Chords for James Taylor - Up On The Roof (Blossom Music Festival, July 18, 1979)
Tempo:
89.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Cm]
[F] And this old world [D] starts to get [Am] me down
[Gm] And the people are just too [C] much for me to [F] face
[Bb] [C]
[F] I'll climb way up to [Dm] the top of the [Am] stair
[Gm] And all my cares just [G] drift [C] right into [F] space
[C] [F]
[Bb] On the [C] roof, [Bb] it's as peaceful as [Gm] can be
[F] Oh [Bb] yes
[C]
[F] And there [C] the world [Dm] below, it [Am] don't bother [Gm] me
No, [Bb] no, no, no
[F] So when I come home, [Dm] feeling tired [Am] and weak
[Gm] I'd like to go up where [Bb] the air is fresh and [F] sweet
I'll [Bb] [C]
[F] be far away [Dm] from the hustling [Am] crowd
[Gm] And all that rat race [C] noise [F] down in the [C] street
[Bb] On the [C] roof, [Bb] that's the only [C] place I [Gm] know
[F] Don't you forget the [Bb] city, baby
[C]
[F] Where you just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make [Gm] it so
[Bb] Let's go [C] up on
[F] [Dm]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[F] [C] [F]
[Bb] Well at night the [C] stars, [Bb] they put on [C] a show [Gm] for free
[Bb] You wanna know by [C]
now, [F] darling, you can [Dm] share it all [Gm] with me
That's [Bb] what I said, I keep on telling [F] you
That life's like a gas [Dm] in the middle [Am] of town
[Gm] Round a [Bb] paradise, it's trouble
[F] And [Bb] [C]
[F] when the slow world [Dm] starts getting you [Am] down
[Gm] There's room enough for [Bb] the two of you
Up on [F] the roof
[Dm]
Up on [Gm] the roof
[F] [Bb] [C]
Up on [F] the roof
[Dm]
Oh [Gm] no
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] Like what you're doing [Dm] tonight, you climb up the stairs and be [Gm] seen
[F] [Bb] [F] [Dm]
[Gm] [Am] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Cm]
[C] [N]
[F] And this old world [D] starts to get [Am] me down
[Gm] And the people are just too [C] much for me to [F] face
[Bb] [C]
[F] I'll climb way up to [Dm] the top of the [Am] stair
[Gm] And all my cares just [G] drift [C] right into [F] space
[C] [F]
[Bb] On the [C] roof, [Bb] it's as peaceful as [Gm] can be
[F] Oh [Bb] yes
[C]
[F] And there [C] the world [Dm] below, it [Am] don't bother [Gm] me
No, [Bb] no, no, no
[F] So when I come home, [Dm] feeling tired [Am] and weak
[Gm] I'd like to go up where [Bb] the air is fresh and [F] sweet
I'll [Bb] [C]
[F] be far away [Dm] from the hustling [Am] crowd
[Gm] And all that rat race [C] noise [F] down in the [C] street
[Bb] On the [C] roof, [Bb] that's the only [C] place I [Gm] know
[F] Don't you forget the [Bb] city, baby
[C]
[F] Where you just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make [Gm] it so
[Bb] Let's go [C] up on
[F] [Dm]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[F] [C] [F]
[Bb] Well at night the [C] stars, [Bb] they put on [C] a show [Gm] for free
[Bb] You wanna know by [C]
now, [F] darling, you can [Dm] share it all [Gm] with me
That's [Bb] what I said, I keep on telling [F] you
That life's like a gas [Dm] in the middle [Am] of town
[Gm] Round a [Bb] paradise, it's trouble
[F] And [Bb] [C]
[F] when the slow world [Dm] starts getting you [Am] down
[Gm] There's room enough for [Bb] the two of you
Up on [F] the roof
[Dm]
Up on [Gm] the roof
[F] [Bb] [C]
Up on [F] the roof
[Dm]
Oh [Gm] no
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] Like what you're doing [Dm] tonight, you climb up the stairs and be [Gm] seen
[F] [Bb] [F] [Dm]
[Gm] [Am] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Cm]
[C] [N]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Gm
Dm
F
C
Bb
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[F] And this old world [D] starts to get [Am] me down
[Gm] And the people are just too [C] much for me to [F] face
