Song From The Sixteenth Floor Chords by Paul Kelly
Tempo:
120.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [F]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] I'm [F] leaning out [C] [Bb] my window.
[C] [F]
Sky's on [C] fire, [F]
streets all aglow.
And somebody's singing [C] to [Bb] the radio.
[C] I would jump [F] from the 16th floor if only I could.
If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] Put my head [F] in a lion's jaw.
If only I [Bb] could get next to you.
[F] I'm walking the floor.
[C] [F] I'm climbing the walls.
[C] [F] I wake up from dreaming.
[C] [Bb]
That's when I fall.
[C] I would jump [F] from the 16th floor.
[Dm] If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] Put my head [F] in a lion's jaw.
[Dm] If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] Take a ride [F] on a wrecking ball.
[Dm] Yes, I [Bb] would, darling.
[Gm] [Dm] Every day [C] I speak your name.
[Gm] If I had [Dm] wings, [C] I'd fly.
[Gm] But [Dm] you're not here [Bb] to hold me.
[C] I would jump [F] from the [Dm] 16th floor.
[Bb]
[C] Put my [F] head in a lion's [Dm] jaw.
[Bb]
[C] I'd walk [F] on burning [Dm] coal.
[Bb]
[C] I'd sell [F] my only [Dm] soul.
Yes, [Bb] I would.
[Gm] [Dm] Every day [C] I speak your name.
[Gm] If [Dm] I had wings, [C] I'd fly.
[Gm] There's [Dm] no one here [Bb] to hold me.
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[Gm] [Am] [F]
[Dm]
[G] [C] I'd walk [F] on burning coal.
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] I'd sell [F] my only [Dm] soul.
[Bb] [C] I'd jump [F] from the [Dm] 16th floor.
[Bb]
[C] Put my [F] head in a lion's jaw.
[Dm] Yes, [Bb] I would.
[C] Take a ride [F] on Niagara [Dm] [Bb] Falls.
[C] Over broken [F] grass I would crawl.
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] I'd walk [F]
on [Dm] burning coal.
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] I'm [F] leaning out [C] [Bb] my window.
[C] [F]
Sky's on [C] fire, [F]
streets all aglow.
And somebody's singing [C] to [Bb] the radio.
[C] I would jump [F] from the 16th floor if only I could.
If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] Put my head [F] in a lion's jaw.
If only I [Bb] could get next to you.
[F] I'm walking the floor.
[C] [F] I'm climbing the walls.
[C] [F] I wake up from dreaming.
[C] [Bb]
That's when I fall.
[C] I would jump [F] from the 16th floor.
[Dm] If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] Put my head [F] in a lion's jaw.
[Dm] If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] Take a ride [F] on a wrecking ball.
[Dm] Yes, I [Bb] would, darling.
[Gm] [Dm] Every day [C] I speak your name.
[Gm] If I had [Dm] wings, [C] I'd fly.
[Gm] But [Dm] you're not here [Bb] to hold me.
[C] I would jump [F] from the [Dm] 16th floor.
[Bb]
[C] Put my [F] head in a lion's [Dm] jaw.
[Bb]
[C] I'd walk [F] on burning [Dm] coal.
[Bb]
[C] I'd sell [F] my only [Dm] soul.
Yes, [Bb] I would.
[Gm] [Dm] Every day [C] I speak your name.
[Gm] If [Dm] I had wings, [C] I'd fly.
[Gm] There's [Dm] no one here [Bb] to hold me.
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[Gm] [Am] [F]
[Dm]
[G] [C] I'd walk [F] on burning coal.
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] I'd sell [F] my only [Dm] soul.
[Bb] [C] I'd jump [F] from the [Dm] 16th floor.
[Bb]
[C] Put my [F] head in a lion's jaw.
[Dm] Yes, [Bb] I would.
[C] Take a ride [F] on Niagara [Dm] [Bb] Falls.
[C] Over broken [F] grass I would crawl.
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] I'd walk [F]
on [Dm] burning coal.
