[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
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[Verse 1 - Drums] Come [E7]on ..... (drum stab) [A7]baby don't you wanna [E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Come [E7]on ... (drum stab) .. Oh [A7]baby don't you wanna [E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Back to that [B7]same old place [A7] Sweet home Chi [E7]cago [B7]
[Verse 2 - High E horn stab can be 0-x-9-9-9-12] Come [E7]on ..... (drum stab) [A7]baby don't you wanna [E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Come [E7]on ... (drum stab) .. Oh [A7]baby don't you wanna [E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Back to that [B7]same old place [A7] Sweet home Chi [E7]cago [B7]
[Verse 3 - With stops] Well, (stop) [E7]one and one is two (drum figure - xxB Sxx Bnext stop) (stop) [E7]Six and two is eight (drum figure) (stop) [E7]Come on baby don't ya (drums back in) make me late .. hi de [A7]hey ..... Baby dont you wanna [E7]go (E7 Horn Riff) ... Back to that [B7]same old place [A7] [A7]Sweet home Chi [E7]cago [B7]
[Verse 4] Come [E7]on ..... (drum stab) [A7]baby don't you wanna [E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Come [E7]on ... (drum stab) .. Oh [A7]baby don't you wanna [E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Back to that [B7]same old place [A7] Sweet home Chi [E7]cago [B7]
[Solo - Sock on 3rd fret] |E7|E7|E7|E7| |A7|A7|E7|E7| |B7|A7|E7|E7|[B7]
[Verse 3 - With stops] Well, (stop) [E7] six and three is nine (drum figure - xxB Sxx Bnext stop) (stop) [E7] nine and nine is eighteen (drum figure) (stop) [E7] Look at that brother gonna (drums back in)see what i seen hi de [A7]hey ..... Baby dont you wanna [E7]go (E7 Horn Riff) ... Back to that [B7]same old place [A7] [A7]Sweet home Chi [E7]cago [B7]
[Verse with Cmons - repeat]
[Solo - until end of time] |E7|E7|E7|E7| |A7|A7|E7|E7| |B7|A7|E7|E7|