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#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Up On The Roof Chords Written by Carole King Performed by The Drifters G Em When this old world starts getting me down C Am G And people are just too much for me to face Em I climb way up to the top of the stairs C Am G And all my cares just drift right into space C On the roof, it's peaceful as can be G Em C (C-C#) D And there the world below can't bother me Let me tell you now [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/drifters/332677.html ] G Em When I come home feelin' tired and beat C Am G I go up where the air is fresh and sweet (up on the roof) Em I get away from the hustling crowd C Am G And all that rat-race noise down in the street (up on the roof) C On the roof, the only place I know G Em C (C-C#) D Where you just have to wish to make it so G Let's go up on the roof (up on the roof) C At night the stars put on a show for free G Em C (C-C#) D And, darling, you can share it all with me I keep a-tellin' you G Em Right smack dab in the middle of town C Am G I've found a par-a-dise that's trouble-proof (up on the roof) G Em And if this world starts getting you down C Am There's room enough for two G Up on the roof (up on the roof) 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: 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. Now I don't mean to imply that my rendition is perfect...the Drifters played it in A-flat. |