Chords for Up to Me (Take 1)
Tempo:
132.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Abm
Dbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Everything went from bad to worse, [A] money never changed a thing.
[E] Death kept following, tracking us down, [A] at least I heard your bluebird sing.
[E]
[B] Now somebody's [E] got to show their hand, time is an [A] enemy.
[E] I know you're long [A] gone, I guess it must be [E] up to me.
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] If I'd have thought about it, I never would have done [A] it, I guess I would have let it slide.
[E] If I'd have paid attention to what others were thinking, [A] the heart inside me would have [E] died.
I was [B] just too [E] stubborn to ever be governed by [Ebm] enforced [A] insanity.
[E] Someone had to reach for the rising star, [A] I guess it was [E] up to me.
[A] [E]
Well the Union Central is pulling out, [A] and the orchids are in bloom.
[E] I've only got me one good shirt left, [A] and it smells of stale perfume.
[E] In fourteen months I've only smiled once, and I didn't do it [A] consciously.
[E] Somebody's got to find your trail, [A] I guess it [E] must be up to me.
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
It [E] was like a revelation, when [A] you betrayed me with your touch.
[E] I just [Abm] about convinced [E] myself, [A] but nothing had changed that much.
[E] The old rounder in the iron mask, slipped me the master [A] key.
[E] Somebody had to unlock your [Dbm] heart, he said it was [E] up to me.
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E] Well I watched you slowly disappear, [A] down into the officers club.
[E] I would have followed you in the door, [A] but I didn't have a ticket stub.
[E] So I waited all night till the break of day, hoping one of us could [A] get free.
[E] When the dawn came over the river [A] bridge, I knew it [E] was up to me.
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] Well the only decent thing I did, [A] when I worked as a postal clerk,
[E] was to haul your picture down off the [A] wall, near the cage where I used to work.
[E] Was I a fool or not to try to protect your [A] identity?
[E] You looked [Abm] a little burned out my [A] friend, I thought it might [E] be up to me.
[B] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
[A] [E] Well I met somebody face to [A] face, and I had to remove my hat.
[E] She's everything I need in [A] love, but I can't be swayed by that.
[E] It frightens me the awful truth, of how sweet life [A] can be.
[E] But she ain't a gonna make a [A] move, I guess it must be [E] up to me.
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E] We heard the sermon on the mount, [A] and I knew it was too complex.
[E] It didn't amount to anything more, than [A] what the broken glass reflects.
[E] When you bite off more than you can chew, you pay the [A] penalty.
[E] Somebody's got to tell the tale, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me.
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] Well Dupree came in pimpin' tonight, [A] to the Thunderbird Cafe.
[E] Crystal wanted to talk to him, [A] I had to look the other way.
Well [B] I just can't [E] rest without your love, I need your [A] company.
[E] But you ain't a [Abm] gonna cross the line, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me.
[B] [E] [A]
[E]
[Dbm] There's a [E] note left in the bottle, [A] you can give it to Estelle.
[E] She's the one you've been wondering [A] about, but there's really nothing much to [E] tell.
We've [B] both heard voices for a while, now the rest [A] is history.
[E] Somebody's got to cry some [A] tears, I guess it must be up [E] to me.
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E] So go on boys and play your hand, [A] life is a pan of mine.
[E] The ringleaders from the county [A] seat say you don't have all that much [E] time.
And the girl with me behind the shades, she ain't my [A] property.
[E] One of us has got to hit the road, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me.
[B] [E] [A] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] And if we never meet again, [A] baby remember me.
[E] My lone guitar played sweet for you, [A] that old time melody.
[E] And the harmonica around my neck, I blew it [A] for you free.
[E] No one else could play that tune, [A] you knew it was [E] up to me.
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[E] Death kept following, tracking us down, [A] at least I heard your bluebird sing.
[E]
[B] Now somebody's [E] got to show their hand, time is an [A] enemy.
[E] I know you're long [A] gone, I guess it must be [E] up to me.
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] If I'd have thought about it, I never would have done [A] it, I guess I would have let it slide.
[E] If I'd have paid attention to what others were thinking, [A] the heart inside me would have [E] died.
I was [B] just too [E] stubborn to ever be governed by [Ebm] enforced [A] insanity.
[E] Someone had to reach for the rising star, [A] I guess it was [E] up to me.
[A] [E]
Well the Union Central is pulling out, [A] and the orchids are in bloom.
[E] I've only got me one good shirt left, [A] and it smells of stale perfume.
[E] In fourteen months I've only smiled once, and I didn't do it [A] consciously.
[E] Somebody's got to find your trail, [A] I guess it [E] must be up to me.
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
It [E] was like a revelation, when [A] you betrayed me with your touch.
[E] I just [Abm] about convinced [E] myself, [A] but nothing had changed that much.
[E] The old rounder in the iron mask, slipped me the master [A] key.
