[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 84] [D][F#] x4 - see end for more detail
[Verse 1 - No drums] [E] Sometimes I [B] feel like I [C#m] don't have a [G#m] part [A] ner [E] Sometimes I [B] feel like [C#m] My only [A] friend Is the [E] city I [B] live in The [C#m] city of [G#m] an [A] gels? [E] Lonely as [B] I am To [C#m] gether we [A] cry [Emaj7]
[Verse 2 - Snare slap] I [E] drive on her [B] streets 'cause [C#m] She's my com [G#m] pan [A] ion I [E] walk through her [B] hills 'cause She [C#m] knows who I [A] am She [E] sees my good [B] deeds and She [C#m] kisses me [G#m] win-- [A] dy [E] I never [B] worry, Now [C#m] that is a [A] lie [Emaj7]
[Chorus] [F#m] I don't ever want [E] to feel [B/F#] Like [F#m] I did that day [F#m] Take me to the place [E] I love [B/F#] Take [F#m] me all the way
[F#m] I don't ever want [E] to feel [B/F#] Like [F#m] I did that day [F#m] Take me to the place [E] I love [B/F#] Take [F#m] me all the way
[Interlude] [E][B] [C#m][G#m][A] [E][B] [C#m][A]
[Verse 3] It's [E] hard to be [B] lieve that There's [C#m] nobody [G#m] out [A] there It's [E] hard to be [B] lieve that [C#m] I'm all a [A] lone At [E] least I have [B] her love The [C#m] city, she [G#m] loves [A] me [E] Lonely as [B] I am To [C#m] gether we [A] cry [Emaj7]
[Chorus] [F#m] I don't ever want [E] to feel [B/F#] Like [F#m] I did that day [F#m] Take me to the place [E] I love [B/F#] Take [F#m] me all the way
[F#m] I don't ever want [E] to feel [B/F#] Like [F#m] I did that day [F#m] Take me to the place [E] I love [B/F#] Take [F#m] me all the way
[Interlude] - [A] ay, [Am7] yeah [G6] Yeah, [Fmaj7] yeah [A] Oh [Am7] no, no, no [G6] Yeah, [Fmaj7] yeah [A] Love [Am7] me, I say [G6] Yeah, [Fmaj7] yeah [Fmaj7] One time [E7][Gmaj7]
[Coda - Full Drums] [A] Under the bridge [Am] downtown [G6] Is where [Fmaj7] I drew some blood [A] Under the bridge down [Am] town [G6] I could not [Fmaj7] get enough [A] Under the bridge down [Am] town [G6] Forgot a [Fmaj7] bout my love [A] Under the bridge down [Am] town [G6] I gave my [Fmaj7] life away
[Outro] A way [A][Am][G6][Fmaj7] repeat until just finish on [A]
[End]
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