[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] Cm7 F7 Everybody Abmaj7 Don't want no war, No, G7+5 No no no Cm7 We're too young to die, (Too young to die!)
F7 So many people, Abmaj7 All around the world, yeah G7+5 (All around the world) Cm7 Seen their brothers fry. (I seen your brother fry) F7 What's the motive? Abmaj7 In that madness. G7+5 Cm7 Oh, I wish I knew, you made my people cry (You made my people cry) F7 So politicians
This time Abmaj7 I think you'd better keep your distance G7+5 Say, sing it loud
I wish I knew Abmaj7 G7+5 To our problems Cm7 I think we've gone too high (I think we've gone too high) F7 Little children Abmaj7 Never said a word, now G7+5 You know they never said a word Cm7 Still they have to die
Well I'm asking why F7 It won't be long
No, no, no Abmaj7 Dancing like we do, yeah G7+5 Oh, like we do, now Cm7 To put this sad world right (I gotta Do it right) F7 So don't you worry Abmaj7 G7+5 People, we don't have to suffer no more
