Chords for Up on the roof - James Taylor
Tempo:
92 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Cm] [F] [C]
[Bb] When [G] [F]
[Bb] [Cm] [G] this [F] whole world [Dm] starts getting [A] me down [G] And people are just [Cm] too [Bb] much for me to [Fm] pay
[C]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'm on the climb way up [D] to the top of [Am] the stairs [Gm] And all my cares [F] they've been right 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] there the [C]
world [Dm] below, it [Am] don't bother [Gm] me
No, [Bb] no, no, no
[F] So when I come home, [Dm] getting [Am] tired and weak I [Gm] got to go [Bb] up where the air [C] is fresh and [F] sweet for [C] [F] me
[Bb] [C] [F] I'll be far away from [Dm] the [Am] southern crowd [Gm] And all that rat [C] race [Bb] noise [C] down [F] this street
[Bb] [C] [F] Oh, [Bb] [C]
[Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know [F] Look at the [Bb] city, baby
[C] [F] Where you [Dm] [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make it [Gm] so
Let's [D] go up on the [F] [C] climb [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] and that [C] night the stars, [Gm] [Dm] they put [C] on a show [Gm] for [F]
three
[Bb] [C] [F] And [C]
darlin', you [Dm] can't share, share [C] it [Gm] all with [Bb] me
You guys say it [F] won't tell and you're the right smack man
[Dm] In the middle [Am] of town, [Gm] well I found a [C] paradise [Bb] Just [Gm] about [F] trouble proof I know [Bb] now
[C] [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts a-getting [Am] you down [Gm] Well there's room in the poor [Bb] zoo
Up on [F] my roof
[C] [F] Up on [Gm] my [F] roof
[Bb] Up [C] on [F] my roof
You got to [Gm] climb on up, [F] bring it on up, come [Bb] on up, [C] come on up
[F] Well I put your new [C] wind at [Dm] night and climbed up and stayed in the [Gm] knees
See, baby, [F]
[Bb] [F] we got the stars above us [Am] and the city lights below
[Dm] Well, [Gm] darlin', [F]
[Bb] [F] up on my roof
[Am] [F] Up on my [Gm] roof
[F] [Bb] [Gm] [C] [F]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Fm]
[Cm] [F] [C]
[Bb] When [G] [F]
[Bb] [Cm] [G] this [F] whole world [Dm] starts getting [A] me down [G] And people are just [Cm] too [Bb] much for me to [Fm] pay
[C]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'm on the climb way up [D] to the top of [Am] the stairs [Gm] And all my cares [F] they've been right 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] there the [C]
world [Dm] below, it [Am] don't bother [Gm] me
No, [Bb] no, no, no
[F] So when I come home, [Dm] getting [Am] tired and weak I [Gm] got to go [Bb] up where the air [C] is fresh and [F] sweet for [C] [F] me
[Bb] [C] [F] I'll be far away from [Dm] the [Am] southern crowd [Gm] And all that rat [C] race [Bb] noise [C] down [F] this street
[Bb] [C] [F] Oh, [Bb] [C]
[Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know [F] Look at the [Bb] city, baby
[C] [F] Where you [Dm] [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make it [Gm] so
Let's [D] go up on the [F] [C] climb [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] and that [C] night the stars, [Gm] [Dm] they put [C] on a show [Gm] for [F]
three
[Bb] [C] [F] And [C]
darlin', you [Dm] can't share, share [C] it [Gm] all with [Bb] me
You guys say it [F] won't tell and you're the right smack man
[Dm] In the middle [Am] of town, [Gm] well I found a [C] paradise [Bb] Just [Gm] about [F] trouble proof I know [Bb] now
[C] [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts a-getting [Am] you down [Gm] Well there's room in the poor [Bb] zoo
Up on [F] my roof
[C] [F] Up on [Gm] my [F] roof
[Bb] Up [C] on [F] my roof
You got to [Gm] climb on up, [F] bring it on up, come [Bb] on up, [C] come on up
[F] Well I put your new [C] wind at [Dm] night and climbed up and stayed in the [Gm] knees
See, baby, [F]
[Bb] [F] we got the stars above us [Am] and the city lights below
[Dm] Well, [Gm] darlin', [F]
[Bb] [F] up on my roof
[Am] [F] Up on my [Gm] roof
[F] [Bb] [Gm] [C] [F]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Fm]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Gm
Dm
F
C
Bb
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_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ When [G] _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [G] this [F] whole world [Dm] starts getting [A] me down [G] And people are just [Cm] too [Bb] much for me to [Fm] pay
