[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] (strum Em once then do the riff) [Drums - Just bass drum - then full drums with riff] Em Em A G e|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|--------------------------|--------------------------| G|----4--2--0------------0--|----4--2--0------------0--| x2 D|-------------4--x-4--4----|-------------4--x-4--4----| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|
[Verse 1 - Funky chords - Em at 7th fret, F# at 9th] [Em] I Hold on so Ner vous ly To [F#]Me and my drink I wish it was Coo ling [Em] me But So far, has Not been good It's [F#]Been shit ty And+i Feel *awk *ward, *as *I *should
[Em] This club has Got to be the+most [F#]Pre ten tious thing Since I thought You and me [Em] Well I am ima gin ing A [F#] dark lit place Or your [F#7]place or my place
[Chorus - Chords low and full] Well I'm [Em] not para Lyzed But, I [Em] seem to be Struck by you [A] I want to Make you move [G] Because you're Stand ing still [Em] If your Bo o dy ma [Em] tches what your Eyes can do [A] you'll probably Move right through [G] me on my Way to you
[Repeat riff - Chords low and full] [Em][Em][A][G] x 2
[Verse 2 - Funky chords - Em at 7th fret, F# at 9th] [Em] I hold out for one more drink Be fore [F#] I think I'm looking too desperately [Em] But so far has not been fun I [F#] should just stay home If one thing really means one
[Em] This club will hopefully Be [F#] closed in three weeks That would be cool with me [Em] Well I'm still imagining A [F#]Dark lit place Or your [F#7]Place or my place
[Guitar Solo] [Em][F#] x 8 
[Chorus - Just bass drum - light chords] Well I'm [Em] not para Lyzed But, I [Em] seem to be Struck by you [A] I want to Make you move [G] Because you're Stand ing still [Em] If your Bo o dy ma [Em] tches what your Eyes can do [A] you'll probably Move right through [G] me on my Way to you
[Chorus - Full backline] Well I'm [Em] not para Lyzed But, I [Em] seem to be Struck by you [A] I want to Make you move [G] Because you're Stand ing still [Em] If your Bo o dy ma [Em] tches what your Eyes can do [A] you'll probably Move right through [G] me on my Way to you
[Chorus] Well I'm [Em] not paralyzed But, I [Em] seem to be struck by you [A] I want to make you move [G] Because you're standing still [Em] If your body ma [Em] tches What your eyes can do [A] You'll probably move right through [G] Me on my way to you
[Outro] [Repeat riff - Chords low and full] [Em][Em] [A] You'll probably Move right through [G] Me on my Way to you [Em][Em] [A] You'll probably move right through [G] Me on my Way to you [End]