Capo 2
[Intro] (x2)
D A Bm A Em A
[Verse 1]
D G
She says, you know the monkey bar rules,
A D
As she kisses away his playground bruise,
D G
You don?t have to skip a bar each time,
A D
To make it to the other side,
G A
She picked him up from out of the sand,
Bm A G D Em A
Then tied the shoelace that read, Superman,
[Chorus]
D G A D
We all fall down, It?s the gettin? back up that really counts,
D G A D
We live and we learn, To help someone up when it?s their turn,
G A
In life there?s only one guarantee,
Bm A G D Em A
Your feet won?t always be on the ground,
D A Bm A Em A
?Cause we all fall down,
[Verse 2]
D G
She says I know what you?re goin? through,
A D
As she talks to the door of her daughter?s room,
D G
Your heart feels like it?s broken in two,
A D
But, baby, I?m here for you,
G A
The door opened and she stepped inside,
Bm A G D Em A
She put her arms around her and said, it?s ok to cry,
[Chorus]
D G A D
We all fall down, It?s the gettin? back up that really counts,
D G A D
We live and we learn, To help someone up when it?s their turn,
G A
In life there?s only one guarantee,
Bm A G D Em A
Your feet won?t always be on the ground,
D A Bm A Em A
?Cause we all fall down,
[Verse 3]
D G
He?s forty-five and his job is gone,
A D
Cleans out his desk and he heads on home,
D G
Sees his kids out playin? in the yard,
A D
It?s been a while since he?s been hit so hard,
G A
He?s as scared as a man can be,
Bm A G D Em A
He tells his wife and she says, honey, look at me,
[Chorus]
D G A D
We all fall down, It?s the gettin? back up that really counts,
D G A D
We live and we learn, To help someone up when it?s their turn,
G A
In life there?s only one guarantee,
Bm A G D Em A
Your feet won?t always be on the ground,
D A Bm A Em A
?Cause we all fall down,
[Outro]
D A Bm A Em A
we all fall down, ( 4x's)