Dedicated to my good friend phil watson who loved playing with the drifters and sharing music with others.
Up on the roof guitar chords and lyrics.
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Up on the roof chords by carole king.
Em oh come on honey up on the roof fade note.
Up on the roof carol king verse 1 g em when this old world starts getting me down c d g and people are just too much for me to face em i ll climb way up to the top of the stairs c d g and all my cares just drift right into space chorus c on the roof it s peaceful as can be g em c d and there the world below can t bother me let me tell you.
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.
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.
Rodney henson chord version d bm f m7 when this old world starts a getting me down em7 a7sus4 d 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 and all my cares just drift right into space g a7 g b a7 em7 on the roof it s peaceful as can be d bm f m7 em7 a7sus4 and there the world.