[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
[THIS ALL SWINGS LIKE A MOTHER Intro *offbeat - HIGH E5 DRONE ALSO WORKS - X-X-9-9-12-12 - Capo 1 original key] [C#m][B]* [A] [A][E/G#][E] [A][E/G#][B] [A][E/G#][B] [Repeat]
[Verse 1- Voice low] [A] Life's like a road that you travel on When there's [E] one day here and the next day gone Some [B] times you bend and sometimes you stand Some [B] times you turn your back to the wind There's a [A] world outside every darkened door Where [E] blues won't haunt you anymore Where the [B] brave are free and lovers soar Come [B] ride with me to the distant shore
[C#m] We won't hesitate [B] Break down the garden's gate [A] There's not much time left to [F#m] day
[Chorus - SEE NOTES FOR RHYTHM OF CHORDS] Life [C#m] is [B] a high [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] ride it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B] If you're [C#m]going [B] my [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] drive it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B]
[Verse 2 - Voice high] [A] Through all these cities and all these towns It's [E] in my blood and it's all around I [B] love you now like I loved you then [B] This is the road and these are the hands From [A] Mozambique to those Memphis nights The [E] Khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights [B] Knock me down back up again [B] You're in my blood, I'm not a lonely man
[Middle Eight] [C#m] There's no load I can't hold [B] Road so rough this I know [A] I'll be there when the light comes in Just [F#m] tell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus] Life [C#m] is [B] a high [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] ride it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B] If you're [C#m]going [B] my [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] drive it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B] [REPEAT CHORUS]
[Pre-solo] [F#m] There was a [A] distance between yo [C#m] u and I [B] [F#m] A misunders [A] tanding once, but [C#m] now we look it in the eye [B]
[Post solo] [C#m] There's no load I can't hold [B] Road so rough this I know [A] I'll be there when the light comes in Just [F#m] tell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus - JUST DRUMS] N.C. Life is a highway I wanna ride it all night long If you're going my way I wanna drive it all night long
[Chorus] (x2) Life [C#m] is [B] a high [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] ride it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B] If you're [C#m]going [B] my [A] way [A] I [E/G#] wanna [E] drive it [A]All [E/G#]night [B]long [A][E/G#][B]
[Solo OUT?] [Repeat to end - I THINK?]
[Rhythm for chorus] l i a h w X X X X - X X X X B A G
