[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 Riff] C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 e --------0---------- --------0---------- B -----/5-1---------- ----0---1---------- G -----/5-2---2---0-- ----0---2---2---0-- D ----/(5)3-----3---- --------3-----3---- A --3---------------- --3---------------- E ------------------- ------------------- 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[Intro] C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 x 2
[Verse 1] And the [C6] women tug [Fmaj7] their hair Like they're [Cmaj7] trying to prove [Fmaj7] it won't fall out [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] And [C6] all the men [Fmaj7] are gargoyles Dipped [Cmaj7] long in [Fmaj7] Irish stout [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Pre-Chorus] The [G7] whole place is pickled The people are pickles for [Am] sure And [G7] no-one knows if they've done more here Than they [C] ever would do in a [E7] jar
[Chorus] This could be [Am] Rotterdam or [C] anywhere, [Am] Liverpool or [C] Rome, 'Cause [Am] Rotterdam is [C] anywhere, [D7] anywhere [G7] alone, Anywhere alone [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Verse 2] And [C6] everyone i [Fmaj7] s blond Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 And everyone is beautiful And w [C6] hen blond and beautiful are [Fmaj7] multiple Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 They become so dull and dutiful
[Pre-Chorus] And [G7] when faced with dull and dutiful They fire red warning fl [Am] ares Batt [G7] le-khaki personality With re [C7] d under [E7] wear
[Chorus] This could be [Am] Rotterdam or [C] anywhere, [Am] Liverpool or [C] Rome, 'Cause [Am] Rotterdam is [C] anywhere, [D7] anywhere [G7] alone, Anywhere al [C6] one [Fmaj7] [Cmaj7][Fmaj7][C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Vamp] [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] x4
[Pre-Chorus] The [G7] whole place is pickled The people are pickles for [Am] sure And [G7] no-one knows if they've done more here Than they [C] ever would do in a [E7] jar
[Chorus] This could be [Am] Rotterdam or [C] anywhere, [Am] Liverpool or [C] Rome, 'Cause [Am] Rotterdam is [C] anywhere, [D7] anywhere [G7] alone, Anywhere al [C6] one [Fmaj7] [Cmaj7][Fmaj7][C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Outro] [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] (Repeat and fade)
