Chris de Burgh - This Way Up Released: may 19, 1994 Record Company: A&M Records Duration: 45:23 The Band: Chris de Burgh - Lead and Backing Vocals Vic Martin - Keyboards Neil Taylor - Guitar Phil Spalding - Bass and Additional Rhythm Guitars Jimmy Copley - Drums Stephen McDonell - Brass Section on Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans Pete Smith - Additional Backing Vocals Phil Spalding - Additional Backing Vocals Hannah Clive - Additional Backing Vocals on Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans Nick Ingman - String Arrangements for the London Session Orchestra The London Session Orchestra on "Here Is Your Paradise", "You Are the Reason" and "The Son and the Father" Track List: Nr. Name Time Tabber 01. This Silent World 4:07 frankowillo 02. This Is Love 3:47 frankowillo 03. This Weight on Me 4:04 Gunter Kohl 04. Here Is Your Paradise 3:28 NBA96 05. Oh My Brave Hearts 6:51 NBA96 06. Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans 3:25 Betty Lou 07. The Son and the Father 2:49 NBA96 08. Up Here in Heaven 5:56 frankowillo 09. You Are the Reason 4:00 frankowillo 10. Love's Got a Hold on Me 3:44 frankowillo 11. The Snows of New York 3:03 NBA96 and Edward Neve ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 01. This Silent World 4:07 Tabbed by: frankowillo INTRO: G C D (4x)

This silent ^Gworld ^C We're ^Dliving ^Gin ^C

Nobody knows

Nobody knows 'bout me and ^Gyou

N.C.

In silent words ^G ^C We ^Dtalk to^Ggether ^C

Nobody hears

Nobody hears a word we ^Gsay

CHORUS:

And I would give ^Danything to ^Cbe w

ith y

ou ^Gnow Yes, I would give ^Danything to ^Cbe w

ith y

ou ^Gnow Yes, I would give ^Danything to ^Cbe w

ith y

ou ^Gnow

N.C.

In silent dreams ^G ^C We ^Dsleep to^Ggether ^C

Holding you tight

Holding you tight till morning ^Gcomes

N.C.

With silent eyes ^G ^C We ^Dsee each ^Gother ^C

I'm looking at you

I'm looking at you, you look at ^Gme

CHORUS:

And I would give ^Danything to ^Csee y

ou ri

ght ^Gnow Yeah, I would give ^Danything to ^Csee y

ou ri

ght ^Gnow Yes, I would give^D anything to ^Csee y

ou ri

ght ^Gnow

BRIDGE:

Oh, ^EmI don't care what the ^Bmpeople say Our ^Csecret ^Dwill not ^Emfall 'Cause ^BmI know love is ^Emhere to stay We've ^Cgot to keep a ^Dwall ^C 'round a silent ^Gworld ^C ^D ^G ^C

Come over here darling

Come over here and talk to ^Gme

CHORUS:

And I would give ^Danything to ^Chold y

ou ri

ght ^Gnow Yeah, I would giv^De anything to ^Chold y

ou ri

ght ^Gnow Yes, I would give^D anything to ^Chold y

ou ri

ght ^Gnow Yes, I would give^D anything to ^Chold y

ou ri

ght ^Gnow

OUTRO: (# repeat and fade to end #)

This ^Dsilent ^Gworld (I would give ^Canything) This ^Dsilent ^Gworld (I would give ^Canything) This ^Dsilent ^Gworld (I would give ^Canything) This ^Dsilent ^Gworld (I would give ^Canything) This ^Dsilent ^Gworld (I would give ^Canything) This ^Dsilent ^Gworld (I would give ^Canything) This ^Dsilent ^Gworld (I would give ^Canything) This ^Dsilent ^Gworld (I would give ^Canything) This ^Dsilent ^Gworld (I would give ^Canything) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

02. This Is Love 3:47 Tabbed by: frankowillo INTRO: C G C G

It's the ^Cway that you move It's the way that you smile It's your ^Dmskin on my skin

It's that look in your eye

It's the ^Cpromise of you In the heat of the night When you ^Dmopen your door It's the way that you bring me in^Cside

I can ^Ghonestly say, I have ^Amnever before Had a ^Gfeeling so good in my ^Amheart I can ^Ghonestly say that I ^Cknow it for ^Fsure This is ^Clov^Ge (this is ^Flove) This is ^Clov^Ge (this is ^Flove) This is ^Clov^Ge (this is ^Flove) I'm in ^Gyour world

It's the ^Crhythm of you With your hips on my hips It's the ^Dmthings that you do

With your mouth and your lips

The ca^Cress of your hair And your sensual kiss It's the ^Dmway that we share In the moment that goes on for^Cever

When we ^Gfinally fall from this ^Amheaven I feel I am ^Glost in the light of your ^Amheart Oh sweet ^Gangel, it's shining for ^Cyou and for ^Fme This is ^Clov^Ge (this is ^Flove) This is ^Clov^Ge (this is ^Flove) This is ^Clov^Ge (this is ^Flove) I'm in ^Gyour world

