Chords for Carole King & James Taylor - Up On the Roof (Live)

Tempo:
93.55 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carole King & James Taylor - Up On the Roof (Live) chords
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[F] [C] When this old [Em] world [Am] starts getting down, [C] [F] people [C] are just too [Dm] much for me [C] to face.
[F]
[C] I climb way [Em] up to [Am] the top of the [C] stairs, [F] and all [C] my cares just [Dm] drift right into [C] space.
[F] [C] [F] On the [G] road, [F] it's peaceful [G] as [F] can
[G] be.
[F] [Em] [C] Is there the [Em] world [Am] below can't bother [Gm] me?
[Bb] [F] So when I come home, feet [Dm] and tired [C] and beat, [Gm] I won't [Bb] go up where the air [Gm] is crisp [F] and sweet.
[C] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'll be far away [Dm] from the [F] bustling crowd [Gm] and all that rat [C] race [Bb] noise.
I'll [F]
scream, [Bb] [C] [F] [Bb]
home [C] on the roof.
[Bb] That's the [C] only place [Gm] I [F] know, at the [Bb] city pavement.
[C] [F] When you just [E] have to [Dm] wish [C] to make it [Gm]
so, [Bb] [F]
I'll climb.
[Dm] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
Night, [G] the [F] stars put on [G] a show [F] for me.
[G] [F] [C] [Dm]
[C] Darling, you [Am] can share it all with [Dm] me.
[Gm]
[C] Keep on telling [F] you that a right's not a right.
[Dm] In the middle [Am] of my town, I [Gm] found a [Bb] paradise.
[Cm] Just about to go [F] through my head.
[Bb] [C] [F] And if this old world starts [Dm] getting you [Am] down, [Gm] there's room enough for two.
Up on [F] the roof.
[C] [Dm] [Dm] Up on [Gm] the [F] roof.
[Dm] [Bb] Up [C] on the [F] roof.
[Dm] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F] The boys go to [C] work and [Dm] I climb up the stairs [C] and meet [Bb] them.
[F]
[Bb] [C] [F] The clock slides above us, [Dm] and the city lights the door.
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Dm] Up on the roof.
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [C]
[F] Up on the roof.
[Cm] [Bbm] [N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
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Let's start jamming Carole King, James Taylor - (Live At The Troubadour / 2007) Up On The Roof chords, practice the chord sequence Bb, F, Bb, C, F, Dm, Gm, Dm, C, F and C. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 46 BPM before aiming for the song's 94 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ [C] When this old [Em] world [Am] starts getting down, [C] _ [F] people [C] are just too [Dm] much for me [C] to face.
[F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ I climb way [Em] up to [Am] the top of the [C] stairs, [F] and all [C] my cares just [Dm] drift right into [C] space.
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ On the [G] road, [F] it's peaceful [G] as [F] can _
[G] be.
[F] _ _ [Em] _ [C] Is there the [Em] world [Am] below can't bother [Gm] me?
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] So when I come home, feet [Dm] and tired [C] and beat, [Gm] I won't [Bb] go up where the air [Gm] is crisp [F] and sweet.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'll be far away [Dm] from the [F] bustling crowd [Gm] and all that rat [C] race [Bb] noise.
I'll [F]
scream, _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Bb]
home [C] on the roof.
[Bb] That's the [C] only place [Gm] I [F] know, at the [Bb] city pavement.
[C] _ [F] When you just [E] have to [Dm] wish [C] to make it [Gm]
so, [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
I'll climb.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
Night, [G] the [F] stars put on [G] a show [F] for me.
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
[C] Darling, you [Am] can share it all with [Dm] _ _ me.
[Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] Keep on telling [F] you that a right's not a right.
[Dm] In the middle [Am] of my town, I [Gm] found a [Bb] paradise.
[Cm] Just about to go [F] through my head. _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] And if this old world starts [Dm] getting you [Am] down, [Gm] there's room enough for two.
Up on [F] the roof. _
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ [Dm] Up on [Gm] the [F] roof.
[Dm] [Bb] Up _ [C] on the [F] roof. _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ The boys go to [C] work and [Dm] I climb up the stairs [C] and meet [Bb] them.
[F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] [F] The clock slides above us, [Dm] and the city lights the door.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] Up on the roof.
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] Up on the roof. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

It's Gerry Goffin and Carole King who authored this song.

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