Verse 1:
FFmaj7
Tell me the truth, how do you feel?
BbGm
Like you're rollin' so fast that you're spinnin' your wheels?
FC
Don't feel too bad, you're not all alone
Bbmaj7Gm
We're all tryin' to get along
Verse 2:
With ev'rybody else tryin' to go their way
You're bound to get tripped, and what can you say?
Just go along til they turn out the lights
There's nothin' we can do to fight it
Chorus:
BbCF
No man's got it made
G7DmBb
Till he's far beyond the pain
FCDm
And we who must remain
CBbmaj7CFC
Go on living just the same
Verse 3:
I once knew a man, very talented guy
He's sing for the people and people would cry
They knew that his song came from deep down inside
Bbmaj7GmF
You could hear it in his voice and see it in his eyes
Fmaj7BbGm
And so he traveled along, touch your heart, then be gone
FCBbGm
Like a flower, he bloomed till that old hickory wind called him home
Chorus:
My man's got it made
He's gone far beyond the pain
And we who must remain go on living just the same
Solo over Verse Chords
Repeat ChorusFCDmCBbCF
We who must remain go on laughing just the same
AbBbF
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.