[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] [A/B] I can't fool myself, I don't want nobody else to ever love me [G/A] You are my shinin' star, my guiding light, my [Em7] love fan [G/A] tasy [A/B] (Em7 and G/A onbeat , A/B off as per intro)
There's not a minute, hour, day or night that I don't love you [G/A] You're at the top of my list 'cause I'm always [Em7]thinkin [G/A]of  you [A/B] (chord rhythm as per intro)
I still remember in the days when I scared to touch you [G/A] How I spent my day dreamin' plannin' how to [Em7]say I love [G/A] you [A/B] (chord rhythm as per intro)
[A] You must have known that I had feelings deep enough to swim in [G/A] That's when you opened up your heart and you told me [G/A] to come in
[Chorus] [A6/B-x22222] Oh, my love [Em7] [Em7][F#m7]* [G] (Em7 on beat, *F#m7 off beat, [G] on beat)
A thousand [G] kisses from [A] you is ne [A6/B] ver too [Em7] much [Em7][F#m7]* [G] [G] I just don't wanna [A6-x02222] stop- Oh [A6/B] my love [Em7] [Em7][F#m7]* [G] [G] A million days in your [A6] arms is ne [A6/B] ver too [Em7] much [Em7][F#m7]* [G] [G] I just don't wanna [A6] stop- (drums and music stop)
Too much, never too much, never too much, never too much
(odd time sig here - adds one beat) [G/A] ..... [Gb/Ab][G/A][Ab/Bb][A/B] 1 2 1 2 3 xxxX
[Verse] [A/B] Woke up today looked at your picture just to get me started [G/A] I called you up but you weren't there and I [Em7] was [G/A] broken [A/B] hearted [A/B] Hung up the phone can't be too late the boss is so demanding [G/A] Open the door up and to my surprise there [Em7] you were  [G/A] standing [A/B]
[A/B] Who needs to go to work to hustle for another dollar [G/A] I'd rather be with you cos you make my life [Em7] scream and [G/A]  holler [A/B] [A/B] Love is a gamble that I'm so-oo glad that I am winning [G/A] We've come a long way and yet this is only [G/A] the beginning
[Chorus] [A6/B] Oh, my [Em7] love - [Em7][F#m7]* [G] [G] A thousand kisses from [A] you is [A6/B] never too [Em7] much [Em7][F#m7]* [G] [G] I just don't wanna [A6] stop-
Oh, my [Em7] love [Em7][F#m7]* [G] [G] A million days in your [A6] arms is ne [A6/B] ver too much [Em7] [Em7][F#m7]* [G] [G] I just don't wanna [A6] stop-
[A6/B] Oh, my love [Em7][F#m7]* [G] [G] A thousand kisses from [A6] you is ne [A6/B] ver too much [Em7] [Em7][F#m7]* [G] [G] And I just don't wanna [A6] stop-
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