[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
[BPM 140 - Distorted Sound] [Riff - No drums] E A Aadd9 E ---------------- B 10-----11-11---- G 10-x3--10-10---- D 10-----12-10---- A x--------------- E 0---------------
[E][E][E] ([Asus4/E][A/E]) x 4 - drums in second time round
[Verse 1 - with occasional A - Can play A to Asus4 for Parklife bit] [E] Confidence is a preference for the habitual [E] voyeur of what is known as ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) And [E] morning soup can be avoided if you take a route [E] straight through what is known as ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] John's got brewers droop, he gets intimidated by the [E] dirty pigeons, they love a bit of it ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] Who's that gut lord marching? You should cut down [E] on your pork life mate, get some exercise
[Chorus] [E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple [E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they [G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand (fast change on Asus4 to A) [C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their .. [Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop) [D][C][B7] Know what I mean? [B7]
[Link] [E]----------[E] x 2 Stop is x7999x x7777x x7999x
[Verse 2] [E] I get up when I want, except on Wednesdays when I get [E] rudely awakened by the dustmen ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) I [E] put my trousers on, have a cup of tea and I think [E] about leaving me house ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] I feed the pigeons, I sometimes feed the sparrows too, it gives [E] me a sense of enormous wellbeing ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] And then I'm happy for the rest of the day, safe in the knowledge there will [E] always be a bit of my heart devo ted to it
[Chorus] [E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple [E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they [G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand (fast change on Asus4 to A) [C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their .. [Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop) (all over one bar) [D][C][B7][B7]
[Bridge - hammer on more from x7777 to x7999] [E][E][E] - [E][E][E][E] [E] (Park [E]Life) - [E][E][E]Park [E]Life [E][E][E] - [E][E][E][E] [E] (Park [E]Life) - [E][E][E]Park [E]Life
[E] It's got nothing to do with your( [A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] Vorsprung durch Technik, you know ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] And it's not about you joggers who go 'round ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) and [E] round and round ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
[Chorus] [E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple [E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they [G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand (fast change on Asus4 to A) [C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their .. [Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop) (all over one bar) [D][C][B7][B7]
[Chorus] [E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple [E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they [G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand (fast change on Asus4 to A) [C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their .. [Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop) (all over one bar) [D][C][B7][B7]
