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.
Up on the roof guitar chords and lyrics.
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 oh come on honey up on the roof fade note.
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.
Dedicated to my good friend phil watson who loved playing with the drifters and sharing music with others.
Up on the roof chords by carole king.
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.
Capo 1st for the real key of ab major.