Up On The Roof Chords by James Taylor
Tempo:
91.95 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [F] [Bb] [Cm]
[F] When this old world starts [Dm] getting me [A] down
[G] And people are just [C] too [Gm] much [Bb] for me to [F] face
[C] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'm on the climb way up [D] to the top of [Am] the stairs
[G] And all [Gm] my cares, [F] they're right [C] [F] in
[C] [F] [Bb] space
[C] [F] [Bb] Oh, on [C] the roof, [Bb] it's peaceful [C] as can [Gm]
[F] be
[Bb] And [C] [F]
[Dm] there the [C] world [Dm] below, it [C] don't bother [Gm]
me
No, [Bb] no, no, [F] no
So when I come home, [Dm] getting [Am] tired and weak
I [Gm] got to go up where [C] the air [Bb] is [F] fresh and sweet for [C] [F] you
[Bb] [C] [F] I'll be far away from [Dm] the [C] hustling crowd
[Gm] And all that rat [C] race [Bb] noise [C] down [F] in the
[Bb] [C] street
[F] [Bb] Oh, on the [C] roof, [Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know
[F] Look at the city, [Bb] baby, [C] [F] where you [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make it [Gm]
so
Let's [Bb] go up on the [F] climb
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] And at [C] night you start, [Dm] they put [C] on a [Gm] show for [F] free
[Bb] [C] And [F]
[C] darlin', you [Dm] can't share it, share [Am] it [Gm] under me
[Bb] You and I sing, keep on [F] telling good rights man
[Dm] In the middle [C] of town, [Gm] well I found a [C] [Bb] paradise
[Gm] Just about [F] trouble proof I know now
[Bb] [C] [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts getting [C] you down
[Gm] Well there's room in the poor [Bb] to
Up on [F] my roof
[F] [F] Up on [Gm] my roof
[F] Up [Bb] [F] on my roof
You got to climb [Gm] on up, bring [F] it on up, come [Bb] on up, come [C] on up
[F]
Drop what you're doing [C] [Dm] tonight and climb up the stand in [Gm] DC, baby
[F] We [Bb] [F] got the stars up above us and the city lights below
[Dm] [Gm] Up [F] [Bb] [F] on my roof
[C] [Dm] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [Gm] [C]
[F]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[F] When this old world starts [Dm] getting me [A] down
[G] And people are just [C] too [Gm] much [Bb] for me to [F] face
[C] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'm on the climb way up [D] to the top of [Am] the stairs
[G] And all [Gm] my cares, [F] they're right [C] [F] in
[C] [F] [Bb] space
[C] [F] [Bb] Oh, on [C] the roof, [Bb] it's peaceful [C] as can [Gm]
[F] be
[Bb] And [C] [F]
[Dm] there the [C] world [Dm] below, it [C] don't bother [Gm]
me
No, [Bb] no, no, [F] no
So when I come home, [Dm] getting [Am] tired and weak
I [Gm] got to go up where [C] the air [Bb] is [F] fresh and sweet for [C] [F] you
[Bb] [C] [F] I'll be far away from [Dm] the [C] hustling crowd
[Gm] And all that rat [C] race [Bb] noise [C] down [F] in the
[Bb] [C] street
[F] [Bb] Oh, on the [C] roof, [Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know
[F] Look at the city, [Bb] baby, [C] [F] where you [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make it [Gm]
so
Let's [Bb] go up on the [F] climb
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] And at [C] night you start, [Dm] they put [C] on a [Gm] show for [F] free
[Bb] [C] And [F]
[C] darlin', you [Dm] can't share it, share [Am] it [Gm] under me
[Bb] You and I sing, keep on [F] telling good rights man
[Dm] In the middle [C] of town, [Gm] well I found a [C] [Bb] paradise
[Gm] Just about [F] trouble proof I know now
[Bb] [C] [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts getting [C] you down
[Gm] Well there's room in the poor [Bb] to
Up on [F] my roof
[F] [F] Up on [Gm] my roof
[F] Up [Bb] [F] on my roof
You got to climb [Gm] on up, bring [F] it on up, come [Bb] on up, come [C] on up
[F]
Drop what you're doing [C] [Dm] tonight and climb up the stand in [Gm] DC, baby
[F] We [Bb] [F] got the stars up above us and the city lights below
[Dm] [Gm] Up [F] [Bb] [F] on my roof
[C] [Dm] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [Gm] [C]
[F]
[Cm]
[Eb] [Fm]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Gm
Dm
F
C
Bb
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
[F] When this old world starts [Dm] getting me [A] down
[G] And people are just [C] too [Gm] much [Bb] for me to [F] face
[C] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'm on the climb way up [D] to the top of [Am] the stairs
[G] And all [Gm] my cares, [F] they're right [C] [F] in _
[C] _ [F] [Bb] space
[C] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Oh, on [C] the roof, [Bb] it's peaceful [C] as can [Gm] _
[F] be
_ [Bb] And [C] _ _ [F]
[Dm] there the [C] world [Dm] below, it [C] don't bother [Gm]
me
No, [Bb] no, no, [F] no
So when I come home, [Dm] getting [Am] tired and weak
I [Gm] got to go up where [C] the air [Bb] is [F] fresh and sweet for [C] [F] you
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] I'll be far away from [Dm] the [C] hustling crowd
[Gm] And all that rat [C] race [Bb] noise [C] down [F] in the _
_ _ [Bb] [C] street
[F] _ [Bb] Oh, on the [C] roof, [Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know
[F] Look at the city, [Bb] baby, [C] _ [F] where you [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make it [Gm]
so
Let's [Bb] go up on the [F] climb
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] And at [C] night you start, [Dm] they put [C] on a [Gm] show for [F] free
[Bb] _ _ [C] And [F] _
[C] darlin', you [Dm] can't share it, share [Am] it [Gm] under me
[Bb] You and I sing, keep on [F] telling good rights man
[Dm] In the middle [C] of town, [Gm] well I found a _ [C] [Bb] paradise
[Gm] Just about [F] trouble proof I know now
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts getting [C] you down
[Gm] Well there's room in the poor [Bb] to
Up on [F] my roof
_ _ [F] _ _ [F] Up on [Gm] my roof
[F] Up [Bb] _ _ [F] on my roof
_ You _ got to climb [Gm] on up, bring [F] it on up, come [Bb] on up, come [C] on up
[F] _
Drop what you're doing [C] [Dm] tonight and climb up the stand in [Gm] DC, baby
[F] We [Bb] _ _ [F] _ got the stars up above us and the city lights below
[Dm] [Gm] Up _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] on my roof
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] When this old world starts [Dm] getting me [A] down
[G] And people are just [C] too [Gm] much [Bb] for me to [F] face
[C] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'm on the climb way up [D] to the top of [Am] the stairs
[G] And all [Gm] my cares, [F] they're right [C] [F] in _
[C] _ [F] [Bb] space
[C] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Oh, on [C] the roof, [Bb] it's peaceful [C] as can [Gm] _
[F] be
_ [Bb] And [C] _ _ [F]
[Dm] there the [C] world [Dm] below, it [C] don't bother [Gm]
me
No, [Bb] no, no, [F] no
So when I come home, [Dm] getting [Am] tired and weak
I [Gm] got to go up where [C] the air [Bb] is [F] fresh and sweet for [C] [F] you
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] I'll be far away from [Dm] the [C] hustling crowd
[Gm] And all that rat [C] race [Bb] noise [C] down [F] in the _
_ _ [Bb] [C] street
[F] _ [Bb] Oh, on the [C] roof, [Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know
[F] Look at the city, [Bb] baby, [C] _ [F] where you [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make it [Gm]
so
Let's [Bb] go up on the [F] climb
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] And at [C] night you start, [Dm] they put [C] on a [Gm] show for [F] free
[Bb] _ _ [C] And [F] _
[C] darlin', you [Dm] can't share it, share [Am] it [Gm] under me
[Bb] You and I sing, keep on [F] telling good rights man
[Dm] In the middle [C] of town, [Gm] well I found a _ [C] [Bb] paradise
[Gm] Just about [F] trouble proof I know now
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts getting [C] you down
[Gm] Well there's room in the poor [Bb] to
Up on [F] my roof
_ _ [F] _ _ [F] Up on [Gm] my roof
[F] Up [Bb] _ _ [F] on my roof
_ You _ got to climb [Gm] on up, bring [F] it on up, come [Bb] on up, come [C] on up
[F] _
Drop what you're doing [C] [Dm] tonight and climb up the stand in [Gm] DC, baby
[F] We [Bb] _ _ [F] _ got the stars up above us and the city lights below
[Dm] [Gm] Up _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] on my roof
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _