Key: E
Dm
VERSE
Dm
On a hill, inside a house in Covewell Reach
Dm
C
Stands a man who's feeling very tired
F
E
Looking at a song he wrote some time ago
Am
G
Could have made it big inside a Broadway show
VERSE
Dm
Every day I go away and find ideas
Dm
C
Think I'll climb on top of somewhere high
F
E
Couldn't I write a song about a man who's dead?
Am
G
Didn't really know if he was off his head
G
E
Am
F#
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
G
E
Too bad for Gilbert Green
C
A
Dm
Now we can tell the world that he was right
INTERLUDE
Dm
VERSE
Dm
Sitting in his attic on a sunny day
Dm
C
Mending fifty goblets that are worn
F
E
Humming to himself a song of yesteryear
Am
G
His hearing wasn't good but his eyes were clear
G
E
Am
F#
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
G
E
Too bad for Gilbert Green
C
A
Dm
Now we can tell the world that he was right
INTERLUDE
Dm
VERSE
Dm
Now the house is burnt, along with Gilbert Green
Dm
C
Sad to see his sisters stand and cry
F
E
And in the basement lies a song that wasn't seen
Am
G
Tells the tale of laughing men and yellow beans
G
E
Am
F#
Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes
G
E
Too bad for Gilbert Green
C
A
D5
Now we can tell the world that he was right
CODA
D
D4
D
D4
D
D
Em
D
Em
G
Em
Em/D
Em/C#
G
A
D
D
B
Em
A
(fade out)