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Dm] [Bb]
Key:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Gm
C
F
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] I'm [F] _ _ leaning out [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ my window.
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
Sky's on [C] fire, _ [F] _ _ _
streets all aglow.
_ _ _ And somebody's singing [C] to [Bb] _ the radio.
_ [C] _ I would jump [F] from the 16th floor _ if only I could.
If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] _ Put my head [F] in a lion's jaw.
_ If only I [Bb] could get next to you.
[F] _ _ _ I'm walking the floor.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ I'm climbing the walls.
[C] _ _ [F] _ I wake up from dreaming.
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
That's when I fall.
[C] _ I would jump [F] from the 16th floor.
_ [Dm] If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] _ Put my head [F] in a lion's jaw.
[Dm] _ If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] _ Take a ride [F] on a wrecking ball.
[Dm] _ _ Yes, I [Bb] would, darling.
_ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] Every day [C] I speak your name.
[Gm] If I had [Dm] wings, [C] I'd fly.
_ _ [Gm] But [Dm] you're not here [Bb] to hold me.
[C] _ I would jump [F] from the _ _ [Dm] 16th floor.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ Put my [F] head in a lion's _ [Dm] _ jaw.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ I'd walk [F] on burning _ _ [Dm] coal.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ I'd sell [F] my only [Dm] soul.
_ Yes, [Bb] I would.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] Every day [C] I speak your name.
[Gm] If [Dm] I had wings, [C] I'd fly.
_ _ [Gm] There's [Dm] no one here [Bb] to hold me.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ I'd walk [F] on burning coal.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ I'd sell [F] my only [Dm] soul. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ I'd jump [F] from the _ _ [Dm] 16th floor.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ Put my [F] head in a lion's jaw.
[Dm] _ _ Yes, [Bb] I would.
_ _ [C] _ Take a ride [F] on Niagara _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] Falls.
_ _ _ [C] _ Over broken [F] grass I would crawl.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ I'd walk [F] _
on [Dm] burning coal.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] I'm [F] _ _ leaning out [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ my window.
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
Sky's on [C] fire, _ [F] _ _ _
streets all aglow.
_ _ _ And somebody's singing [C] to [Bb] _ the radio.
_ [C] _ I would jump [F] from the 16th floor _ if only I could.
If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] _ Put my head [F] in a lion's jaw.
_ If only I [Bb] could get next to you.
[F] _ _ _ I'm walking the floor.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ I'm climbing the walls.
[C] _ _ [F] _ I wake up from dreaming.
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
That's when I fall.
[C] _ I would jump [F] from the 16th floor.
_ [Dm] If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] _ Put my head [F] in a lion's jaw.
[Dm] _ If only [Bb] I could get next to you.
[C] _ Take a ride [F] on a wrecking ball.
[Dm] _ _ Yes, I [Bb] would, darling.
_ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] Every day [C] I speak your name.
[Gm] If I had [Dm] wings, [C] I'd fly.
_ _ [Gm] But [Dm] you're not here [Bb] to hold me.
[C] _ I would jump [F] from the _ _ [Dm] 16th floor.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ Put my [F] head in a lion's _ [Dm] _ jaw.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ I'd walk [F] on burning _ _ [Dm] coal.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ I'd sell [F] my only [Dm] soul.
_ Yes, [Bb] I would.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] Every day [C] I speak your name.
[Gm] If [Dm] I had wings, [C] I'd fly.
_ _ [Gm] There's [Dm] no one here [Bb] to hold me.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ I'd walk [F] on burning coal.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ I'd sell [F] my only [Dm] soul. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ I'd jump [F] from the _ _ [Dm] 16th floor.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ Put my [F] head in a lion's jaw.
[Dm] _ _ Yes, [Bb] I would.
_ _ [C] _ Take a ride [F] on Niagara _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] Falls.
_ _ _ [C] _ Over broken [F] grass I would crawl.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ I'd walk [F] _
on [Dm] burning coal.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _