[Intro] -See bottom of page for tablature of main riff Am Am7 Em Em7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Am Am7 Em Em7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Chorus] Am Am7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Em Em7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Am Am7 Em La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! La-la, lah! La-lah!
[Verse 1] Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Boy, your loving is all I think about, Em7 Em Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Em7 Em Boy, it's more than I dare to think about
[Chorus] Am Am7 Em Em9 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la -lah! La-la, lah! La-lah!
[Verse 2] Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Boy, your loving is all I think about, Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Em7 Boy, it's more than I dare to think about
[Bridge 1] Fmaj7 E D#dim7 E Every night, every day, Dm7 Esus4 E Just to be there in your arms, N.C. Am7 Em9 Am7 Em9 Won't you stay-------? Won't you lay--------? Fmaj7 N.C. Stay for - ever, and ever, and ever, and ever
[Chorus] Am Am7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Em Em7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Am Am7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Em La-la, lah! La-lah...
[Verse 3] Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Boy, your loving is all I think about, Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head, Am7 Em Em7 Boy, it's more than I dare to think about
[Bridge 2] Fmaj7 E D#dim7 E Dm7 There's a dark... secret in me, Dm7 Bb Esus4 E Don't leave me locked in your heart, N.C. Am7 Em9 Am7 Em9 Set me free-------, feel the need in me, Am7 Em9 Set me free-------, Fmaj7 N.C. Stay for - ever, and ever, and ever, and ever
[Chorus] Am Am7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Em Em7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Am Am7 La-la, lah! La-la, la, la - lah! Em La-la, lah! La-lah...
[Coda] Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head! Am7 Em (La-la, la, la - lah! La, la-la...) Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head! Am7 Em (La-la, la, la - lah! La, la-la...) Em7 Am I just can't get you out of my head! Am7 Em Em7 (La-la, la, la - lah! La, la-la, la!)
[Suggestion for ending:] Fmaj7 Emadd9 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / || ===================================================== [Main riff] h = Hammer-on note p = Pull-off note Am Am7 e|--------------0--0--|--0--0--0--3--| B|--------------1--1--|--1--1--1--1--| G|--------------2--2--|--2--2--2--2--| D|--------------2--2--|--2--2--2--2--| A|-------0-h3-0-0--0--|--0--0--0--0--| E|--0-h3--------------|--------------| Em Em7 e|--------------0--0--|--0--0--0--0--| B|--------------0--0--|--0--0--0--3--| G|--------------0--0--|--0--0--0--0--| D|--------------2--2--|--2--2--2--2--| A|----2-p0------2--2--|--2--2--2--2--| E|---------h3-0-0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
[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