BRIDGE:

^EOpen your arms, open your arms And ^Amreach for the ^Gwonder in ^Fme ^BbOpen your eyes, ^Dopen your eyes and ^Gsee

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##) C G

(This is ^Clove) (This is ^Glove) It's the ^Cway that you move

It's the way that you smile

It's your ^Dmskin on my skin It's that look in your eye It's the ^Cpromise of you

In the heat of the night

When you ^Dmopen your door It's the way that you bring me in^Cside (This is ^Clove) (This is ^Glove) It's the ^Crhythm of you

With your hips on my hips

It's the ^Dmthings that you do With your mouth and your lips The ca^Cress of your hair ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

03. This Weight on Me 4:04 Tabbed by: Gunter Kohl Intro: Em7 - A - Em7 - A - Em7

Some are talking^Em7 of revolution, they've got ^Aguns and they ^Em7got cash, But nobody^Am7 knows, nobody gives a damn; ^Em7 So they call in the television who are happy^A to ^Em7oblige, And this nothin^Cg story's on the news tonight, ^Em

I d^Don't nee^Gd this information, I don't need^A7 it anymore, I don't need^C this weight ^Don me, ^Em7 I don't need^G this situation, I have heard^A7 it all before, I don't need^C this weight ^Don me; a^Em7 no, no, no, no, a no, no, no, no, ^A ^Em7

He was good and he was famous and a hero to us all, And his name was known and loved all over the world, But the moment he's dead and buried, They are digging up the dirt, They've got newsmen looking through his life for mud; I don't need this information, I don't need it anymore, I don't need this weight on me, I don't need this situation, I have heard it all before, I don't need this weight on me; no, no, no, no...

For once^E in my life, I'm gonna stand up for ^F#m7truth, ^E/G#Justice and glory forever, ^Aadd9 ^BHad enough^E of the news, I've got media blues, ^F#m7 To fak^E/G#ing and lying I'm gonna ^Aadd9say goo^Bdbye ^C I don't need^D you in my life. ^E

I don't need, I don't need, I don't need this weight on me, I don't need, I don't need, I don't need this weight on me,

I do^Dn't ne^Ged this information, I do^A7n't need it anymore, I don't need^C this weight ^Don me, ^Em7 I don't need^G this aggravation, I have heard^A7 it all before, I don't need^C this weight o^Dn me; no, n^Emo, no, no... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

04. Here Is Your Paradise 3:28 Tabbed by: NBA96 Chords: EADGBe A x02220 A7 x02020 A/C# x42220 Asus4 x02230 A7sus4 x02030 Bb x13331 Bm x24432 C x32010 D xx0232 Dsus2 xx0230 Dsus4 xx0233 Em 022000 F 133211 Fsus4 133311 F#7 242322 G 320033 Gm 355333 Capo 3 Intro: D Dsus2 D Dsus2

^D I never knew l^A/C#ove could be a s^Bmilence in the h^Geart, A m^Emoment when the time^C is st^Asus4ill, ^A ^D And all I've been l^A/C#ooking for is r^Bmight here in my ^Garms, Just w^Emaiting for the ch^Asus4ance t^Ao beg^Din,

^D I never knew l^A/C#ove could be the s^Bmunlight in your ^Geyes, On a d^Emay that you may n^Cot have s^Asus4een, ^A ^D And all I've been s^A/C#earching for, well w^Bmords could never s^Gay, When a t^Emouch is more than ^Asus4 any^Ath^Ding,

^Bm And in the d^F#7ark night, you'll^Bm follow the br^F#7ight light And g^Bmo where the l^Aove must g^Do, And y^Bbou w^Cill w^Fake in the m^Fsus4orning to a br^Fand new day^Fsus4, ^F T^Gmake all your worries aw^Aay,

D A/C# Bm G Em C Asus4 A D A/C# Bm G Em Asus4 A D

^G Maybe you will n^Dever know^A7 how much I l^Bmove you, ^G But of th^Dis, be s^Asus4ure, ^A ^G Here is your p^Daradise^A7sus4, here ^A7is your b^Bmook of life, Where you and ^GI will ^Asus7be for^Aeverm^Dsus2ore, ^D ^G Here is your p^Daradise^A7sus4, here ^A7is your b^Bmook of life, Where you and ^DI will ^Asus7be for^Aeverm^Dore^A/C#. ^Bm ^G ^Em ^Asus4 ^A ^D ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

05. Oh My Brave Hearts 6:51 Tabbed by: NBA96 Capo 3 Verse 1:

Oh my br^Amave hearts, we must l^Ceave this l^Gand tom^Forrow. We can't l^Five here an^Em7ymore.^F And in the q^Guiet hours, we talk before the d^Am7awn.

Verse 2:

And the ^Amold hearts, they are c^Calling fr^Gom the shad^Fows. Telling ^Fus we m^Em7ust not go^F, Oh but we c^Gannot fight, the power of the g^Fun, To take away our l^Gand, they take it from our s^Fons, swear it on my h^Gands.

