[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
[DROP D - NO DRUMS - INTRO - Note - F/C is just F major with 3rd finger off - x13211] [Use one upstream to imply the offbeat keyboard riff d u d d - down up down down] [DROP D] [Dm7-xx0211] x x [Dm7sus4-xx0213]| [Bb-013331] | [F-3x3211] | [C/G - 3x333] [Dm7-xx0211] x x [Dm7sus4-xx0213]| [Bb] | [F] | [C/G]
[VERSE] [Dm7] Cause you're a [F/C] sky, cause you're a [F] sky full of stars [C/G] [Dm7] I'm going to [F/C] give you my heart [F][C/G] [Dm7] Cause you're a [F/C] sky, cause you're a [F] sky full of stars [C/G] [Dm7] And cause you [F/C] light up the path [F][C/G]
[CHORUS] [Dm7] I don't [Bb] care, go on and [F] tear me ap [C/G] art [Dm7] I don't [Bb] care if you do [F][C/G] [Dm7] Cause in a [F/C] sky, cause in a [F] sky full of stars [C/G] I think I saw [Dm7] you-o [Bb] ou-o [F] oou-o [C/G] u
[VERSE - LIGHT DRUMS] [Dm7] Cause you're a [F/C] sky, cause you're a [F] sky full of stars [C/G] [Dm7] I want to [F/C] die in your [F] arms, arms [C/G] [Dm7] Cause you get [F/C] lighter the [F] more it gets dark [C/G] [Dm7] I'm going to [F/C] give you my [F] heart [C/G]
[CHORUS] [Dm7] I don't [Bb] care, go on and [F] tear me ap [C/G] art [Dm7] I don't [Bb] care if you do [F][C/G] [Dm7] Cause in a [F/C] sky, cause in a [F] sky full of stars [C/G] I think I see [Dm7] you-o [Bb] ou-o [F] oou-o [C/G] u I think I see [Dm7] you-o [Bb] ou-o [F] oou-o [C/G] u
[INTERLUDE] [Dm7][Bb][F][C/G] - Add sus4 figure if possible B-1 E-1 B-1 E-0 1 [Dm7][Bb][F][C/G] [Dm7][Bb][F][C/G] [Dm7][Bb][F][C/G] [Bb][C][Dm][Dm] [Bb][C][Dm][Dm]
[OUTRO] [Bb] Because you're a [C] sky, you're a [Dm] sky full of stars [Dm] Such a Heavenly [Bb] view [C][Dm][Dm] Such a Heavenly [Bb] view [C][Dm]
