[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 Riff - No drums - BPM 150] [Am][C][Em][G] x 2 (drums in) [Am][C][Em][G] x 2
[Verse - Drums quiet] [Am]Honey if the [C]truth hurts, [Em]Don't look, it [G]might go a [Am]way [C][Em][G] [Am]It's easy to pre [C]tend, That [Em]life is a [G]rosey bou [Am]quet [C][Em][G] [Am]I don't need a [C]platter, I'll [Em]take it [G]straight from the [Am]shelf [C][Em][G] [Am]Give it to me [C]raw, I'll [Em]take it home, [G]cook it my [Am]self [C][Em][G]
[Chorus - Full drums] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][Em][G] [Am][C][Em][G]
[Verse] [Am] Can't afford to [C] lose touch, [Em]can't afford to [G]lose con [Am] trol [C][Em][G] The [Am]doors are open [C]wide, And the [Em]wind blows a [G]bitter [Am]cold [C][Em][G] [Am]Man holds a mys[C] tery, [Em]Someone else [G]holds the [Am] key [C][Em][G] [Am]It's a shame, [C]they're the same, The [Em]answer doesn't [G]have to be [Am][C][Em][G]
[Chorus] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a storm
[Break - IGNORE WITH TELEFONICS] [Am][C][Em][G] x 4 [Am][C][D][D] x 4
[Verse - No drums] [NC] Fire in [NC] your eyes, in [NC] your head, Fire [NC] in your (extra bar) (drums back in) [Am] touch [C] hhh [Em][G] [Am][C][Em][G] but I [Am]can't shout fire [C] , 'Cause I [Em] love you [G] too mu [Am] ch [C][Em][G] The [Am]race is [C]on, The [Em]message is [G]in your [Am] soul [C][Em][G] As a [Am]thousand [C]thoughts, a [Em]second, [G]Now ex [Am] plode [C][Em][G]
[Chorus - Drums back in] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a
[Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on......... [C][D][D]
[Telefonics change this to Am C Em G]
[Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. He's brewing up a [Am] storm
