[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 - Capo 2 original key - No drums - Play chords up neck for verse] [Em-022003] x 2
[Verse 1 +=on bass or snare - just bass drum on 1s - chords high up neck] (Em-x79987 G/D 10-10-12-12-12-10 - C and B standard barres) [Em] +Something's got a hold of me+ late ly, ............ no I [G/D]+don't know my self a ny more+ or ore [C/E] +Fe els like the walls are all+ clos in' in and the [B/E]+de vil's knock in' at my door+, who ooh who oh ooh
[Em] Outta my mind how many times, did I +tell you I'm [G/D]+no good at be ing a +lone yeah it's [C/E]+takin' a toll +on me, +tryn' my best +to keep from [B/E]+tear in' the +skin off my bones, don't you knowoohow
[Chorus - Drums in - Chords down neck] [Em]I [Em7-02203x]lose [Em]con... [G/D-3x0003]tro [Gadd9-3x0005]ooh [Gmaj7-3x0002]ool ooh wo ooh oh woh ooh wa woh oh oh when you're not [C/E] next to me, .............. I'm [Bsus4/E]fallin' apart right in [B/E]front of you can't you see [Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not [C/E]next to me, yeah you're [Bsus4/E] break in' my heart ba by [B/E] you make a mess of me
[Verse 2] [Em] +Problematic, +problem is I want your [G/D]+body like a fiend +like a bad habit, .................. +bad habit's hard to [C/E]+break when I'm with +you, +yeeeah I know +I could do it on my [Bsus4/E]+own but I want +that real full [B/E]+moon black magic +and it takes two
[Em] +Problematic, +problem is when I'm [G/D]+with you I'm an +addict, and-I +need some re [C/E]+lease, my +skin in your +teeth, can't see the +forest through the [Bsus4/E]+trees, got me +down on my [B/E]+knees darl in' +please, oooooooh
[Chorus] [Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not [C/E] next to me, .................. I'm [Bsus4/E] fallin' apart right in [B/E] front of you can't you see [Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not [C/E] next to me, yeah you're [Bsus4/E] break in' my heart ba by [B/E] you make a mess of me
[Instrumental] [Em][G/D][C/E] ([Bsus4/E][B/E])
[Chorus - No drums] [Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol (high), when you're not [C/E] here with me, .................. I'm [Bsus4/E] fallin' apart right in [B/E] front of you can't you see [Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not [C/E] here with me, yeah you're [Bsus4/E] breakin' my heart baby [B7/E-follows melody] you make a mess of me