Intro
| Am | % |
VERSE
Am
On a hill, inside a house in Covewell Reach
Am G
Stands a man who's feeling very tired
C B
Looking at a song he wrote some time ago
Em D
Could have made it big inside a Broadway show
VERSE
Am
Every day I go away and find ideas
Am G
Think I'll climb on top of somewhere high
C B
Couldn't I write a song about a man who's dead?
Em D
Didn't really know if he was off his head
CHORUS
D B Em C#
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
D B
Too bad for Gilbert Green
G E Am
Now we can tell the world that he was right
INTERLUDE
| Am | % |
VERSE
Am
Sitting in his attic on a sunny day
Am G
Mending fifty goblets that are worn
C B
Humming to himself a song of yesteryear
Em D
His hearing wasn't good but his eyes were clear
CHORUS
D B Em C#
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
D B
Too bad for Gilbert Green
G E Am
Now we can tell the world that he was right
INTERLUDE
| Am | % |
VERSE
Am
Now the house is burnt, along with Gilbert Green
Am G
Sad to see his sisters stand and cry
C B
And in the basement lies a song that wasn't seen
Em D
Tells the tale of laughing men and yellow beans
CHORUS
D B Em C#
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
D B
Too bad for Gilbert Green
G E A5
Now we can tell the world that he was right
CODA
| A | % | Asus4 A Asus4 A |
| A | Bm | A | Bm |
| D | % | Bm Bm/A# | Bm/A Bm/G# |
| D | E | A |
| A | F# | Bm | E |
(fade out)