Chords for Oysterband When I'm Up I Can't Get Down

Tempo:
111.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

D

Bm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Oysterband When I'm Up I Can't Get Down chords
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[G] I am the fountain [D] of affection, the instrument [G] of joy, to keep the good times rolling.
[E] I'm the [G] boy, [A] I'm the boy, I [G] say the world will [D] be our oyster.
You can put your trust in [G] me, we'll keep the good times rolling.
[Em] Wait and see, [G] [A] wait and see, [Bm] wait and see!
[A] [G]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [G]
[A] [Bm]
Exaltation, [A] sweetness and loquaction, [G]
few discolorations, when it comes [A] I'm strong.
[Bm]
Up is what he chooses, [A] kisses and bruises, [G] there's nothing he refuses.
When it [Bm] comes [A] along, it [G] comes along, and [Bm] I am lifted.
I am lifted, [A] I am lifted, [G] when I'm up I [D] can't get down.
[G] Can't get down, [A] can't get back up [G] when I'm up, I [D] can't get down.
[G] Get my feet [A] back on the ground, [G] when I'm up I [D] can't get down.
[G] Can't get down, [A] can't get level [G] when I'm locked, I [D] can't get down.
Get [G] my feet back on [A] the ground.
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[G]
[A] [Bm] Something to blind him, [A]
something to wind him [G] up.
Won't take long to find him, when it comes [A] along.
[Bm] White guys are grinning, [A]
streetlights are spinning, [G] the night is just beginning.
When it [Bm] comes [A] along, [G] it comes along, and [Bm] I am lifted.
I am lifted, [A] I am lifted, [G] when I'm up I [D] can't get down.
[G] Can't get [D] down, [A] can't get [G]
back [D] up when I'm up, I can't get down.
[G] Get my feet back [A] on the ground, [G] when I'm up I [D] can't get down.
[G] Can't get down, [A] can't get level [G] when I'm up, I [D] can't get,
[G] Get my feet [A] back on the ground, [G] when I'm up, I [D] [G] can't get down.
[A] Can't get level, [G] when I'm up.
[D] [G] Get my feet back [A] on the ground
[G] When I flop I [D] can't get down
[G] Can't get down, [A] can't get down
[G] When I flop I [D] can't get down
[G] Get my feet back [A] on the ground
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[A] I [Bm]
[A] [G]
[A]
[G] am the fountain of [D] a vacuum
You can put your [G] trust in me
We'll keep the good times rolling
[Em] Wait and see, [G] [A] wait and see
[D] [G] [D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Oysterband - (The Best of 1986–1997) When Im Up I Cant Get Down chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - D, G, A, G, A, Bm, G, Bm and A in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 55 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 111. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [G] I am the fountain [D] of affection, the instrument [G] of joy, to keep the good times rolling.
[E] I'm the [G] boy, [A] I'm the boy, I [G] say the world will [D] be our oyster.
You can put your trust in [G] me, we'll keep the good times rolling.
[Em] Wait and see, [G] [A] wait and see, [Bm] wait and see!
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ Exaltation, [A] sweetness and loquaction, [G]
few discolorations, when it comes [A] I'm strong.
[Bm]
Up is what he chooses, [A] kisses and bruises, [G] there's nothing he refuses.
When it [Bm] comes [A] along, it [G] comes along, and [Bm] I am lifted.
_ I am lifted, [A] I am lifted, [G] when I'm up I [D] can't get down.
[G] Can't get down, [A] can't get back up [G] when I'm up, I [D] can't get down.
[G] Get my feet [A] back on the ground, [G] when I'm up I [D] can't get down.
[G] Can't get down, [A] can't get level [G] when I'm locked, I [D] can't get down.
Get [G] my feet back on [A] the ground.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ Something to blind him, [A] _
something to wind him [G] up.
Won't take long to find him, when it comes [A] along.
[Bm] White guys are grinning, [A] _
streetlights are spinning, [G] the night is just beginning.
When it [Bm] comes [A] along, [G] it comes along, and [Bm] I am lifted.
I am lifted, [A] I am lifted, [G] when I'm up I [D] can't get down.
[G] Can't get [D] down, [A] can't get _ [G]
back [D] up when I'm up, I can't get down.
[G] Get my feet back [A] on the ground, [G] when I'm up I [D] can't get down.
[G] Can't get down, [A] can't get level [G] when I'm up, I [D] can't get,
[G] Get my feet [A] back on the ground, [G] when I'm up, I [D] _ [G] can't get down.
[A] Can't get level, [G] when I'm up.
[D] _ [G] Get my feet back [A] on the ground
[G] When I flop I [D] can't get down
[G] Can't get down, [A] can't get down
[G] When I flop I [D] can't get down
[G] Get my feet back [A] on the ground
[Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] I _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] am the fountain of [D] a vacuum
You can put your [G] trust in me
We'll keep the good times rolling
[Em] Wait and see, [G] [A] wait and see
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song is part of Granite Years album.

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