[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
[Verse] [E] Do you ever feel [F#m] like a plastic bag, [C#m] drifting through the wind [A] wanting to start again? [E] Do you ever feel, [F#m] feel so paper thin [C#m] like a house of cards, [A] one blow from caving in? [E] Do you ever feel [F#m] already buried deep? [C#m] 6 feet under screams but n [A] o one seems to hear a thing [E] Do you know that there's [F#m] still a chance for you [C#m] 'Cause there's a spark in you [A] You just gotta
[Pre-Chorus] Ig [E] nite, the [F#m] light, and [C#m] let it s [A] shine Just [E] own the [F#m] night like the [C#m] 4th of July [A]
[Chorus - Combination of Head for high bits and Chest for projection on sustained notes] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Verse 2] [E] You don't have to feel [F#m] like a waste of space [C#m] You're original [A] , cannot be replaced [E] If you only knew [F#m] what the future holds [C#m] After a hurricane comes [A] a rainbow
[E] Maybe your reason why [F#m] all the doors are closed [C#m] So you could open one tha [A] t leads you to the perfect road [E] Like a lightning bolt, [F#m] your heart will blow [C#m] And when it's time, you'll know [A] You just gotta
[Pre-Chorus] Ig [E] nite, the [F#m] light, and [C#m] let it s [A] shine Just [E] own the [F#m] night like the [C#m] 4th of July [A]
[Chorus] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Bridge] [C#m] Boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the [A] moon, moon, moon It's always been inside of [E] you, you, you And now it's time to let it [B] through-ough-ough
[Chorus] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Outro] [C#m] Boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the [A] moon, moon, moon It's always been inside of [E] you, you, you And now it's time to let it [B] through-ough-ough [End][E]
