Up The Down Escalator Chords by The Chameleons

Tempo:
67.7 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

G#

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Chameleons - Up The Down Escalator chords
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[A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] I'm gazing at [F#] faces staring at me with [C#] you Oh, I [F#] suppose it's just the sign of the [C#] times
They [F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] tell me [F#] tomorrow I'll never [C#] arrive But [F#] I've seen it a million [C#] times
[F#] I [C#] [F#]
[G#] lost my [F#] direction without a [G#] single plan Or give me [F#] a hint or [G#] something
If I could free myself from this pain I'd be a better man
This [F#] time I don't like a [G#] result Show them how to [F#] act
No, that must be [C#] something wrong, boys [F#] Yeah, that must be [C#] something wrong, boys
[F#]
[C#] Obnoxious [F#] actions, obnoxious [C#] results Yeah, [F#] I can see just how it feels to be [C#] taught
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] Distorted [F#] pictures and dizzy, [C#] dizzy people [F#] Your spine is beat [C#] apart
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[G#] Faces at [F#] the tables and doors [G#] are stuck But points [F#] aren't leaving something
[G#] Now that I can [F#] arrange to interplay, go [G#] for such fun
No, that must mean [F#] it ain't all There must be [C#] something wrong, boys
[F#] Yeah, there must be something [C#] wrong, boys [F#]
There [C#] [F#] [C#] must be something wrong, boys
Well, drain me down
[E] [D] [A]
[C#m] [F#m]
[A] Here, there's [E] no room down [F#m]
[A] [C#m] anywhere
[F#m]
[G#] Faces at [F#] the tables and doors [G#] are stuck But points [F#] aren't leaving something
[G#] Now that I can [F#] arrange to interplay, go for [G#] such fun
No, that [F#]
must mean it [A#m] ain't all There must be something wrong, boys
Yeah, there [F#] must be something wrong, boys
[C#] [F#] There must be something wrong, boys
Well, drain me [G#] down
[F#] [G#] I'm [F#] draining you [G#] down
[F#] [G#] I'm draining [F#] you down
[G#] [F#] [G#] You're the [F#] swimmer in front [G#] of me
Key:  
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
A
1231
D
1321
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
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To learn The Chameleons - Up The Down Escalator chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C#, F#, C#, G#, F# and G#. A strategic approach would be to train at 33 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 68. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F# Major.

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[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] I'm gazing at [F#] faces staring at me with [C#] you Oh, I [F#] suppose it's just the sign of the [C#] times
They [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] tell me [F#] tomorrow I'll never [C#] arrive But [F#] I've seen it a million [C#] times
[F#] I _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#] lost my [F#] direction without a [G#] single plan Or give me [F#] a hint or [G#] something
If I could free myself from this pain I'd be a better man
This [F#] time I don't like a [G#] result Show them how to [F#] act
No, that must be [C#] something wrong, boys [F#] Yeah, that must be [C#] something wrong, boys _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] Obnoxious [F#] actions, obnoxious [C#] results Yeah, [F#] I can see just how it feels to be [C#] taught
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] Distorted [F#] pictures and dizzy, [C#] dizzy people [F#] Your spine is beat [C#] apart
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#] Faces at [F#] the tables and doors [G#] are stuck But points [F#] aren't leaving something
[G#] Now that I can [F#] arrange to interplay, go [G#] for such fun
No, that must mean [F#] it ain't all There must be [C#] something wrong, boys
[F#] Yeah, there must be something [C#] wrong, boys [F#]
There _ [C#] _ [F#] [C#] must be something wrong, boys
Well, drain me down
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Here, there's [E] no room down [F#m] _
[A] [C#m] anywhere
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] Faces at [F#] the tables and doors [G#] are stuck But points [F#] aren't leaving something
[G#] Now that I can [F#] arrange to interplay, go for [G#] such fun
No, that [F#]
must mean it [A#m] ain't all There must be something wrong, boys
Yeah, there [F#] must be something wrong, boys _
_ [C#] _ [F#] There must be something wrong, boys
Well, drain me [G#] down
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G#] I'm [F#] draining you [G#] down
_ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ I'm draining [F#] you down
[G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ [G#] You're the [F#] swimmer in front [G#] of me _ _ _

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