Chords for PATSY CLINE - Pick Me Up on Your Way Down (1956 Original)
Tempo:
120.75 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
F#m
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] Once
[F#m] [F#m] [E]
[B]
my love was good [A] enough, true happiness we knew,
[B] Then Queen and Fortune came your way [E] and made a [A] change in you.
[B] You'll find your ladder of success [A] is not on solid ground,
[B] And when it starts to tumble, pick me up on your [E] way down.
Pick [A] me up when dreams [E] are shattered, when close friends cannot be found,
For [B] you know I'll still be waiting, pick me up on your way [E]
down.
[B]
[F#m] [A]
[B]
[F#m]
[E]
[B] You've hit the top, but it won't last, [A] there's just one way to go.
[B] The world you've chosen is not real, [E] these [A] things you'll come [E] to know.
[B] When folks say they don't know you, [A] and you've lost your fine ground,
When [B] you find that you are lonely, pick me up on your [E] way down.
Pick [A] me up when dreams [E] are shattered, when [A] close friends cannot be found,
For [B] you know I'll still be waiting, pick me up on your way [A#] down.
[E]
[F#m] [F#m] [E]
[B]
my love was good [A] enough, true happiness we knew,
[B] Then Queen and Fortune came your way [E] and made a [A] change in you.
[B] You'll find your ladder of success [A] is not on solid ground,
[B] And when it starts to tumble, pick me up on your [E] way down.
Pick [A] me up when dreams [E] are shattered, when close friends cannot be found,
For [B] you know I'll still be waiting, pick me up on your way [E]
down.
[B]
[F#m] [A]
[B]
[F#m]
[E]
[B] You've hit the top, but it won't last, [A] there's just one way to go.
[B] The world you've chosen is not real, [E] these [A] things you'll come [E] to know.
[B] When folks say they don't know you, [A] and you've lost your fine ground,
When [B] you find that you are lonely, pick me up on your [E] way down.
Pick [A] me up when dreams [E] are shattered, when [A] close friends cannot be found,
For [B] you know I'll still be waiting, pick me up on your way [A#] down.
[E]
Key:
B
E
A
F#m
A#
B
E
A
_ _ [B] Once _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
my love was good _ [A] enough, true happiness we knew,
[B] Then Queen and Fortune came your way [E] and made a [A] change in you.
[B] You'll find your ladder of success [A] is not on solid ground,
_ [B] And when it starts to tumble, pick me up on your [E] way down. _ _ _
Pick [A] me up when dreams [E] are shattered, when close friends cannot be found,
For [B] you know I'll still be waiting, pick me up on your way [E] _
down.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] You've hit the top, but it won't last, [A] there's just one way to go.
_ [B] The world you've chosen is not real, [E] these [A] things you'll come [E] to know.
_ [B] When folks say they don't know you, _ [A] and you've lost your fine ground,
When [B] you find that you are lonely, pick me up on your [E] way down.
_ _ _ Pick [A] me up when dreams [E] are shattered, when [A] close friends cannot be found,
For [B] you know I'll still be waiting, pick me up on your way [A#] down.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
my love was good _ [A] enough, true happiness we knew,
[B] Then Queen and Fortune came your way [E] and made a [A] change in you.
[B] You'll find your ladder of success [A] is not on solid ground,
_ [B] And when it starts to tumble, pick me up on your [E] way down. _ _ _
Pick [A] me up when dreams [E] are shattered, when close friends cannot be found,
For [B] you know I'll still be waiting, pick me up on your way [E] _
down.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] You've hit the top, but it won't last, [A] there's just one way to go.
_ [B] The world you've chosen is not real, [E] these [A] things you'll come [E] to know.
_ [B] When folks say they don't know you, _ [A] and you've lost your fine ground,
When [B] you find that you are lonely, pick me up on your [E] way down.
_ _ _ Pick [A] me up when dreams [E] are shattered, when [A] close friends cannot be found,
For [B] you know I'll still be waiting, pick me up on your way [A#] down.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _