Up And Down World Chords by Bobby Bland
Tempo:
97 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#m
Bm
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[A#] [F#m] You up on your feet now, baby, [A] and you're leaving me all [F#m] alone, yeah.
When you know that my nose [Bm] is [A] down to the grinding stone.
[F#m] You rode this gravy train [A] since the day I met you.
[F#m] But remember what goes around [Bm] [A] also comes around [F#m] too.
Cause it's an up and [D] down [Bm] world.
[C]
[E] It's [A] an up and down [D] [A] world.
[A]
[A] Lord, [D] it might be cold [E] sometimes.
But it's an [A] up and down world.
[B] [G] [F#m] It might be nice and warm today.
[A] Tomorrow may be [D] drizzling cold.
[F#m] Saw a hobo the other day.
[Bm] [A] [A] It once had his weight in gold.
[F#m] But go ahead on, pretty baby, [A] and I'll gladly set you free.
[F#m] Cause I know that old son of a [Bm] bear [A] will one day rise and shine for me.
Cause it's an [D] up and down world.
[E]
It's an [A] up and down world.
[D] Might be cold.
[Bm] [E]
But it's an [A] up and down world.
[Em] [F] [F#m] You up on your feet now, baby.
[A] And you're leaving me all alone, [F#m] yeah.
When you know that my [Bm] nose [A] is down to the grinding [F#m] stone.
Rode this gravy [Bm] train [F#m] [A] since the day I met you.
[F#m] But remember what goes around, [Bm] [A] well, it also comes around too.
Cause it's [D] an up and down world.
[E] It's [A] an up and [F#m] down world.
[A]
Lord, [D] it might be cold.
[Bm] [E]
But it's [A] an up and down [A] world.
You know what?
You [D] might be up today and [Bm] down [E] tomorrow.
Because [A] it's an up and down world.
Lord, [D] it might be cold, [E] baby.
But it's an [A] up and down world.
[D] [Bm]
[A#] [F#m] You up on your feet now, baby, [A] and you're leaving me all [F#m] alone, yeah.
When you know that my nose [Bm] is [A] down to the grinding stone.
[F#m] You rode this gravy train [A] since the day I met you.
[F#m] But remember what goes around [Bm] [A] also comes around [F#m] too.
Cause it's an up and [D] down [Bm] world.
[C]
[E] It's [A] an up and down [D] [A] world.
[A]
[A] Lord, [D] it might be cold [E] sometimes.
But it's an [A] up and down world.
[B] [G] [F#m] It might be nice and warm today.
[A] Tomorrow may be [D] drizzling cold.
[F#m] Saw a hobo the other day.
[Bm] [A] [A] It once had his weight in gold.
[F#m] But go ahead on, pretty baby, [A] and I'll gladly set you free.
[F#m] Cause I know that old son of a [Bm] bear [A] will one day rise and shine for me.
Cause it's an [D] up and down world.
[E]
It's an [A] up and down world.
[D] Might be cold.
[Bm] [E]
But it's an [A] up and down world.
[Em] [F] [F#m] You up on your feet now, baby.
[A] And you're leaving me all alone, [F#m] yeah.
When you know that my [Bm] nose [A] is down to the grinding [F#m] stone.
Rode this gravy [Bm] train [F#m] [A] since the day I met you.
[F#m] But remember what goes around, [Bm] [A] well, it also comes around too.
Cause it's [D] an up and down world.
[E] It's [A] an up and [F#m] down world.
[A]
Lord, [D] it might be cold.
[Bm] [E]
But it's [A] an up and down [A] world.
You know what?
You [D] might be up today and [Bm] down [E] tomorrow.
Because [A] it's an up and down world.
Lord, [D] it might be cold, [E] baby.
But it's an [A] up and down world.
[D] [Bm]
Key:
A
F#m
Bm
D
E
A
F#m
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [F#m] _ _ You up on your feet now, baby, [A] _ _ and you're leaving me all _ [F#m] alone, yeah.
_ When you know that my nose [Bm] is [A] _ _ down to the grinding stone.
