James Taylor - Up On The Roof

Capo: 3rd fret

[Intro]
Em D/F# G A
e|——————————–|
B|——0——–3-3—–5-5——|
G|——–2———————–|
D|—-2——–0——-5———-|
A|——————————–|
E|–0——–2——-3——–5—|

[Verse 1]
D Bm7 F#m7
When this old world starts a getting me down
Em7 A7sus4 D Dsus2 D G A
And people are just too much for me to face
D Bm7 F#m7
I’ll climb way up to the top of the stairs
Em7 A7sus4 D Dsus2 D G A D
And all my cares just drift right into space

[Hook]
G A7 G/B A7 Em7 D/F# G A7
On the roof, it’s peaceful as can be
D A/C# Bm7 F#m7 Em7 A7sus4
And there the world below don’t bother me, no, no

[Verse 2]
D Bm7 F#m7
So when I come home feeling tired and beat
Em7 A7sus4 D Dsus2 D G A
I’ll go up where the air is fresh and sweet
D Bm7 F#m7
I’ll get far away from the hustling crowd
Em7 A7sus4 D Dsus2 D G A D
And all the rat-race noise down in the street

[Hook]
G A7 G/B A7 Em7 D/F# G A7
On the roof, that’s the only place I know
D A/C# Bm7 F#m7 Em7
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Asus4 D
Let’s go up on the roof

[Instrumental]
D Dsus2 D B7sus2 Bm7 B7sus2 Bm7
Em7 D/F# G A
D Dsus2 D G A D

[Hook]
G A7
And at night the stars
G/B A7 Em7 D/F# G A7
they put on a show for free
D A/C# Bm7 F#m7 Em7
And, darling, you can share it all with me
A7sus4
That’s what I said. Keep on telling you that

[Verse 3]
D Bm7 F#m7
Right smack dab in the middle of town,
Em7 A7sus4 D Dsus2 D G A
I found a paradise that’s trouble proof
D Bm7 F#m7
And if this old world starts a getting you down
Em7 A7sus4
There’s room enough for two

[Chorus]
D Dsus2 D B7sus2 Bm7 B7sus2 Bm7
Up on a roof
Em7 D/F# G A
Up on a roof
D Dsus2 D B7sus2 Bm7 B7sus2 Bm7
Up on a roof
Em7 D/F# G A
Oh oh…
D Dsus2 D B7sus2 Bm7 B7sus2 Bm7 Em7 D/F# G A
Everything is alright, everything is alright
D Dsus2 D B7sus2 Bm7 B7sus2 Bm7 Em7 D/F# G A
Come on
D Dsus2 D B7sus2 Bm7
Stop what you’re doing tonight and climb up the stairs
B7sus2 Bm7 Em7 D/F# G A
with me and see
D Dsus2 D
We got the stars up above
B7sus2 Bm7 B7sus2 Bm7
and the city lights below
Em7 D/F# G A D Dsus2 D
Oooooooooooohhhhhhhh, up on a roof now
B7sus2 Bm7 B7sus2 Bm7 Em7 D/F# G A D