[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] [Bm] High tide, [F#m/B-x24222] Mid-afternoon, [Em7] People fly by__ [Em7b5-022330] In the [Bm] traffic's boom, [Bm] Knowing, Just where your [F#m/B] blowin, [Em7] Getting to where, [Em7b5] you should be [Bm] going.
[Verse 2] [Bm] Don't let, them_ [F#m/B] _ get you down, [Em7] Making you feel, [Em7b5][Bm] guilty about, [Bm] Golden rain will bring [F#m/B] you riches, [Em7] All the good things, [Em7b5][Bm] you deserve now.
[Chorus 1] [Bm] Climbing, For [F#m/B] ever__ trying, [Em7] Find your way out, [Em7b5] of the [Bm] wild wild wood, [Bm] Now there's, no__ [F#m/B] justice, [Em7] You've only yourself, [Em7b5] that you can [Bm] trust in,
[Verse 3] [(Bm)] And I said, [Bm] High tide, [F#m/B] Mid-afternoon, [Em7] People fly by__ [Em7b5] In the [Bm] traffic's boom, [Bm] Knowing, Just where [F#m/B] your blowin, [Em7] Getting to where, [Em7b5] you should be [Bm] going.
[Verse 4] [Bm] Day by day, your [F#m/B] world fades away, [Em7] Waiting to Feel, [Em7b5] all the [Bm] dreams that say, [Bm] Golden rain will bring [F#m/B] you riches, [Em7] All the good things, [Em7b5][Bm] you deserve now,
[Chorus 2] [(Bm)] And I said [Bm] climbing, Forever__ [F#m/B] trying, You're gonna [Em7] find your way out, [Em7b5] of the [Bm] wild wild wood, [(Bm)] Said your gonna [Em7] find your way out, [Em7b5] of the [Bm] wild wild wood.
