Intro
| G#m | % |
VERSE
G#m
On a hill, inside a house in Covewell Reach
G#m F#
Stands a man who's feeling very tired
B A#
Looking at a song he wrote some time ago
D#m C#
Could have made it big inside a Broadway show
VERSE
G#m
Every day I go away and find ideas
G#m F#
Think I'll climb on top of somewhere high
B A#
Couldn't I write a song about a man who's dead?
D#m C#
Didn't really know if he was off his head
CHORUS
C# A# D#m C
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
C# A#
Too bad for Gilbert Green
F# D# G#m
Now we can tell the world that he was right
INTERLUDE
| G#m | % |
VERSE
G#m
Sitting in his attic on a sunny day
G#m F#
Mending fifty goblets that are worn
B A#
Humming to himself a song of yesteryear
D#m C#
His hearing wasn't good but his eyes were clear
CHORUS
C# A# D#m C
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
C# A#
Too bad for Gilbert Green
F# D# G#m
Now we can tell the world that he was right
INTERLUDE
| G#m | % |
VERSE
G#m
Now the house is burnt, along with Gilbert Green
G#m F#
Sad to see his sisters stand and cry
B A#
And in the basement lies a song that wasn't seen
D#m C#
Tells the tale of laughing men and yellow beans
CHORUS
C# A# D#m C
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
C# A#
Too bad for Gilbert Green
F# D# G#5
Now we can tell the world that he was right
CODA
| G# | % | G#sus4 G# G#sus4 G# |
| G# | A#m | G# | A#m |
| C# | % | A#m A#m/A | A#m/G# A#m/G |
| C# | D# | G# |
| G# | F | A#m | D# |
(fade out)