Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: C majorC
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G x2
Verse 1:
C majorC FF
Gypsy, winos, people that I know
A minorAm G+G
All came together today
C majorC FF
Church bells were swingin', old friends were singin'
A minorAm G+G
Some that didn't have much to say
A minorAm E minorEm
Down in the valley and up on the mountain
FF G+G
California to Washington Square
C majorC FF
Dressed up and geared up, we're not gonna tear up
G+G C majorC
Today you were everywhere
Chorus:
C7C7 FF G+G C majorC
Some days are high, that's how it goes
G+G C majorC C7C7
Sometimes you just gotta run with the lows
FF G+G A minorAm FF
Keep 'em all tight and close by your side
C majorC G+G FF C majorC
We are only here for a very short time
Verse 2:
C majorC FF
Drink up you losers, poets and movers
A minorAm G+G
The night is upon us again
C majorC FF
It's our turn to get some, don't make him feel lonesome
A minorAm G+G
Make him think he'll always win
A minorAm E minorEm
Posers and pirates on the coattails of giants
FF G+G
Couldn't rhyme their way out of a bag
C majorC FF
It was our job to brand it so the plastic and bandits
G+G C majorC
Had their very own reason to brag
Chorus:
C7C7 FF G+G C majorC
Some days are high, that's how it goes
G+G C majorC C7C7
Sometimes you just gotta run with the lows
FF G+G A minorAm FF
Keep 'em all tight and close by your side
C majorC G+G FF C majorC
We are only here for a very short time
Instrumental:
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G x2
A minorAm E minorEm FF G+G
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Verse 3:
C majorC FF
High times and lowlifes, together they're just right
A minorAm G+G
That's where you ought to be
C majorC FF
Make room for the gifted, you'll soon be uplifted
A minorAm G+G
If the music is loose and it's free
A minorAm E minorEm
Smoke if you wanna 'cause we're all gonna
FF G+G
Leave your shoes at the top of the stairs
C majorC FF
It's an all nighter, not a nail biter
G+G C majorC
Tonight ain't nobody cares
Chorus:
C7C7 FF G+G C majorC
Some days are high, that's how it goes
G+G C majorC C7C7
Sometimes you just gotta run with the lows
FF G+G A minorAm FF
Keep 'em all tight and close by your side
C majorC G+G FF C majorC
'Cause we are only here for a very short time