[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
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[Verse 1] Well shake it up [D] baby now, ( [G] shake it up [A] baby) [A7] Twist and [D] shout. ( [G] Twist and [A] shout) Come on, come on, [A7] come on, come on, [D] baby now, ( [G] come on [A] baby) Come on and work it on [D] out. ( [G] Work it on [A] out, ooh!)
[Verse 2] Well work it on [D] out, ( [G] work it on [A] out) You know [A7] you look so [D] good. [G] (Look so [A] good) You know [A7] you got me [D] goin' now, ( [G] Got me [A] goin') Just like I knew you [D] would. (Like [G] I knew you [A] would, ooh!)
[Verse 3] Well shake it up [D] baby now, ( [G] shake it up [A] baby) [A7] Twist and [D] shout. ( [G] Twist and [A] shout) Come on, come on, [A7] come on, come on, [D] baby now, ( [G] come on [A] baby) Come on and work it on o [D] ut. ( [G] Work it on [A] out, ooh!)
[Verse 4] You know you twist it little [D] girl, ( [G] twist little [A] girl) You know you [A7] twist so [D] fine. ( [G] Twist so [A] fine) Come on and [A7] twist a little [D] closer now, ( [G] twist a little [A] closer) And let me know that you're [D] mine. (Let me [G] know you're [A] mine, ooh!)
[Verse 5] Well shake it up [D] baby now, ( [G] shake it up [A] baby) [A7] Twist and [D] shout. ( [G] Twist and [A] shout) Come on, come on, [A7] come on, come on, [D] baby now, ( [G] come on [A] baby) Come on and work it on o [D] ut. ( [G] Work it on [A] out, ooh!)
[Verse 6] You know you twist it little [D] girl, ( [G] twist little [A] girl) You know you [A7] twist so [D] fine. ( [G] Twist so [A] fine) Come on and [A7] twist a little [D] closer now, ( [G] twist a little [A] closer) And let me know that you're [D] mine. (Let me [G] know you're [A] mine, ooh!)
[Verse 7] Well shake it shake it shake it b [D] aby now. (s [G] hake it up b [A] aby) Well shake it [A7] shake it shake it b [D] aby now. (s [G] hake it up b [A] aby) Well shake it [A7] shake it shake it b [D] aby now. (s [G] hake it up b [A] aby)