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[F] I'll climb way up to [Dm] the top of the [Am] stair
[Gm] And all my cares just [G] drift [C] right into [F] _ space
_ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] On the [C] roof, [Bb] it's as peaceful as [Gm] can be
[F] Oh [Bb] yes
_ [C] _
[F] And there [C] the world [Dm] below, it [Am] don't bother [Gm] me
No, [Bb] no, no, no
[F] So when I come home, [Dm] feeling tired [Am] and weak
[Gm] I'd like to go up where [Bb] the air is fresh and [F] sweet
I'll _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[F] be far away [Dm] from the hustling [Am] crowd
[Gm] And all that rat race [C] noise _ [F] down in the _ _ _ [C] street _ _
_ [Bb] On the [C] roof, [Bb] that's the only [C] place I [Gm] know
[F] Don't you forget the [Bb] city, baby
_ [C] _
[F] Where you just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make [Gm] it so
_ _ [Bb] Let's go [C] up on
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[Bb] Well at night the [C] stars, [Bb] they put on [C] a show [Gm] for free
_ [Bb] You wanna know by [C]
now, [F] darling, you can [Dm] share it all [Gm] with me
That's [Bb] what I said, I keep on telling [F] you
That life's like a gas [Dm] in the middle [Am] of town
[Gm] _ Round a [Bb] paradise, it's trouble
[F] And _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] when the slow world [Dm] starts getting you [Am] down
[Gm] There's room enough for [Bb] the two of you
Up on [F] the roof
_ _ [Dm] _ _
Up on [Gm] the roof
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C]
Up on [F] the roof
_ [Dm] _ _
Oh [Gm] no
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Like what you're doing [Dm] tonight, you climb up the stairs and be [Gm] seen
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] And this old world [D] starts to get [Am] me down
[Gm] And the people are just too [C] much for me to [F] face
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[F] I'll climb way up to [Dm] the top of the [Am] stair
[Gm] And all my cares just [G] drift [C] right into [F] _ space
_ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] On the [C] roof, [Bb] it's as peaceful as [Gm] can be
[F] Oh [Bb] yes
_ [C] _
[F] And there [C] the world [Dm] below, it [Am] don't bother [Gm] me
No, [Bb] no, no, no
[F] So when I come home, [Dm] feeling tired [Am] and weak
[Gm] I'd like to go up where [Bb] the air is fresh and [F] sweet
I'll _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[F] be far away [Dm] from the hustling [Am] crowd
[Gm] And all that rat race [C] noise _ [F] down in the _ _ _ [C] street _ _
_ [Bb] On the [C] roof, [Bb] that's the only [C] place I [Gm] know
[F] Don't you forget the [Bb] city, baby
_ [C] _
[F] Where you just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make [Gm] it so
_ _ [Bb] Let's go [C] up on
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[Bb] Well at night the [C] stars, [Bb] they put on [C] a show [Gm] for free
_ [Bb] You wanna know by [C]
now, [F] darling, you can [Dm] share it all [Gm] with me
That's [Bb] what I said, I keep on telling [F] you
That life's like a gas [Dm] in the middle [Am] of town
[Gm] _ Round a [Bb] paradise, it's trouble
[F] And _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] when the slow world [Dm] starts getting you [Am] down
[Gm] There's room enough for [Bb] the two of you
Up on [F] the roof
_ _ [Dm] _ _
Up on [Gm] the roof
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C]
Up on [F] the roof
_ [Dm] _ _
Oh [Gm] no
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Like what you're doing [Dm] tonight, you climb up the stairs and be [Gm] seen
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [N] _ _ _
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