C#m]ies [G] (no vocals) [C]ies [Bm]ies [A]ies [A] (extra bar for this A)
[Verse 3] [D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain is gone [D] I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way [D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
[Outro] It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
