Chords for James Taylor and Ben Taylor - Up On The Roof - Raleigh

Tempo:
91.1 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Gm

Bb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Taylor and Ben Taylor - Up On The Roof - Raleigh chords
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[F] [C] [F] The smoke of the woods [D] strokes the dead in me now, and [Gm] people on the street [C] walk on.
[F]
[Bb] [C] [F] I climb way up to the [Dm] top of the stairs, [G] and all [Gm] I hear is the [C] river, I [F] am scared.
[C] [F] [Bb]
On the [C] roof, it [Dm] sleeps for [C] the last [Gm] family, [F] [Bb] [C] [F]
there's [D] a world [Dm] [Am] [Gm]
beneath.
[C] So [F] when you come home, [D] even dire [Am] you'll meet, I [G] won't [Gm] go anywhere, [G] it's best had [F] it's way.
[Bb] [C] [F] Out in faraway, in the [D] foothills of the [Am] proud, in [G] an old man's rat race, no one can [F]
sleep.
[C] [Bb]
On [C] the [Bb] old [C] place [Gm] I know, [F] look at the [Bb] city, [C] [Dm] where [C] beauties have [Dm] to wish.
Make [Gm] this so, let [C] it go.
All [F] the [D] [Gm]
[F] [G] [F]
[C] [F] [Bb] red-eyed, [C] blue stars, [Bb] run on the shore.
[Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
God, if you could [Dm] share, share it all [Gm] with me, you and [F] I could break these bones and a new bed of rice.
And get up [D] to the middle of this town, [Gm] I found a rock I [G] could [F] hold.
[Bb] [C] [F] And if it's over, [D] I'm getting [Am] you out [G] of this room [Gm] and up towards [C] a home.
[D] God, [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [G] [F]
[Dm] if [Gm]
[F] [Gm] [F]
[D] [G]
[F] [G] you [F]
[Dm] [G]
could [F]
[Dm] [D] [Gm]
[F] [G] [C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[N]
[Dm] share, share it [Am] all with [Gm] me,
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F
134211111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] The smoke of the woods [D] strokes the dead in me now, and [Gm] people on the street [C] walk on.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I climb way up to the [Dm] top of the stairs, [G] and all [Gm] I hear is the [C] river, I [F] am scared.
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb]
On the [C] roof, it [Dm] sleeps for [C] the last [Gm] family, _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F]
there's [D] a world _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm]
beneath.
_ _ [C] _ _ So [F] when you come home, [D] even dire [Am] you'll meet, I [G] won't [Gm] go anywhere, [G] _ it's best had [F] it's way.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] Out in faraway, in the [D] foothills of the [Am] proud, in [G] an old man's rat race, no one can [F]
sleep.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
On [C] the _ [Bb] old [C] place [Gm] I know, [F] look at the [Bb] city, _ [C] _ [Dm] where [C] beauties have [Dm] to wish.
Make [Gm] this so, let [C] it go.
All [F] the _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] red-eyed, [C] blue stars, [Bb] run on the shore.
_ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F]
God, if you could [Dm] share, share it all [Gm] with me, you and [F] I could break these bones and a new bed of rice.
And get up [D] to the middle of this town, [Gm] I found a rock I [G] _ _ could [F] hold.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] And if it's over, [D] I'm getting [Am] you out [G] of this room [Gm] and up towards [C] a home. _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ God, [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Dm] if _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ you _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ could _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] share, share it [Am] all with [Gm] me,

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