[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
[Chorus - No drums during Red red bit - BPM 89] [G] Red red [C] wine [F][G][F] Goes to my [C] head [F][G][F] Makes me for [C] get that I [F][G][F] still need her [G] so [G][F][G] (drums stop) Red red
(drums back in) [C] wine [F][G][F] It's up to [C] you [F][G][F] All I can [C] do I've done, [F][G] But [F] memories won't [G] go [G][F] Memor [G] ies won't [C] go [F][G][F]
[Bridge] I had [G] sworn that with [C] time, [F] thoughts of you'd leave my [C] head. I was [G] wrong. Now I [C] find, just one [F] thing makes me for [G] get.
[Chorus] [G] Red red [C] wine [F][G][F] Stay close to [C] me [F][G][F] Don't let me be [C] alone [F][G] Its [F] tearing a [G] part, [G][F] my [G] blue heart
[Keyboard Part - Open chords - Gsus4 - 3x0013] [C][F][Gsus4][G] - [C][F][Gsus4][G]
[Bridge] I had [G] sworn that with [C] time, [F] thoughts of you'd leave my [C] head. I was [G] wrong. Now I [C] find, just one [F] thing makes me for [G] get.
[Chorus] [G] Red red [C] wine [F][G][F] Stay close to [C] me [F][G][F] Don't let me be [C] alone [F][G] Its [F] tearing a [G] part, [G][F] my [G] blue heart
[Keyboard Part - Open chords - Gsus4 - 3x0013] [C][F][Gsus4][G] - [C][F][Gsus4][G]
[Chorus - Can fade out to end] [G] Red red [C] wine [F][G][F] Stay close to [C] me [F][G][F] Don't let me be [C] alone [F][G] Its [F] tearing a [G] part, [G][F] my [G] blue heart
