[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
[TRY PLAYING TOM FIGURE ON THE BRIDGE ON LOW BASS STRINGS SO PIEZO PICKS IT UP A BIT AND HIGH STRINGS CAN STILL RING?] [Intro - remember SHUUUU - BPM 83] e|-5-5--55---5 B|-6-6--66---6 G|-5-5-------7 D|-7-5h7-----7 A|-5-5-------5 E|------------ x4 [Fill is flat of hands and drag across soundboard from bottom to top to go down in pitch]
[Verse 1 - Drums - just Bass drum - pattern 1 2 3&4] [Dm] Here come old flat top, he come grooving up slowly, [Dm] He got Joo Joo eyeball, he one holy roller - He got [A7 - A to A6 blues riff] hair down to his knee (Drum now B bB B bB - air drum hi hat to hold pattern) (On recording no chord) [G7] Got to be a joker, he just do what he please.
[Intro Instrumental x 4] [Verse 2 - Drums - just Bass drum - pattern 1 2 3&4] [Dm] He wear no shoe shine, he got toe jam football [Dm] He got monkey finger, he shoot coca cola He say, [A7] "I know you, you know me." [G7] One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
[Chorus - Snare in now] [Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me
[Intro Instrumental x 4] [Verse 3] [Dm] He bag production, he got walrus gumboot [Dm] He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker He got [A7] feet down below his knee [G7] Hold you in his arms, yeah you can feel his disease
[Chorus] [Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me
[Intro Instrumental x 2 only then Solo] [Dm7] - Riff starts 5th fret 16th notes feel - Dm Dm Dm Dm - Dm7 Dm7 Dm x) [A7] with bends Ending riff - Dm x x x - x x Dm7 Dm - twice e|-5--- B|-6-6- G|-7--7-Dm7 to Dm D|-7-- A|-5-- E|-5--
[Verse 4] [Dm] He roller coaster, he got early warning [Dm] He got muddy water, he one mojo filter He say, [A7] "One and one and one is three." [G7] Got to be good looking 'cause he so hard to see
[Chorus] [Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me [Intro Instrumental x 2 only then Solo out - stay on Dm?]
[End]
[Other notes] Bend up to high A for A7 bit - B 8b10 8b10 10r8 6 - B 8b10 8b10 10r8 6 G 7s9 then bend to high E before back to intro chords