G C G C
G Bm
He was walking through the alley way
C G
Where the drifters sleep and the wild dogs play
Am Em
The moon was black, the sky was grey
C D
He thought he was alone
She was waiting at the rose hotel
Across the street from the wishing well
Turned the latch and broke the nail
Checked her mobile phone
Chorus:
C G D Em
Sometimes you run, sometimes you fall
C G D
Sometimes you don't get up at all
C D G C G C
Sometimes you run. sometimes you fall
He bought a ticket on the uptown train
Got off at 8th and birmingham
Wonder if she gave a dam about him anymore
She hadn't seen him in a year or so
Why he called she did not now
She had the oldies on the radio
and someone at the door
Chorus:
Sometimes you run, sometimes you fall
Sometimes you don't get up at all
Sometimes you run, sometimes you fall
He threw a nickel in the wishing well
Crossed the street to the Rose Hotel
Got no answer when he rang the bell
So he gave a little shout
Tiny watched him with baseball bat
A cheap cigar and a persian cap
Told him it was too bad that
She had just checked out
Chrous:
Sometimes you run, sometimes you fall
Sometimes you don't get up at all
Sometimes you run, sometimes you fall
