[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 - BPM 125 - just bass drum - Barre chords so tighter sound and more like keys] | Dm | F | C | G | When you're gone...!
[Verse 1 - Barre chords so tighter quieter sound] I've been [Dm] wandering around the [G] house all night [C] Wond'ring what the hell to do [Csus4] Yeah, [C] I'm [Dm] trying to concentrate but [G] all I can think of is [C] you [Csus4][C] Well, the p [Dm] hone don't ring cause my [G] friends ain't home [C] I'm tired of being all alone [Csus4][C] Got the [Dm] TV on, cause the [Bb] radio's playing [G] songs that remind me of you
[Chorus - Open chords for bigger sound] Baby when you're [Dm] gone [F] I realize I'm in [C] love [G] Days go on and [Dm] on [F] And the nights just seem [C] so [G] long Even food don't taste that [Dm] good [F] Drink ain't doing what it [C] should [G] Things just feel so [Dm] wrong [Bb] Baby, when you're [G] gone
[Verse 2] Yeah, I've been [Dm] driving up and [G] down these streets [C] Trying to find somewhere to go [Csus4] Yeah, I'm [Dm] lookin' for a familiar [G] face but there's no one I [C] know [Csus4][C] Ah, [Dm] this is torture, [G] this is pain, it [C] feels like I'm gonna [Csus4] go insane [C] I [Dm] hope you're coming [Bb] back real soon cause I [G] don't know what to do
[Chorus] Baby when you're [Dm] gone [F] I realize I'm in [C] love [G] Days go on and [Dm] on [F] And the nights just seem [C] so [G] long Even food don't taste that [Dm] good [F] Drink ain't doing what it [C] should [G] Things just feel so [Dm] wrong [Bb] Baby, when you're [G] gone
[Solo] | Dm | G | C | Csus4 C | (x3) | Dm | Bb | G | G |
[Chorus] Baby when you're [Dm] gone [F] (When you're gone) I realize I'm in [C] love [G] (I'm in love) Days go on and [Dm] on [F] And the nights just seem [C] so [G] long Even food don't taste that [Dm] good [F] Drink ain't doing what it s[C] should [G] Things just feel so [Dm] wrong [Bb] (So wrong) Baby, when you're [G] gone (You're gone)
[Outro] Baby, when you're [Dm] gone [Bb] Baby, when you're [F] gone