[F#m] _ _ You rode this gravy train _ [A] since the day I met you.
[F#m] _ _ _ But remember what goes around [Bm] _ [A] _ also comes around [F#m] too.
Cause it's an up and [D] down [Bm] world.
_ [C] _
_ [E] It's [A] an up and down [D] [A] world.
[A] _
_ [A] Lord, [D] it might be cold [E] sometimes.
But it's an [A] up and down world. _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ [F#m] _ It might be nice and warm today.
_ _ [A] _ _ Tomorrow may be [D] drizzling cold.
_ [F#m] _ _ Saw a hobo the other day.
[Bm] _ [A] _ [A] It once had his weight in gold.
_ [F#m] _ _ But go ahead on, pretty baby, _ [A] _ and I'll gladly set you free.
[F#m] _ _ Cause I know that old son of a [Bm] bear [A] will one day rise and shine for me.
Cause it's an [D] up and down world.
_ [E] _
_ It's an [A] up and down world. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Might be cold.
[Bm] _ [E] _
But it's an [A] up and down world. _ _
_ [Em] _ [F] _ [F#m] _ _ You up on your feet now, baby.
[A] And _ you're leaving me all alone, [F#m] yeah.
When you know that my [Bm] nose [A] is down to the grinding [F#m] stone.
_ _ Rode this gravy [Bm] train [F#m] _ _ [A] _ since the day I met you.
_ [F#m] _ _ But remember what goes around, [Bm] _ [A] _ well, it also comes around too.
Cause it's [D] an up and down world. _ _
[E] _ It's [A] an up and [F#m] down world.
[A] _
_ _ Lord, [D] it might be cold.
[Bm] _ [E] _
_ But it's [A] an up and down [A] world. _
_ You know what?
You [D] might be up today and [Bm] down [E] tomorrow.
_ Because [A] it's an up and down world. _
_ Lord, [D] it might be cold, [E] baby.
But it's an [A] up and down world. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [F#m] _ _ You up on your feet now, baby, [A] _ _ and you're leaving me all _ [F#m] alone, yeah.
_ When you know that my nose [Bm] is [A] _ _ down to the grinding stone.
[F#m] _ _ You rode this gravy train _ [A] since the day I met you.
[F#m] _ _ _ But remember what goes around [Bm] _ [A] _ also comes around [F#m] too.
Cause it's an up and [D] down [Bm] world.
_ [C] _
_ [E] It's [A] an up and down [D] [A] world.
[A] _
_ [A] Lord, [D] it might be cold [E] sometimes.
But it's an [A] up and down world. _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ [F#m] _ It might be nice and warm today.
_ _ [A] _ _ Tomorrow may be [D] drizzling cold.
_ [F#m] _ _ Saw a hobo the other day.
[Bm] _ [A] _ [A] It once had his weight in gold.
_ [F#m] _ _ But go ahead on, pretty baby, _ [A] _ and I'll gladly set you free.
[F#m] _ _ Cause I know that old son of a [Bm] bear [A] will one day rise and shine for me.
Cause it's an [D] up and down world.
_ [E] _
_ It's an [A] up and down world. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Might be cold.
[Bm] _ [E] _
But it's an [A] up and down world. _ _
_ [Em] _ [F] _ [F#m] _ _ You up on your feet now, baby.
[A] And _ you're leaving me all alone, [F#m] yeah.
When you know that my [Bm] nose [A] is down to the grinding [F#m] stone.
_ _ Rode this gravy [Bm] train [F#m] _ _ [A] _ since the day I met you.
_ [F#m] _ _ But remember what goes around, [Bm] _ [A] _ well, it also comes around too.
Cause it's [D] an up and down world. _ _
[E] _ It's [A] an up and [F#m] down world.
[A] _
_ _ Lord, [D] it might be cold.
[Bm] _ [E] _
_ But it's [A] an up and down [A] world. _
_ You know what?
You [D] might be up today and [Bm] down [E] tomorrow.
_ Because [A] it's an up and down world. _
_ Lord, [D] it might be cold, [E] baby.
But it's an [A] up and down world. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _