Chords for James Taylor - Up On The Roof (Live at the Beacon Theater)
Tempo:
93.65 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[F] [Bb] [G] [F] When this old world [Dm] starts getting [Am] me down [G] and people [Gm] are just too [C] much for me to face
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'll climb way up to [D] the top of the [Am] stairs [G] and all my cares it just fits right in [F]
space
[C] [F] [Bb] Oh on [C] the roof [Bb] it's peaceful [C] as can [Gm]
[F] be [Bb] [C] [F] and there the [D] world down below it [Am] don't bother [Gm]
me
No [C] no no no
So [F] when I come home [D] feeling tired [Am] and beat I'm [Gm] about to go up and where the [Bb] air
[C] is fresh and sweet oh now [F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'll get far away from [D] the hustle and [Am] the crowd
and [Gm]
all the battle crys [G] noise down in the [F]
street
[C] [F] [Bb] Oh on the roof [Bb] that's the only [C] place I [Gm] know
[F] Look at the [Bb] city baby [C] where [F]
you [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] it make it [Gm]
so
Let's [C] go up on [F] fire [Dm] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] and light the [C] star [Bb] they put on a [C] show [Gm] for free
[F] [Bb] [Cm] [F] And [C] darling you can't [Dm] share [Am] it all [Gm] with me
Hear what [C] I say keep on telling [F] you that I smacked back [D] in the middle of [Am] town
[Gm] Well I found a [C] paradise [Bb] it's just about [F] trouble proof I know now
[Bb] [C] [F] And this old world [Dm] starts getting [Am] you down [Gm] well there's room enough for two yeah
Up on [F] my roof
[C] [Dm] Up [Gm] on roof
[F] [Bb] [C] Up on [F] my roof
[Dm] You gotta [Gm] climb on [F] [Bb] up you can't go on up yeah
[F]
So I put your do as a [Dm] knight and climb up the stairs of [Gm] these cities
[F] You [Bb] [C] [F] got the stars up above us [Dm] and the city lights [D] below
No [F] no no no [Bb] no
Up [F] on my [Dm] roof
Up on roof
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [C]
[F] [Bb] [G] [F] When this old world [Dm] starts getting [Am] me down [G] and people [Gm] are just too [C] much for me to face
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'll climb way up to [D] the top of the [Am] stairs [G] and all my cares it just fits right in [F]
space
[C] [F] [Bb] Oh on [C] the roof [Bb] it's peaceful [C] as can [Gm]
[F] be [Bb] [C] [F] and there the [D] world down below it [Am] don't bother [Gm]
me
No [C] no no no
So [F] when I come home [D] feeling tired [Am] and beat I'm [Gm] about to go up and where the [Bb] air
[C] is fresh and sweet oh now [F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'll get far away from [D] the hustle and [Am] the crowd
and [Gm]
all the battle crys [G] noise down in the [F]
street
[C] [F] [Bb] Oh on the roof [Bb] that's the only [C] place I [Gm] know
[F] Look at the [Bb] city baby [C] where [F]
you [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] it make it [Gm]
so
Let's [C] go up on [F] fire [Dm] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] and light the [C] star [Bb] they put on a [C] show [Gm] for free
[F] [Bb] [Cm] [F] And [C] darling you can't [Dm] share [Am] it all [Gm] with me
Hear what [C] I say keep on telling [F] you that I smacked back [D] in the middle of [Am] town
[Gm] Well I found a [C] paradise [Bb] it's just about [F] trouble proof I know now
[Bb] [C] [F] And this old world [Dm] starts getting [Am] you down [Gm] well there's room enough for two yeah
Up on [F] my roof
[C] [Dm] Up [Gm] on roof
[F] [Bb] [C] Up on [F] my roof
[Dm] You gotta [Gm] climb on [F] [Bb] up you can't go on up yeah
[F]
So I put your do as a [Dm] knight and climb up the stairs of [Gm] these cities
[F] You [Bb] [C] [F] got the stars up above us [Dm] and the city lights [D] below
No [F] no no no [Bb] no
Up [F] on my [Dm] roof
Up on roof
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [C]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Gm
Dm
F
C
Bb
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ [F] When this old world [Dm] starts getting [Am] me down [G] and people [Gm] are just too [C] much for me to face
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'll climb way up to [D] the top of the [Am] stairs [G] and all my cares it just fits right in [F]
space
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Oh on [C] the roof [Bb] it's peaceful [C] as can [Gm] _
[F] be _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] and there the [D] world down below it [Am] don't bother [Gm]
me
No [C] no no no
So [F] when I come home [D] feeling tired [Am] and beat I'm [Gm] about to go up and where the [Bb] air
[C] is fresh and sweet oh now [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'll get far away from [D] the hustle and [Am] the crowd
and [Gm]
all the battle crys [G] noise down in the [F] _
_ street
[C] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Oh on the roof [Bb] that's the only [C] place I [Gm] know
[F] Look at the [Bb] city baby [C] where [F]
you [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] it make it [Gm]
so
Let's [C] go up on [F] fire _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] and light the [C] star [Bb] they put on a [C] show [Gm] for free
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [F] And [C] darling you can't [Dm] share [Am] it all [Gm] with me
Hear what [C] I say keep on telling [F] you that I smacked back [D] in the middle of [Am] town
[Gm] Well I found a [C] paradise [Bb] it's just about [F] trouble proof I know now
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] And this old world [Dm] starts getting [Am] you down [Gm] well there's room enough for two yeah
Up on [F] my roof
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ Up [Gm] on roof
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] Up on [F] my roof
_ [Dm] _ _ You gotta [Gm] climb on [F] _ [Bb] up you can't go on up yeah
[F] _
So I put your do as a [Dm] knight and climb up the stairs of [Gm] these cities
[F] You [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] got the stars up above us [Dm] and the city lights [D] below
No [F] no no no [Bb] no
Up [F] on my _ _ _ [Dm] roof
Up on roof
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ [F] When this old world [Dm] starts getting [Am] me down [G] and people [Gm] are just too [C] much for me to face
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'll climb way up to [D] the top of the [Am] stairs [G] and all my cares it just fits right in [F]
space
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Oh on [C] the roof [Bb] it's peaceful [C] as can [Gm] _
[F] be _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] and there the [D] world down below it [Am] don't bother [Gm]
me
No [C] no no no
So [F] when I come home [D] feeling tired [Am] and beat I'm [Gm] about to go up and where the [Bb] air
[C] is fresh and sweet oh now [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'll get far away from [D] the hustle and [Am] the crowd
and [Gm]
all the battle crys [G] noise down in the [F] _
_ street
[C] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Oh on the roof [Bb] that's the only [C] place I [Gm] know
[F] Look at the [Bb] city baby [C] where [F]
you [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] it make it [Gm]
so
Let's [C] go up on [F] fire _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] and light the [C] star [Bb] they put on a [C] show [Gm] for free
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [F] And [C] darling you can't [Dm] share [Am] it all [Gm] with me
Hear what [C] I say keep on telling [F] you that I smacked back [D] in the middle of [Am] town
[Gm] Well I found a [C] paradise [Bb] it's just about [F] trouble proof I know now
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] And this old world [Dm] starts getting [Am] you down [Gm] well there's room enough for two yeah
Up on [F] my roof
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ Up [Gm] on roof
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] Up on [F] my roof
_ [Dm] _ _ You gotta [Gm] climb on [F] _ [Bb] up you can't go on up yeah
[F] _
So I put your do as a [Dm] knight and climb up the stairs of [Gm] these cities
[F] You [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] got the stars up above us [Dm] and the city lights [D] below
No [F] no no no [Bb] no
Up [F] on my _ _ _ [Dm] roof
Up on roof
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _