[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] Ab/Bb Bb x4 then Bm on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
[Chorus] Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on
[Verse 1] Ab/Bb Bb Friends with their fancy persuasion Ab/Bb Bb Don't admit that it's part of a scheme Ab/Bb Bb But I can't help but have my suspicions Ab/Bb Bb 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem Ab/Bb Bb And you said you was never intendin' Ab/Bb Bb To break up our scene in this way Ab/Bb Bb But there ain't any use in pretendin' Ab/Bb Bb Bm It could happen to us any day
[Chorus] Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
[Verse 2] Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme But I can't help but have my suspicion 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
Oh, you said you was never intending To break up our scene in this way But there ain't any use in pretendin' It could happen to us any day
And how long has this been going on How long has this been going on How long
[Chorus] Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 How long has this been goin' on How long How long has this been going on been going on