[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 133 - Full drums] Csus4 x x C - x x x x - x x x x - x x x x G x x F - x x x x - x x x x - x x x x Repeat [Verse 1] [C] What is [Bb] happening here? [F] [C] Something's [Bb] going on that's not [F] quite clear. [C] Somebody [Bb] turn on the lights. [F] We're [G] gonna have a party. It's [G] starting tonight
[Chorus] [Csus4][C] Oh, what a feeling [G][F] when we're dancing on the ceiling. [Csus4][C] Oh, what a feeling [G][F] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
[Verse 2] Room is [C] hot [Bb] and that's good, [F] [C] some of my friends [Bb] came by from the neighbourhood. [F] [C] People were starting to [Bb] climb the walls, [F] ooh, it [G] looks like everybody is having a ball.
[Chorus] [Csus4][C] Oh, what a feeling [G][F] when we're dancing on the ceiling. [Csus4][C] Oh, what a feeling [G][F] when we're dancing on the ceiling. [Csus4][C] Oh, what a feeling [G][F] when we're dancing on the ceiling. [Csus4][C] Oh, what a feeling [G][F] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
[Interlude] F x x Am - x x G x - Repeat 4 G
[Bridge - G riff is Gsus4 based] [F] Everybody starts to lose control [C] when the [G] music is right. [F] If you see somebody hanging [C] around don't [G] get uptight. [F] The on....ly thiiiing weeee wanna [C] do to [G] night is go [Dm] round and [F] round and turn [G] upside [A] down. (key change to D maj)
[Drum break - keyboard solo - D maj arp]
[Verse 3] So come [D] on, let's [C] get [G] loose, [D] don't hold back 'cause [C] it [G] ain't no use [D] Hard to keep your feet [C] on the [G] ground 'Cause [A] when we like to party We only wanna get down
[End-Chorus] [Dsus4][D] Oh, what a feeling [A][G] when we're dancing on the ceiling. [Dsus4][D] Oh, what a feeling [A][G] when we're dancing on the ceiling. [Dsus4][D] Oh, what a feeling [A][G] when we're dancing on the ceiling. [Dsus4][D] Oh, what a feeling [A][G] when we're dancing on the ceiling. [End here - or jam on D then repeat chorus]
