C F C
I gotta get while the gettin's good baby
F C
Get while the gettin's good
F C
Out of your life into a life
G7
Where I'll be understood
F
I need a lots of tender love
C F
But your heart's made out of wood
C
If I'm never gonna find a peace of mind
G7 C
I gotta get while the gettin's good
G7 C
You told me that love is one big bubble
F C
We played the game by your rules and you won
F C
And just today I figured out the trouble
F C
I learned to crawl before I learned to run
C F C
I gotta get while the gettin's good baby
F C
Get while the gettin's good
F C
Out of your life into a life
G7
Where I'll be understood
F
I need a lots of tender love
C F
But your heart's made out of wood
C
If I'm never gonna find a peace of mind
G7 C
I gotta get while the gettin's good
G7 C
I noticed I've quit singing in the shower
F C
I rarely ever laugh and I can tell
F C
I'm wilting like the petals on a flower
F C
And there's nothing left to say now but farewell
C F C
I gotta get while the gettin's good baby
F C
Get while the gettin's good
F C
Out of your life into a life
G7
Where I'll be understood
F
I need a lots of tender love
C F
But your heart's made out of wood
C
If I'm never gonna find a peace of mind
G7 C
I gotta get while the gettin's good