[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 1] [A] Desmond has a barrow in the [E] market place, [E7] Molly is a singer in the [A] band. [A7] Desmond says to Molly, girl, I [D] like your face And Molly [A] says this as she [E] takes him by the [A] hand,
[Chorus] [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on. [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on.
[Verse 2] [A] Desmond takes a trolley to the [E] jeweller's store. [E7] Buys a twenty carat golden [A] ring. [A7] Takes it back to Molly waiting [D] at the door. And as he [A] gives it to her [E] she begins to [A] sing,
[Chorus] [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on. [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on.
[Bridge] [D] In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home. [A][Asus2][A][A7] [D] With a couple of kids running in the yard, Of [A/E] Desmond and Molly [E] Jones. (ha ha ha ha)
[Verse 3] [A] Happy ever after in the [E] market place, [E7] Desmond lets the children lend a [A] hand. [A7] Molly stays at home and does her [D] pretty face And in the [A] evening she still [E] sings it with the [A] band.
[Chorus] [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on. [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on.
[Bridge] [D] In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home. [A][Asus2][A][A7] [D] With a couple of kids running in the yard, Of [A/E] Desmond and Molly [E] Jones. (ha ha ha ha)
[Verse 4] [A] Happy ever after in the [E] market place, [E7] Molly lets the children lend a [A] hand. [A7] Desmond stays at home and does his [D] pretty face And in the [A] evening she's a [E] singer with the [A] band.
[Outro] [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on. [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [F#m] on. And if you want some fun, sing [E] Ob-La-Di-Bla- [A] Da