[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 138 - No drums - try voice with about 5 people on VE20] [D-10x777x][Daug-10x877x] x 4 (drum pickup is BBS onto final Daugs)
[Verse 1 - Drums in]- play D at 5th fret so can move to A/D - x57655 easily [D] I've been [A/D - xx0220] cheated by [D] you, since I [A/D] don't know [G] when (G riff - start 3x002x) [D] So I [A/D] made up my [D] mind, it must [A/D] come to an [G] end
[D - x5777x] Look at me now, [Daug - xx0332 - OR x5877x] [D] will I [Daug] ever learn? [D] I don't know how [Daug][D] but I [Daug] suddenly [G] lose control There's a fire with [A] in my soul
[G] Just [D/F#] one [A] look and I can hear a bell ring [G] One [D/F#] more [A] look and I forget everything,
[Chorus] [D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go? [D] Mamma mia, [Bm] now I really know, [C/G] My [G] my, [Em] I could never [A] let you go.
[Instrumental] D Daug D Daug
[Verse 2] [D] I've been [A/D] angry and [D] sad about the [A/D] things that you [G] do [D] I can't [A/D] count all the [D] times that I've [A/D]told you we're [G] through
[D] And when you go, [Daug][D] when you [Daug] slam the door [D] I think you know [Daug][D] that you [Daug] won't be a [G] way too long You know that I'm [A] not that strong.
[G] Just [D/F#] one [A] look and I can hear a bell ring [G] One [D/F#] more [A] look and I forget everything
[Chorus] [D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go?
[D] Mamma mia, even if I say [C/G] Bye [G] bye, [G] leave me now or [D/G] never [D] mamma mia, it's a game we play [C/G] Bye [G] bye [G] doesn't mean for [D/G] ever
[D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go?
[D] Mamma mia, even if I say [C/G] Bye [G] bye, [G] leave me now or [D/G] never [D] mamma mia, it's a game we play [C/G] Bye [G] bye [G] doesn't mean for [D/G] ever
[Outro] D Daug repeated with fade-out
[End] [G riff - Mute with right hand slightly to stop open strings being too loud] E -x-0----332-0-- B -33-333----3-3- G -0------------- D -0------------- A -x------------- E -3-------------
For F#m/A - 3rd finger in right place for the Bm preceding so keep in place whilst making transition
