Chords for James Taylor - Up On The Roof (live)

Tempo:
92.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Bb

Gm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Taylor -  Up On The Roof (live) chords
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[C] [G] [C]
[F] [Cm] [F] When this whole world [D] starts to get any [Gm] down,
And people are just [C] too much for me [Fm] to pay,
[C]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'll climb way up [D] to the top of the [Cm] stairs,
[G] And [Bb] all my cares, it [C] just will, right [F] in its place.
[C] [F] [Bb] Oh, [C] on the roof, [Bb] it's [C] peaceful as [Gm] can be,
[F]
[Bb] [C] [F] And there's a world [Dm] down below, that [Am] don't [Gm] bother me no,
[Bb] No, [C] no, just oh no.
[F] So when I come back home, [Dm] feeling [C] tired and beat,
[Gm] I won't go up where the [Bb] air is fresh [F] and sweet,
[C]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] I'll get far away [Dm] from the hustle [C] and crowd,
[Gm] And all of that rat [C] race [Bb] noise, I've been [F] screaming.
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] Oh, [C] on the roof, [Bb] that's the [C] only place [Bb] I know [F] now,
Look at the [Gm] city, baby, [C] [F] where you just have to [Dm] wish,
[C] To make [Gm] it so, [Bb] let's go up [C] on [F] that roof.
[C]
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [F] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] And that [C] night the stars, [Bb] they put [C] on so [Gm] full [F]
screen,
[Gm] [C] [F] And [C] darling, you [Dm] can share it, [Am] share it [Gm] all with me,
And I said, [C] I keep on telling [F] you that I'll write this sweet,
Down [Dm] in the middle [Am] of [C] my [Gm] town, I found a [C] paradise,
[Bb] Just about trouble [F] proof,
[Bb] [C] [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts to get in your [Am] ground,
[Gm] [Bb] There's room in the floor to laugh up [F] on my roof.
[C] [Dm] Up [Bb] on my [F]
roof, [Bb] [F] up on my roof,
[C] [Dm] And up [Gm] and down I'm swinging [F] on up, swinging on up,
To my long house, [C] my house.
[F] Now I'm going [C] to chill in [F] the room, [C] [Dm] 95 [C] off the [Dm] stairs,
And you'll see,
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] That smile up above, and the city lights below,
[Dm] And I'm going to [Bb] chill in the room, 95 [Cm] off [F] the stairs,
[C]
[F] That smile up above, [Gm] and the city lights [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [C]
[F]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] below,
[Bb]
Key:  
C
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F
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Bb
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Gm
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Dm
2311
C
3211
F
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Bb
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To learn James Taylor - (North Sea Jazz Festival, 11.07.2009) Up On The Roof chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, Bb, C, F, C, Dm and C. For best results, commence at 46 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 93. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] When this whole world [D] starts to get any [Gm] down,
And people are just [C] too much for me [Fm] to pay,
[C] _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] I'll climb way up [D] to the top of the [Cm] stairs,
[G] And [Bb] all my cares, it [C] just will, right [F] in its place.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Oh, [C] on the roof, [Bb] it's [C] peaceful as [Gm] can be,
[F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] And there's a world [Dm] down below, that [Am] don't [Gm] bother me no,
[Bb] No, [C] no, just oh no.
[F] So when I come back home, [Dm] feeling [C] tired and beat,
[Gm] I won't go up where the [Bb] air is fresh [F] and sweet,
[C] _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] I'll get far away [Dm] from the hustle [C] and crowd,
[Gm] And all of that rat [C] race [Bb] noise, I've been [F] _ screaming.
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Oh, [C] on the roof, [Bb] that's the [C] only place [Bb] I know [F] now,
Look at the [Gm] city, baby, [C] _ [F] where you just have to [Dm] wish,
[C] To make [Gm] it so, _ [Bb] let's go up [C] on [F] that roof.
[C] _
[F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] And that [C] night the stars, [Bb] they put [C] on so [Gm] full [F]
screen,
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ [F] And [C] darling, you [Dm] can share it, [Am] share it [Gm] all with me, _
And I said, [C] I keep on telling [F] you that I'll write this sweet,
Down [Dm] in the middle [Am] of [C] my [Gm] town, I found a [C] paradise,
[Bb] _ Just about trouble [F] proof, _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] And if this old world [Dm] starts to get in your [Am] ground,
[Gm] [Bb] There's room in the floor to laugh up [F] on my roof.
_ _ _ [C] [Dm] Up [Bb] on my _ [F]
roof, _ [Bb] _ [F] up on my roof,
_ _ _ [C] [Dm] And up [Gm] and down I'm swinging [F] on up, swinging on up,
To my long house, [C] my house.
[F] _ Now I'm going [C] to chill in [F] the room, [C] [Dm] 95 [C] off the [Dm] stairs,
And you'll see, _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] That smile up above, and the city lights below,
[Dm] _ And I'm going to [Bb] chill in the room, 95 _ [Cm] off [F] the stairs,
[C] _
[F] That _ smile up above, [Gm] and the city lights _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] below,
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _

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