[C] _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'm on the climb way up [D] to the top of [Am] the stairs [Gm] And all my cares [F] they've been right 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] there the [C]
world [Dm] below, it [Am] don't bother [Gm] me
No, [Bb] no, no, no
[F] So when I come home, [Dm] getting [Am] tired and weak I [Gm] got to go [Bb] up where the air [C] is fresh and [F] sweet for [C] [F] me
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] I'll be far away from [Dm] the [Am] southern crowd [Gm] And all that rat [C] race [Bb] noise [C] down [F] this street _
[Bb] _ [C] _ [F] Oh, [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know [F] Look at the [Bb] city, baby
[C] _ [F] Where you [Dm] [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make it [Gm] so _
Let's [D] go up on the [F] [C] climb [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] and that [C] night the stars, [Gm] [Dm] they put [C] on a show [Gm] for [F]
three
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] And [C]
darlin', you [Dm] can't share, share [C] it [Gm] all with [Bb] me
You guys say it [F] won't tell and you're the right smack man
[Dm] In the middle [Am] of town, [Gm] well I found a [C] paradise [Bb] Just [Gm] about [F] trouble proof I know _ [Bb] now
_ [C] _ [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts a-getting [Am] you down [Gm] Well there's room in the poor [Bb] zoo
Up on [F] my roof _
_ [C] [F] Up on [Gm] my [F] roof
[Bb] Up _ [C] on [F] my roof _
_ _ _ You got to [Gm] climb on up, [F] bring it on up, come [Bb] on up, [C] come on up
[F] Well I put your new [C] wind at [Dm] night and climbed up and stayed in the [Gm] knees
See, baby, [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ we got the stars above us [Am] and the city lights below
[Dm] Well, [Gm] darlin', [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] up on my roof _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] Up on my [Gm] roof
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ When [G] _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [G] this [F] whole world [Dm] starts getting [A] me down [G] And people are just [Cm] too [Bb] much for me to [Fm] pay
[C] _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'm on the climb way up [D] to the top of [Am] the stairs [Gm] And all my cares [F] they've been right 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] there the [C]
world [Dm] below, it [Am] don't bother [Gm] me
No, [Bb] no, no, no
[F] So when I come home, [Dm] getting [Am] tired and weak I [Gm] got to go [Bb] up where the air [C] is fresh and [F] sweet for [C] [F] me
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] I'll be far away from [Dm] the [Am] southern crowd [Gm] And all that rat [C] race [Bb] noise [C] down [F] this street _
[Bb] _ [C] _ [F] Oh, [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know [F] Look at the [Bb] city, baby
[C] _ [F] Where you [Dm] [C] just have to [Dm] wish [Am] to make it [Gm] so _
Let's [D] go up on the [F] [C] climb [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] and that [C] night the stars, [Gm] [Dm] they put [C] on a show [Gm] for [F]
three
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] And [C]
darlin', you [Dm] can't share, share [C] it [Gm] all with [Bb] me
You guys say it [F] won't tell and you're the right smack man
[Dm] In the middle [Am] of town, [Gm] well I found a [C] paradise [Bb] Just [Gm] about [F] trouble proof I know _ [Bb] now
_ [C] _ [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts a-getting [Am] you down [Gm] Well there's room in the poor [Bb] zoo
Up on [F] my roof _
_ [C] [F] Up on [Gm] my [F] roof
[Bb] Up _ [C] on [F] my roof _
_ _ _ You got to [Gm] climb on up, [F] bring it on up, come [Bb] on up, [C] come on up
[F] Well I put your new [C] wind at [Dm] night and climbed up and stayed in the [Gm] knees
See, baby, [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ we got the stars above us [Am] and the city lights below
[Dm] Well, [Gm] darlin', [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] up on my roof _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] Up on my [Gm] roof
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
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_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
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