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