Chords for Carole King & James Taylor - UP ON THE ROOF (Live)

Tempo:
93.7 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Gm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carole King & James Taylor - UP ON THE ROOF (Live) chords
Start Jamming...
That's right.
Wait, did you overhear it?
I didn't notice that.
That was lost on me until this very moment.
Don't you feel much enriched by that?
[F] It all makes sense now.
It's all clear.
[C] When this [Em] old world [Am] starts getting me [C] down
[F] People are [C] just [F] too much for me [C] to face
[F] [G] I [C]
climb way up [B] to [Am] the top of the stairs
[C] [F] And all [C] my cares [Dm] just drift right into [C] space
[F] On the [G] roof, [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?
So [Bb] [C] [F] when I'm cold, beat [Dm] and tired [C] and beat
[Gm] I won't go up where the air is fresh [F] and sweet
[C]
[F] I'll [Bb] [C] [F] get far away [D] from the buzzing [Am] crowd
[Gm] And all that rat-race noise of the [F] street
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] Oh, [C]
[Bb] that's the [C] only place [Gm] I [F] know
That's the [Bb] city, baby, [C] [F] where you just [C] have to [Dm] wish
[C] To take it [Gm] slow, [Bb]
let's go, [Gm] up on [F] my roof
[Dm] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] Nights [B] of [G] [F] stars put on [G] a show [F] for [G] me
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] Darling, you [Am] can share it all with [Dm]
me
[C] Oh, [Bb] keep [C] on telling [F] you that a right thing
Now [Dm] in the middle [Am] of my town I [Gm] found a paradise
Talk about bubble [F] poop
[Bb]
[C] [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts getting you [Am] down
[Gm] There's room in the bowl to me, yeah
Up on [F] my roof
[C]
[F] [C] [Dm] Up on [Gm] my [F] roof
[Bb] Oh, [C] up on [F] my
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[C] roof
[F] What's the use in hiding my heart?
There's a need [Gm] to be [F] afraid, baby, [Bb]
[F] baby
[F] Got the stars above us [Dm] and the city lights below
[Gm] [F] So [Bb]
come up on [F] my roof
Up on the roof
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[N]
Up on the roof
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Carole King, James Taylor - (Live At The Troubadour / 2007) Up On The Roof chords, practice playing Bb, Gm, F, Bb, C, F and Gm in sequence. Start with a comfortable 46 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 94. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ That's right.
Wait, did you overhear it?
I didn't notice that.
That was lost on me until this very moment.
_ Don't you feel much enriched by that?
[F] It all makes sense now.
It's all clear. _ _
_ [C] When this [Em] old world [Am] starts getting me [C] down
[F] People are [C] just [F] too much for me [C] to face
[F] [G] I [C] _ _
_ _ _ climb way up [B] to [Am] the top of the stairs
[C] [F] And all [C] my cares [Dm] just drift right into [C] space _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ On the [G] roof, [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?
So [Bb] _ _ _ [C] [F] when I'm cold, beat [Dm] and tired [C] and beat
[Gm] I won't go up where the air is fresh [F] and sweet
_ [C]
[F] I'll [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] get far away [D] from the buzzing [Am] crowd
[Gm] And all that rat-race noise of the [F] street _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] Oh, _ [C] _
_ [Bb] that's the [C] only place [Gm] I [F] know
That's the [Bb] city, baby, [C] _ [F] where you just [C] have to [Dm] wish
[C] To take it [Gm] slow, [Bb] _
let's go, [Gm] up on [F] my roof _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ Nights [B] of [G] [F] stars put on [G] a show [F] for [G] me
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] Darling, you [Am] can share it all with [Dm] _ _
me
[C] Oh, _ [Bb] keep _ [C] on telling [F] you that a right thing
Now [Dm] in the middle [Am] of my town I [Gm] found a paradise
Talk about bubble [F] poop
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts getting you [Am] down
[Gm] There's room in the bowl to me, yeah
Up on [F] my roof
_ [C] _
[F] _ [C] [Dm] Up on [Gm] my _ [F] roof
[Bb] Oh, _ [C] up on [F] my _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] roof
[F] What's the use in hiding my heart?
There's a need [Gm] to be [F] afraid, baby, [Bb] _
[F] baby
[F] Got the stars above us [Dm] and the city lights below
[Gm] _ _ [F] So [Bb] _
come up on [F] my roof
Up _ _ on the roof
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
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_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Up on the roof _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

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