[E] Somebody had to unlock your [Dbm] heart, he said it was [E] up to me.
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E] Well I watched you slowly disappear, [A] down into the officers club.
[E] I would have followed you in the door, [A] but I didn't have a ticket stub.
[E] So I waited all night till the break of day, hoping one of us could [A] get free.
[E] When the dawn came over the river [A] bridge, I knew it [E] was up to me.
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] Well the only decent thing I did, [A] when I worked as a postal clerk,
[E] was to haul your picture down off the [A] wall, near the cage where I used to work.
[E] Was I a fool or not to try to protect your [A] identity?
[E] You looked [Abm] a little burned out my [A] friend, I thought it might [E] be up to me.
[B] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
[A] [E] Well I met somebody face to [A] face, and I had to remove my hat.
[E] She's everything I need in [A] love, but I can't be swayed by that.
[E] It frightens me the awful truth, of how sweet life [A] can be.
[E] But she ain't a gonna make a [A] move, I guess it must be [E] up to me.
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E] We heard the sermon on the mount, [A] and I knew it was too complex.
[E] It didn't amount to anything more, than [A] what the broken glass reflects.
[E] When you bite off more than you can chew, you pay the [A] penalty.
[E] Somebody's got to tell the tale, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me.
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] Well Dupree came in pimpin' tonight, [A] to the Thunderbird Cafe.
[E] Crystal wanted to talk to him, [A] I had to look the other way.
Well [B] I just can't [E] rest without your love, I need your [A] company.
[E] But you ain't a [Abm] gonna cross the line, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me.
[B] [E] [A]
[E]
[Dbm] There's a [E] note left in the bottle, [A] you can give it to Estelle.
[E] She's the one you've been wondering [A] about, but there's really nothing much to [E] tell.
We've [B] both heard voices for a while, now the rest [A] is history.
[E] Somebody's got to cry some [A] tears, I guess it must be up [E] to me.
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E] So go on boys and play your hand, [A] life is a pan of mine.
[E] The ringleaders from the county [A] seat say you don't have all that much [E] time.
And the girl with me behind the shades, she ain't my [A] property.
[E] One of us has got to hit the road, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me.
[B] [E] [A] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] And if we never meet again, [A] baby remember me.
[E] My lone guitar played sweet for you, [A] that old time melody.
[E] And the harmonica around my neck, I blew it [A] for you free.
[E] No one else could play that tune, [A] you knew it was [E] up to me.
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
Key:
E
A
B
Abm
Dbm
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Everything went from bad to worse, [A] money never changed a thing.
_ [E] Death kept following, tracking us down, [A] at least I heard your bluebird sing.
[E] _
[B] Now somebody's [E] got to show their hand, time is an [A] enemy.
_ _ [E] I know you're long [A] gone, I guess it must be [E] up to me. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] If I'd have thought about it, I never would have done [A] it, I guess I would have let it slide.
[E] If I'd have paid attention to what others were thinking, [A] the heart inside me would have [E] died.
I was [B] just too [E] stubborn to ever be governed by [Ebm] enforced [A] insanity.
_ [E] Someone had to reach for the rising star, [A] I guess it was [E] up to me. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Well the Union Central is pulling out, [A] and the orchids are in bloom.
[E] I've only got me one good shirt left, [A] and it smells of stale perfume.
[E] In fourteen months I've only smiled once, and I didn't do it [A] consciously.
_ [E] _ Somebody's got to find your trail, [A] I guess it [E] must be up to me.
_ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ It [E] was like a revelation, when [A] you betrayed me with your touch.
[E] I just [Abm] about convinced [E] myself, [A] but nothing had changed that much.
[E] The old rounder in the iron mask, slipped me the master [A] key.
[E] Somebody had to unlock your [Dbm] heart, he said it was [E] up to me.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] Well I watched you slowly disappear, [A] down into the officers club.
[E] I would have followed you in the door, [A] but I didn't have a ticket stub.
[E] So I waited all night till the break of day, hoping one of us could [A] get free.
[E] When the dawn came over the river [A] bridge, I knew it [E] was up to me. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] Well the only decent thing I did, [A] when I worked as a postal clerk,
[E] was to haul your picture down off the [A] wall, near the cage where I used to work.
[E] Was I a fool or not to try to protect your [A] identity?
[E] You looked [Abm] a little burned out my [A] friend, I thought it might [E] be up to me.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [E] Well I met somebody face to [A] face, and I had to remove my hat.
[E] She's everything I need in [A] love, but I can't be swayed by that.
[E] It frightens me the awful truth, of how sweet life [A] can be.
[E] But she ain't a gonna make a [A] move, I guess it must be [E] up to me.
_ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] We heard the sermon on the mount, [A] and I knew it was too complex.
[E] It didn't amount to anything more, than [A] what the broken glass reflects.
