[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 - very little chords - mainly just bass] [Em] Steve walks warily down the street with the [Em] brim pulled way down [Am] low [Em] Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet, [Em] machine guns ready to [Am] go Are you [C] ready, hey! Are you [G] ready for this? Are you [C] hanging on the edge of your seat? [G] [C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip, [Am] to the sound of the [B] beat.
[Chorus - still mainly bass] [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] And another one gone, and another one gone, [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A [F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Verse - Guitar comes in] [Em] How do you think I'm going to get along, [Em] Without you when you're gone [Am] [Em] You took me for everything that I had, And [Em] kicked me out on my [Am] own Are you [C] happy, are you [G] satisfied ? How [C] long can you stand the heat [G] ? [C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip, [Am] to the sound of the [B] beat.
[Chorus][################# SCROLL DURING Em ###########] [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] And another one gone, and another one gone, [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A- [F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Vamp] Just drums "Another bites the dust" x 4 with hand claps Bass back in for 4 times
[Verse] [Em] There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man, And [Em] bring him to the [Am] ground [Em] You can beat him ,you can cheat him, you can treat him bad and [Em] leave him when he's down [Am] But I'm [C] ready, yes I'm [G] ready for you, I'm [C] standing on my own two feet [G] [C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip, [Am] Repeating to the sound of the beat [B]
[Chorus] [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] And another one gone, and another one gone, [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A- [F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Funk vamp - over verse chords] Em Am x 3 C (C/D for passing note) G x 3 Am B [End]
