Chords for Otis Clay "The Only Way Is Up"
Tempo:
126.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
Well, [G] [Am] well, well, [G] [Am]
[G]
[F] [Em]
[Am] we're gonna make it, [Em]
[F] we're gonna make it [G] baby.
[Am] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F] We've been [C] broken down to [F] the lowest turn.
[C] And being on the bottom now [F] sure ain't no fun.
[C] If we should be evicted from
[F] our home, we'd [C] better move somewhere else.
[F] Still carry on,
[C] [G] yeah, [Bm]
[Am] [F] you and me baby.
[Dm]
[C] I [Em] know love
[F] won't [Am] see us through.
The only [C] way is up, [G] yeah, [F] for me and you now.
The only [C] way is up, baby, [Em]
[F] for me and you now.
Now
[G] [Am] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [F] [G] [G]
[F] [Am] [D] we [C] may not know where [F] our next meal is coming from.
But [C] with you by my side, baby, [F] I can face whatever the hills may call.
[C] Girl, I want to thank you [F] for loving me this way.
[C] It may feel a little dark now, but [F] there'll be a brighter day.
[C] Hold on, [G] hold [Bm] on,
[Am] [F] won't be long now.
[C] Hold [Em] on, hold [F] on, ain't [Dm] gonna [C] wait no [Em] more.
Baby, [F] for me and you.
The [Dm] only [C] way is up, [Em] baby, [F] for me and you [Am] now.
[C]
[G]
You and me [C] together, we're [G] gonna make it.
Yeah, [C]
life may be rough, but we [G] can take it.
I [C] truly know [A] we're [G] gonna make it.
[G] The only way [C] is up, baby, [G]
[F] for me and you now.
[Dm] The only [C] way is up, [Em] yeah, [F] for me and you now.
The only [C] way is up, baby, [G]
[F] for me and you [C] now.
[Dm] The only [C] way is up, [Em] yeah, [F] for me and you now.
[Am] The only way is up.
[C] Hold on, [G] hold on,
[F] won't be long now.
The only [G] way [C] is up.
Hold on, [Em] hold [F]
on, [Am] keep your faith, Lord.
[F] The only [C] way is up.
Hold on, [G] hold on, baby.
[F]
Won't be long now.
[C] The only way is up.
Hold [Em] on, hold on.
[F] [Am] [G] [C]
[N]
[Am] [G] [Am]
Well, [G] [Am] well, well, [G] [Am]
[G]
[F] [Em]
[Am] we're gonna make it, [Em]
[F] we're gonna make it [G] baby.
[Am] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C]
[F] We've been [C] broken down to [F] the lowest turn.
[C] And being on the bottom now [F] sure ain't no fun.
[C] If we should be evicted from
[F] our home, we'd [C] better move somewhere else.
[F] Still carry on,
[C] [G] yeah, [Bm]
[Am] [F] you and me baby.
[Dm]
[C] I [Em] know love
[F] won't [Am] see us through.
The only [C] way is up, [G] yeah, [F] for me and you now.
The only [C] way is up, baby, [Em]
[F] for me and you now.
Now
[G] [Am] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [F] [G] [G]
[F] [Am] [D] we [C] may not know where [F] our next meal is coming from.
But [C] with you by my side, baby, [F] I can face whatever the hills may call.
[C] Girl, I want to thank you [F] for loving me this way.
[C] It may feel a little dark now, but [F] there'll be a brighter day.
[C] Hold on, [G] hold [Bm] on,
[Am] [F] won't be long now.
[C] Hold [Em] on, hold [F] on, ain't [Dm] gonna [C] wait no [Em] more.
Baby, [F] for me and you.
The [Dm] only [C] way is up, [Em] baby, [F] for me and you [Am] now.
[C]
[G]
You and me [C] together, we're [G] gonna make it.
Yeah, [C]
life may be rough, but we [G] can take it.
I [C] truly know [A] we're [G] gonna make it.
[G] The only way [C] is up, baby, [G]
[F] for me and you now.
[Dm] The only [C] way is up, [Em] yeah, [F] for me and you now.
The only [C] way is up, baby, [G]
[F] for me and you [C] now.
[Dm] The only [C] way is up, [Em] yeah, [F] for me and you now.
[Am] The only way is up.
[C] Hold on, [G] hold on,
[F] won't be long now.
The only [G] way [C] is up.
Hold on, [Em] hold [F]
on, [Am] keep your faith, Lord.
[F] The only [C] way is up.
Hold on, [G] hold on, baby.
[F]
Won't be long now.
[C] The only way is up.
Hold [Em] on, hold on.
[F] [Am] [G] [C]
[N]
Key:
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[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am]
Well, _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] well, well, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] we're gonna make it, [Em] _ _ _ _
[F] we're gonna make it [G] baby.
[Am] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ We've been [C] broken down _ to _ [F] the lowest turn. _ _ _
[C] And being on the bottom now _ _ [F] sure ain't no fun. _ _ _
[C] If we should be evicted _ from _
[F] our home, _ _ _ we'd [C] better move somewhere else. _ _
[F] Still carry on, _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] yeah, _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ you and me baby.
[Dm] _
[C] I _ [Em] know love _ _
[F] won't _ [Am] see us through.
The only [C] way is up, _ _ [G] yeah, _ [F] for me and you now.
The only [C] way is up, baby, [Em] _ _ _
[F] for me and you now.
Now _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _
[F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ we [C] may not know _ _ _ _ where [F] our next meal is coming from.
_ But [C] with you by my side, baby, _ _ [F] I can face whatever the hills may call. _ _
[C] Girl, I want to thank you _ _ [F] for loving me this way. _ _ _ _
[C] It may feel a little dark now, but [F] there'll be a brighter day. _ _ _
[C] Hold on, _ [G] hold [Bm] on, _
[Am] _ [F] _ won't be long now.
[C] _ _ Hold [Em] on, _ hold [F] _ _ on, _ ain't [Dm] gonna [C] wait no _ [Em] more.
Baby, _ [F] for me and you.
The [Dm] only [C] way is up, _ _ [Em] baby, _ [F] for me and you [Am] now. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You and me [C] together, _ _ we're [G] gonna make it.
_ Yeah, _ [C] _
life may be rough, _ _ but we [G] can take it.
_ _ _ I [C] _ truly know _ _ [A] we're [G] gonna make it.
_ _ [G] The only way [C] is up, baby, [G] _ _ _
[F] for me and you now.
_ [Dm] The only [C] way is up, _ _ [Em] yeah, _ [F] for me and you now.
The only [C] way is up, baby, [G] _ _ _
[F] for me and you [C] now.
[Dm] The only [C] way is _ up, [Em] _ yeah, [F] for me and you now.
[Am] _ The only way is up.
[C] Hold on, _ [G] hold on, _ _
[F] _ won't be long now.
The only [G] way [C] is up.
Hold on, _ [Em] hold [F]
on, _ [Am] keep your faith, Lord.
[F] The only [C] way is up.
Hold on, _ _ [G] hold on, baby.
[F] _
_ _ _ Won't be long now.
[C] The only way is up.
Hold [Em] on, hold on.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am]
Well, _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] well, well, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] we're gonna make it, [Em] _ _ _ _
[F] we're gonna make it [G] baby.
[Am] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ We've been [C] broken down _ to _ [F] the lowest turn. _ _ _
[C] And being on the bottom now _ _ [F] sure ain't no fun. _ _ _
[C] If we should be evicted _ from _
[F] our home, _ _ _ we'd [C] better move somewhere else. _ _
[F] Still carry on, _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] yeah, _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ [F] _ you and me baby.
[Dm] _
[C] I _ [Em] know love _ _
[F] won't _ [Am] see us through.
The only [C] way is up, _ _ [G] yeah, _ [F] for me and you now.
The only [C] way is up, baby, [Em] _ _ _
[F] for me and you now.
Now _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _
[F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ we [C] may not know _ _ _ _ where [F] our next meal is coming from.
_ But [C] with you by my side, baby, _ _ [F] I can face whatever the hills may call. _ _
[C] Girl, I want to thank you _ _ [F] for loving me this way. _ _ _ _
[C] It may feel a little dark now, but [F] there'll be a brighter day. _ _ _
[C] Hold on, _ [G] hold [Bm] on, _
[Am] _ [F] _ won't be long now.
[C] _ _ Hold [Em] on, _ hold [F] _ _ on, _ ain't [Dm] gonna [C] wait no _ [Em] more.
Baby, _ [F] for me and you.
The [Dm] only [C] way is up, _ _ [Em] baby, _ [F] for me and you [Am] now. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You and me [C] together, _ _ we're [G] gonna make it.
_ Yeah, _ [C] _
life may be rough, _ _ but we [G] can take it.
_ _ _ I [C] _ truly know _ _ [A] we're [G] gonna make it.
_ _ [G] The only way [C] is up, baby, [G] _ _ _
[F] for me and you now.
_ [Dm] The only [C] way is up, _ _ [Em] yeah, _ [F] for me and you now.
The only [C] way is up, baby, [G] _ _ _
[F] for me and you [C] now.
[Dm] The only [C] way is _ up, [Em] _ yeah, [F] for me and you now.
[Am] _ The only way is up.
[C] Hold on, _ [G] hold on, _ _
[F] _ won't be long now.
The only [G] way [C] is up.
Hold on, _ [Em] hold [F]
on, _ [Am] keep your faith, Lord.
[F] The only [C] way is up.
Hold on, _ _ [G] hold on, baby.
[F] _
_ _ _ Won't be long now.
[C] The only way is up.
Hold [Em] on, hold on.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _