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Up on the roof chords.
Chords by viola wills.
Last updated on 03 19 2014.
By drifters in key of g level 5 am chord c am.
Em d f g6 a7sus4 d bm f m7 when this old world starts a getting me down em7 a7sus4 d g a and people are just too much for me to face d bm f m7 i ll climb way up to the top of the stairs em7 a7sus4 d a d and all my cares just drift right into space g a g b a em7 d f g a7sus4 on the roof it s peaceful as can be d bm f m7 em7 a and there the world below don t bother me d bm f m7 when i come home feeling tired and beat em7 a7sus4 d g a i go up where the air is fresh and sweet d bm f m7.
Em i get away from the hustling crowd c d g and all that rat race noise down in the street.
G em when i come home feelin tired and beat c d g i go up where the air is fresh and sweet.
Keep on telling you that d bm f m7 right smack dab in the middle of town em7 d f g a7sus4 d i found a paradise that s trouble proof d bm f m7 and if this old world starts a getting you down em7.
F g c am.
Up on the roof for ukulele key.
Tacet d a d d a b bm7 a b bm7 em7 d f g a7 d a d d g a a d at night the stars put on a show for free g a g b a em7 d f g6 a7 and darling you can share it all with me.
D a d bm7 f m7 em7 let s go up on the roof.
Up on the roof for ukulele key.
Choose and determine which version of up on the roof chords and tabs by james taylor you can play.
Em up on the roof up on the roof g oh come on baby up on the roof em oh come on honey up on the roof fade note.
The drifters up on the roof capo 1 verse 1 g em when this old world starts getting me down c d and people are just too much for me to face g em i ll climb way up to the top of the stairs c d.
Most chord arrangements have a d in place of the am in this version but if you listen carefully to the drifters 1962 hit or the grass roots cover done a few years later it s definitely a minor chord.