Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: C Difficulty: Novice Intro: C F Am G x2 Verse 1: C F Gypsy, winos, people that I know Am G All came together today C F Church bells were swingin', old friends were singin' Am G Some that didn't have much to say Am Em Down in the valley and up on the mountain F G California to Washington Square C F Dressed up and geared up, we're not gonna tear up G C Today you were everywhere
Chorus: C7 F G C Some days are high, that's how it goes G C C7 Sometimes you just gotta run with the lows F G Am F Keep 'em all tight and close by your side C G F C We are only here for a very short time Verse 2: C F Drink up you losers, poets and movers Am G The night is upon us again C F It's our turn to get some, don't make him feel lonesome Am G Make him think he'll always win Am Em Posers and pirates on the coattails of giants F G Couldn't rhyme their way out of a bag C F It was our job to brand it so the plastic and bandits G C Had their very own reason to brag Chorus: C7 F G C Some days are high, that's how it goes G C C7 Sometimes you just gotta run with the lows F G Am F Keep 'em all tight and close by your side C G F C We are only here for a very short time Instrumental: C F Am G x2 Am Em F G C F G C Verse 3: C F High times and lowlifes, together they're just right Am G That's where you ought to be C F Make room for the gifted, you'll soon be uplifted Am G If the music is loose and it's free Am Em Smoke if you wanna 'cause we're all gonna F G Leave your shoes at the top of the stairs C F It's an all nighter, not a nail biter G C Tonight ain't nobody cares Chorus: C7 F G C Some days are high, that's how it goes G C C7 Sometimes you just gotta run with the lows F G Am F Keep 'em all tight and close by your side C G F C 'Cause we are only here for a very short time
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