[E] When you bite off more than you can chew, you pay the [A] penalty.
_ _ [E] Somebody's got to tell the tale, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] Well Dupree came in pimpin' tonight, [A] to the Thunderbird Cafe.
_ _ [E] Crystal wanted to talk to him, [A] I had to look the other way.
Well [B] I just can't [E] rest without your love, I need your [A] company.
[E] But you ain't a [Abm] gonna cross the line, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me.
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] There's a [E] note left in the bottle, [A] you can give it to Estelle.
[E] She's the one you've been wondering [A] about, but there's really nothing much to [E] tell.
We've [B] both heard voices for a while, now the rest [A] is history.
_ [E] _ Somebody's got to cry some [A] tears, I guess it must be up [E] to me.
_ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] So go on boys and play your hand, [A] life is a pan of mine.
[E] The ringleaders from the county [A] seat say you don't have all that much [E] time.
And the girl with me behind the shades, she ain't my [A] property.
_ [E] One of us has got to hit the road, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me. _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] And if we never meet again, [A] baby remember me.
[E] My lone guitar played sweet for you, [A] that old time melody.
[E] And the harmonica around my neck, I blew it [A] for you free.
[E] No one else could play that tune, [A] you knew it was [E] up to me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Everything went from bad to worse, [A] money never changed a thing.
_ [E] Death kept following, tracking us down, [A] at least I heard your bluebird sing.
[E] _
[B] Now somebody's [E] got to show their hand, time is an [A] enemy.
_ _ [E] I know you're long [A] gone, I guess it must be [E] up to me. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] If I'd have thought about it, I never would have done [A] it, I guess I would have let it slide.
[E] If I'd have paid attention to what others were thinking, [A] the heart inside me would have [E] died.
I was [B] just too [E] stubborn to ever be governed by [Ebm] enforced [A] insanity.
_ [E] Someone had to reach for the rising star, [A] I guess it was [E] up to me. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Well the Union Central is pulling out, [A] and the orchids are in bloom.
[E] I've only got me one good shirt left, [A] and it smells of stale perfume.
[E] In fourteen months I've only smiled once, and I didn't do it [A] consciously.
_ [E] _ Somebody's got to find your trail, [A] I guess it [E] must be up to me.
_ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ It [E] was like a revelation, when [A] you betrayed me with your touch.
[E] I just [Abm] about convinced [E] myself, [A] but nothing had changed that much.
[E] The old rounder in the iron mask, slipped me the master [A] key.
[E] Somebody had to unlock your [Dbm] heart, he said it was [E] up to me.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] Well I watched you slowly disappear, [A] down into the officers club.
[E] I would have followed you in the door, [A] but I didn't have a ticket stub.
[E] So I waited all night till the break of day, hoping one of us could [A] get free.
[E] When the dawn came over the river [A] bridge, I knew it [E] was up to me. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] Well the only decent thing I did, [A] when I worked as a postal clerk,
[E] was to haul your picture down off the [A] wall, near the cage where I used to work.
[E] Was I a fool or not to try to protect your [A] identity?
[E] You looked [Abm] a little burned out my [A] friend, I thought it might [E] be up to me.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [E] Well I met somebody face to [A] face, and I had to remove my hat.
[E] She's everything I need in [A] love, but I can't be swayed by that.
[E] It frightens me the awful truth, of how sweet life [A] can be.
[E] But she ain't a gonna make a [A] move, I guess it must be [E] up to me.
_ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] We heard the sermon on the mount, [A] and I knew it was too complex.
[E] It didn't amount to anything more, than [A] what the broken glass reflects.
[E] When you bite off more than you can chew, you pay the [A] penalty.
_ _ [E] Somebody's got to tell the tale, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] Well Dupree came in pimpin' tonight, [A] to the Thunderbird Cafe.
_ _ [E] Crystal wanted to talk to him, [A] I had to look the other way.
Well [B] I just can't [E] rest without your love, I need your [A] company.
[E] But you ain't a [Abm] gonna cross the line, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me.
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] There's a [E] note left in the bottle, [A] you can give it to Estelle.
[E] She's the one you've been wondering [A] about, but there's really nothing much to [E] tell.
We've [B] both heard voices for a while, now the rest [A] is history.
_ [E] _ Somebody's got to cry some [A] tears, I guess it must be up [E] to me.
_ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] So go on boys and play your hand, [A] life is a pan of mine.
[E] The ringleaders from the county [A] seat say you don't have all that much [E] time.
And the girl with me behind the shades, she ain't my [A] property.
_ [E] One of us has got to hit the road, [A] I guess it must be [E] up to me. _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] And if we never meet again, [A] baby remember me.
[E] My lone guitar played sweet for you, [A] that old time melody.
[E] And the harmonica around my neck, I blew it [A] for you free.
[E] No one else could play that tune, [A] you knew it was [E] up to me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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