[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 - Just bass drum] [Em][D][Em][D] (Xxxx XxxX xXxX Xxxx)
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum] [Em]One, two, three four, five Every [D]body in the car so come on let's ride To the [Em] liquor store around the [Em]corner, The boys.... say they [D]want some gin and juice But I (stop) really don't wanna
[Full drums] [Em] Beer [A7]bust like I [Em]had last week [A7] I [D]must stay deep 'cause talk is a cheap I like
[Em]Angela, [A7]Pamela, [Em]Sandra and [A7]Rita And [D]as I con tin ue you know they're gettin' sweeter [Em] So what [A7]can I do I [Em]really beg [A7]you my Lord [D] To me *flir tin' is *just like a sport
[Em]Anything [A7]fly it's [Em]all good [A7]let me [D]dump it ... please set in the (Drums stop)trumpet
[Chorus] A little bit of [A7/E] Monica (drums back in) in my life A little bit of [D] Erica by my side A little bit of [A7/E] Rita is all I need A little bit of [D] Tina is what I see A little bit of [A7/E] Sandra in the sun A little bit of [D] Mary all night long A little bit of [A7/E] Jessica here I am A little bit of [D] you makes me your man (ooooohaaah)
[Horns - Really staccato druming] Em Em Em A7sus2 E --3----0-0------3-0-3-0- B --0-------------0------- G --0-------------2------- x 4 D 2---------------2------- A 2---------------0------- E 0-----------------------
[Em][Em][Em][A7sus2] [Em][Em][Em][A7sus2] Mambo number 5 [Em][Em][Em][A7sus2] oh ah! (stops) [D][D]
[Verse 2] Jump [A7/E]up and down and move it all around Shake your [D]head to the sound put your hands an the ground Take [A7/E]one step left and one step right [D]One to the front and one to the side [A7/E]Clap your hands once and clap your hands twice And if it [D]looks like this then you doin' it (..a little bit)
[Chorus] A little bit of [A7/E] Monica in my life A little bit of [D] Erica by my side A little bit of [A7/E] Rita is all I need A little bit of [D] Tina is what I see A little bit of [A7/E] Sandra in the sun A little bit of [D] Mary all night long A little bit of [A7/E] Jessica here I am A little bit of [D] you makes me your man
[Interlude - Each chord = 2 bars] [A][A] ooooooah [*A] trumpet [A] - the trumpet (*up high) [*A] Mambo no 5 [A] ha ha ha (stabs) [D][D]
[Chorus - Just bass drum] A little bit of [Em] Monica in my life A little bit of [D] Erica by my side A little bit of [Em] Rita is all I need A little bit of [D] Tina is what I see (drums in) A little bit of [A7/E] Sandra in the sun A little bit of [D] Mary all night long A little bit of [A7/E] Jessica here I am A little bit of [D] you makes me your man
[Outro] [A7/E] I do ought to [D]fall in love with a girl like you [A7/E]You can't run and you can't hide [D]you and me gonna touch the sky
