Up Where We Belong Chords by Buffy Sainte-Marie

Tempo:
133.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

C#

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buffy Sainte-Marie - Up Where We Belong chords
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I wrote this little melody sitting in my piano one day and it went on to have a life of its own thanks to Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warren.
This is the songwriter's version.
[C]
[F] [C] [F]
[Fm] [D] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[D] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[Fm] [D] [G]
[Dm] [C] [F]
[D] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[D] [C]
[F]
The [C] [Dm]
road [G] is long, [C] there are mountains in [F] our way, [A#] but we climb a step [G] every day.
[Am] [G] [C]
Love lift us up where we [F]
belong.
[C] Where the [Dm] eagles [C] cry [A#] on a mountain [F] high.
[G] [C]
Love lift us up where we [F]
belong.
[Am] Far from the [F] worlds we [C] know, up [D] where the clear [Am] winds [G#] blow.
[C]
[F] Some [C] [F]
[Fm] [C]
[F] [C] hang [F] on to gifts to be.
[D] They live their [Cm] [F] lives [C] looking [F]
behind.
[D] [C]
[C] When all we have [F]
is here [D] and now.
All [C]
our lives out [F] there to find.
[C] [Dm] The road is [G]
long, and [C] there are mountains in [F] our way, [A#] but we climb a step [G] every day.
[C]
Love lift us up [F]
[C] [F] where the eagles [C] cry [A#] on a mountain [F] high.
[G] [C]
Love lift us up where we [F]
belong.
[Am] Far [F] from the worlds we [C] know, up where [D] the clear winds [G] blow.
[C] [Cm]
[A#] Time goes by, [A#m]
[G#] [C#]
[F#] life's you and I, [G#] alive.
Today, [C#]
love lift us up where we [F#]
belong.
[A#m] Where [D#m] the eagles [C#] cry on [B] a mountain [F#] [C#] high.
Love lift us up where we [F#] belong.
Far from the [D#m] worlds we [C#] know, up where [F] the clear [A#m] winds blow.
[D] [C#]
Love lift us up where we [F#] belong.
[C#] [D#m] Where the eagles [C#] cry [B] on a mountain [F#] [G#] high.
[C#]
Love lift us up where we [F#] belong.
[A#m] [D#m]
Far from the worlds we [C#] know, up [F] where the clear winds [A#m] blow.
[F#m] [C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#] [C#] [F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#m] We [C#]
[N]
know how it really happened, you know, like in 1492 on [B] October 12th,
it's when the Native North [D#] American people
Key:  
C
3211
F
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C#
12341114
D
1321
F#
134211112
C
3211
F
134211111
C#
12341114
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To learn Buffy Sainte-Marie - Up Where We Belong chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, C, F, D, C and C of chords. Kick off your practice at a gentle 66 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 134 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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I wrote this little melody sitting in my piano one day and it went on to have a life of its own thanks to Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warren.
_ _ _ This is the songwriter's version.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ The _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm]
road _ _ _ _ _ [G] is long, _ _ _ _ [C] there are mountains _ _ in [F] our way, _ _ _ _ [A#] but we climb a step _ [G] every day.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
Love lift us up where we [F] _
belong.
_ _ _ [C] _ Where the [Dm] _ eagles [C] cry _ _ [A#] on a mountain [F] high.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _
Love lift us up where we [F]
belong.
_ _ _ _ [Am] Far from the [F] worlds we [C] know, _ up [D] where the clear [Am] winds _ _ [G#] blow.
_ [C] _
_ [F] Some [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ hang [F] on to gifts to be.
_ [D] _ _ They live their [Cm] _ [F] lives _ [C] _ looking [F] _
behind.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [C] When all we have [F]
is here [D] and now.
All [C]
our _ lives out _ [F] there to find.
_ _ _ _ [C] [Dm] The _ road _ _ is [G] _
_ long, _ _ and [C] there are mountains _ _ in [F] our way, _ _ _ _ [A#] but we _ climb a step _ [G] every _ day.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
Love lift us up _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] [F] where the _ eagles [C] cry _ [A#] on a mountain _ [F] high.
[G] _ _ [C] _
Love lift us up where we [F]
belong.
_ _ _ _ [Am] Far [F] from the worlds we [C] know, _ up where [D] the clear winds [G] blow.
_ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [A#] Time goes by, [A#m] _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] life's you and I, [G#] alive.
_ _ _ Today, _ [C#] _ _
love lift us up where we [F#] _
belong.
_ _ _ [A#m] Where [D#m] the _ eagles [C#] cry on [B] a mountain _ [F#] _ [C#] high. _ _
Love lift us up where we [F#] belong.
_ _ _ _ Far from the [D#m] worlds we [C#] know, _ up where [F] the clear [A#m] winds blow.
_ [D] _ _ [C#] _
Love lift us up where we [F#] belong.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] [D#m] Where the _ eagles [C#] cry _ [B] on a mountain _ _ [F#] [G#] high.
_ [C#] _
Love lift us up where we [F#] belong.
_ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [D#m] _
Far from the worlds we [C#] know, _ up [F] where the clear winds [A#m] _ blow.
[F#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ We [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
know how it really happened, you know, like in 1492 on [B] October 12th,
it's when the Native North [D#] American people

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This song was penned by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings and Jack Nitzsche.

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