Chords for James Taylor sings "Up On the Roof"
Tempo:
91.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I didn't know how to deal with them, so I used to do this.
And as soon as I got up there, it all got better.
[G] Ladies and gentlemen, James Taylor.
[Cm] [F] [Bb] [F] When it's over, [Dm] it starts to get [Am] in me [Gm] down.
And people are just too much [F] for me to fake.
[C] [F] [Bb] [C] I'm on [F] a climb way up [Dm] to the top of [Am] the stairs.
[C] And [Gm] all my cares [F] exist [Bb] right [F] in space.
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] Oh, on [C] the roof, [Dm] it's peaceful [C] as [Gm] can [F] be.
[Bb] [F] And there, [C] the wind [Dm] can blow.
It [Am] don't bother [Gm] me no how.
But no, so [F] can I.
Come home, [Dm] feeling tired [Am] and beat.
I [Gm] won't go up where the [F] air is fresh and sweet [C] for you.
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'll get far away from the [Am] hustling crowd
[Gm] and all that rat race noise [D] [C] of in [F] [C]
[F]-street.
[Bb] [C] [F] Oh, [Bb] on [C] the roof, [Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know
[F] where [Bb] [C] [F] you [C] just have to [Dm] reach [Am] to make [Gm] it so.
[F] [Gm] [F] I'm up [C] [Dm] on [Gm] my roof.
[F] [Bb] [Dm] [F] God puts a room in the [C] night.
[Dm] I'm [C] upstairs [Dm] in the [Gm] E.C..B. [F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Cm] [G]
And as soon as I got up there, it all got better.
[G] Ladies and gentlemen, James Taylor.
[Cm] [F] [Bb] [F] When it's over, [Dm] it starts to get [Am] in me [Gm] down.
And people are just too much [F] for me to fake.
[C] [F] [Bb] [C] I'm on [F] a climb way up [Dm] to the top of [Am] the stairs.
[C] And [Gm] all my cares [F] exist [Bb] right [F] in space.
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] Oh, on [C] the roof, [Dm] it's peaceful [C] as [Gm] can [F] be.
[Bb] [F] And there, [C] the wind [Dm] can blow.
It [Am] don't bother [Gm] me no how.
But no, so [F] can I.
Come home, [Dm] feeling tired [Am] and beat.
I [Gm] won't go up where the [F] air is fresh and sweet [C] for you.
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'll get far away from the [Am] hustling crowd
[Gm] and all that rat race noise [D] [C] of in [F] [C]
[F]-street.
[Bb] [C] [F] Oh, [Bb] on [C] the roof, [Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know
[F] where [Bb] [C] [F] you [C] just have to [Dm] reach [Am] to make [Gm] it so.
[F] [Gm] [F] I'm up [C] [Dm] on [Gm] my roof.
[F] [Bb] [Dm] [F] God puts a room in the [C] night.
[Dm] I'm [C] upstairs [Dm] in the [Gm] E.C..B. [F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Cm] [G]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Dm
Gm
F
C
Bb
I didn't know how to deal with them, so I used to do this.
And as soon as I got up there, it all got better.
[G] _ Ladies and gentlemen, James Taylor.
[Cm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ When it's over, [Dm] it starts to get [Am] in me [Gm] down.
And people are just too much [F] for me to fake.
[C] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ I'm on [F] a climb way up [Dm] to the top of [Am] the stairs.
[C] And [Gm] all my cares [F] exist [Bb] right [F] in _ space.
[Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Oh, on [C] the roof, [Dm] it's peaceful [C] as [Gm] can [F] be.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] And there, [C] the wind [Dm] can blow.
It [Am] don't bother [Gm] me no how.
_ But no, so [F] can I.
Come home, [Dm] feeling tired [Am] and beat.
I [Gm] won't go up where the [F] air is fresh and sweet [C] for you.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'll get far away from the [Am] hustling crowd
[Gm] and all that rat race noise [D] [C] of in [F] _ [C]
[F]-street.
[Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ Oh, [Bb] on [C] the roof, [Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know
[F] where _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] you [C] just have to [Dm] reach [Am] to make [Gm] it so.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] I'm up _ [C] _ [Dm] _ on [Gm] my roof.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] God puts a room in the [C] night.
[Dm] I'm [C] upstairs [Dm] in the [Gm] E.C..B. [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
And as soon as I got up there, it all got better.
[G] _ Ladies and gentlemen, James Taylor.
[Cm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ When it's over, [Dm] it starts to get [Am] in me [Gm] down.
And people are just too much [F] for me to fake.
[C] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ I'm on [F] a climb way up [Dm] to the top of [Am] the stairs.
[C] And [Gm] all my cares [F] exist [Bb] right [F] in _ space.
[Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Oh, on [C] the roof, [Dm] it's peaceful [C] as [Gm] can [F] be.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] And there, [C] the wind [Dm] can blow.
It [Am] don't bother [Gm] me no how.
_ But no, so [F] can I.
Come home, [Dm] feeling tired [Am] and beat.
I [Gm] won't go up where the [F] air is fresh and sweet [C] for you.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] I'll get far away from the [Am] hustling crowd
[Gm] and all that rat race noise [D] [C] of in [F] _ [C]
[F]-street.
[Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ Oh, [Bb] on [C] the roof, [Dm] that's the only [C] place that [Gm] I know
[F] where _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] you [C] just have to [Dm] reach [Am] to make [Gm] it so.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] I'm up _ [C] _ [Dm] _ on [Gm] my roof.
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] God puts a room in the [C] night.
[Dm] I'm [C] upstairs [Dm] in the [Gm] E.C..B. [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
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[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _