[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
Nick - Wahoos on the Amaj bit and double the wah wah wah bit - ham up [Intro - BPM 151 - Capo 1st fret]
[Verse] [Am] As I walk along, I [G] wonder what went wrong With [F] our love A love that was so [E7] strong. [Am] And as I still walk on, I [G] think of, the things We`ve done to [F] gether while our hearts were [E7] young.
[Chorus] [A] I`m walking in the rain [F#m] Tears are falling and I feel the pain [A] Wishing you were here by me [F#m] To end this misery.
I [A] wonder I wa-wa-wa-wa- [F#m] wonder? [A] Why? Wha, wha, wha, wha, [F#m] why, she ran away? And I [D] wonder, where she will [E7] stay-yay My little [A] runaway [D] run, run, run, run, [A] runaway [E7]
[Interlude] [Am][G][F][E][E7] [Am][G][F][E][E7]
[Chorus] [A] I`m walking in the rain [F#m] Tears are falling and I feel the pain [A] Wishing you were here by me [F#m] To end this misery.
I [A] wonder I wa-wa-wa-wa- [F#m] wonder? [A] Why? Wha, wha, wha, wha, [F#m] why, she ran away? And I [D] wonder, where she will [E7] stay-yay My little [A] runaway [D] run, run, run, run, [A] runaway [E7]