[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
[Intro] | F#m | F#m E/G#(476454) | A | A (Bm Bm/C#-x44x22) | | D | D | E | C#7 |
[Verse 1] [F#m] It can't be [E/G#]said I'm an [A]early bird [A] It's ten o' [Bm]clock [Bm/C#]before I [D]say a word Baby, I can never [E]tell How do you sleep so [C#7]well? You keep telling me to
[F#m]live right [F#m]To go to [E/G#]bed before the [A]daylight But then you [Bm]wake up [Bm/C#]for the [D]sunrise You know you don't gotta pre [A]tend Baby, now and [C#7]then Don't you just wanna
[Pre-Chorus 1] [F#m] wake up, dark as a lake? [F#m] Smelling like a[E/G#] bon [A] fire, lost in a haze? If [Bm]you're drunk [Bm/C#]on Life, [D] babe, I think it's great But while in this world [E] I think I'll [C#7]take my whiskey
[Chorus] [F#m] neat [F#m] My coffee [E/G#]black and my [A]bed at three [A]You're too [Bm]sweet [Bm/C#]for me [D] You're too sweet for [A]me I [C#7]take my whiskey
[F#m] neat My coffee [F#m]black [E/G#]and my [A]bed at three [A]You're too [Bm]sweet [Bm/C#]for me [D] You're too sweet for [E]mee [C#7] ee
[Verse 2] I aim [F#m] low I aim true and the [E/G#] ground's where I [A] go I work [A] late where I'm [Bm] free [Bm/C#] from the [D] phone And the job gets done But you [E] worry some, I [C#7] know But who wants to live for
[F#m] ever, babe? You treat your [E/G#] mouth as if it's [A] Heaven's gate The rest of [Bm] you like [Bm/C#] you're the [D] TSA I wish I could go a [A] long, babe, don't get me [C#7] wrong You know you're bright as the
[Pre-Chorus 2] [F#m] morning, as soft as the rain Pret [E/G#] ty as a [A] vine, as sweet as a grape If you can [Bm] sit [Bm/C#] in a [D] barrel, maybe I'll wait Until that [E] day I'd rather [C#7] take my whiskey
[Chorus] [F#m] neat [F#m] My coffee [E/G#]black and my [A]bed at three [A] You're too [Bm]sweet [Bm/C#]for [D] me You're too sweet for [A] me
I [C#7] take my whiskey [F#m] neat [F#m] My coffee [E/G#]black and my [A]bed at three You're too [Bm]sweet [Bm/C#]for [D] me You're too sweet for [E] mee [C#7] ee
[Chorus] [F#m] neat [F#m] My coffee [E/G#]black and my [A]bed at three [A] You're too [Bm]sweet [Bm/C#]for [D] me You're too sweet for [A] mee [C#7] ee