Chorus:

We will ret^Curn to run here like the w^Golf, And see the hunter's m^Foon and watch our river fl^Gow, It's not gone for^Am7ever.

Verse 3:

Oh my b^Amold hearts, we will g^Co down t^Go the cit^Fy. We will l^Five by c^Em7ity light.^F But in the d^Garkest hour, keep this fire al^Am7ive.

Verse 4:

We will gr^Amow strong, we will br^Cing our w^Gealth tog^Fether. Never sh^Fowing wh^Em7at we have^F, And when the t^Gime has come, we'll reach out for the gu^Fn. Taking back our l^Gand, take it for our s^Fons, swear it on my h^Gands.

Chorus:

We will ret^Curn to run here like the w^Golf, And see the hunter's m^Foon and watch our river fl^Gow. We will ret^Curn to touch the open sk^Gy, And see the eagle fl^Fy and feel the morning r^Gain. It's not gone for^Am7ever.^D.. ^Am7 ^D ^Am7 ^D ^F ^G ^Am7 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

06. Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans 3:25 Tabbed by: Betty Lou E~ E Blonde hair, blue jeans, best thing Iâve ever seen,

^E she looks great, she feels good, lives in my neighbourhood. And when she w^Calks past my house, she br^Dings me to my kn^Eees, itâs lik^Ce a long dark sha^Ddow falling o^Ever me. Iâm talking âbout ....

^E Blonde hair, blue jeans, she haunts me in my dreams, ^E I wake up, I fall down, Iâm lost in what Iâve found. Because she l^Cies beside me and wh^Dispers in my ^Eear : Please, please ! And when I st^Cart to kiss her, sh^De just disapp^Eears.

+ ^AIâm gonna be where I wanna be, tha^Ctâs holding h^Der right next to me. ^AIâm gonna get^C her in my l^Dife, anywa^B7y at all. Iâm talking âbout ....

^E Blonde hair, blue jeans, best thing Iâve ever seen, ^E weâre so right, weâre skin-tight, and Iâll be with her tonight. Iâm gon^Cna bring her up ^Dand take her on t^Ehe floor, and when the m^Corning comes, then sh^Deâs gonna beg ^Efor more.

E ~ ~ + A - C - D - A - C - D - B7 + Iâm talking âbout ....

^C Iâm talking âb

ou^Dt, Iâm talking

â^Ebout, blonde hair, blue jeans. (5x) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

07. The Son and the Father 2:49 Tabbed by: NBA96

I was w^Falking down that road, to the pl^Bbace that was my h^Fome, And the m^Dmemories of a l^Fife go on for^Cever, Here's the v^Fillage, here's the sea and here's the pl^Bbace where it beg^Fan, When I f^Gm7ound mys^Am7elf in the ^Bbarms of L^Fady Madonn^Ca, And then I l^Dmisten for those f^Bbootsteps, c^Foming down the h^Bball, A f^Cather to his young boy, who was h^Dmurting from a fall, You m^Bbust have heard me crying, you m^Dmust have dr^Cied my t^Bbears, But you kn^Fow, I just can't rem^Dmember, just can't rem^Cember, The s^Bbon and the f^Father^Bb, the s^Con and the f^Father^Bb,

Now I'm w^Falking with my boy through the pl^Bbace that is our h^Fome, And the m^Dmemories of his l^Fife are growing for^Cever, ^BbAnd I'm l^Fooking through his eyes at all the w^Bbonders of the w^Forld, Then h^Gm7and in h^Am7and we will m^Bbake this j^Fourney tog^Cether, And we will t^Dmalk of men and p^Bbirates, and h^Feroes in the d^Bbark, I will t^Cell him of the hungers and the m^Dmysteries of the heart, And I will ^Bbalways hear you crying, I will ^Dmalways dr^Cy your t^Bbears, And I pr^Fay you'll ^Calways rem^Dmember, always for^Cever The s^Bbon and the f^Father,^Bb the s^Con and the f^Father,^Bb The s^Con and the f^Father^Bb, ^Am ^Bb the s^Con and the f^Father... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

08. Up Here in Heaven 5:56 Tabbed by: frankowillo INTRO: C Up on the hill, I see it begin

Marking the heroes where they ^Ffall In the stone In the stone, the names of those who have ^Cgone

And over the river, there is a place

Where they remember boys and ^Fmen Widows talk Widows talk of all that they could have ^Cbeen

PRE-CHORUS: We can hear you

We can ^Bbhear you ^Fwhisper our ^Cnames We can see you We can ^Bbsee you ^Freading our ^Cnames

CHORUS:

Up here in ^Fheaven, we stand to^Cgether Both the enemy ^Gand the friend, 'till the end of ^Ctime Up here in ^Fheaven, we are for^Cever There is only one ^Ggod up here, for all of the ^Cworld

What of the children caught in the war?

How can we tell them what it's ^Ffor? When they cry When they ^Ccry, are voices heard anymore?

PRE-CHORUS: Are you listening

Are you ^Bblistening, ^Fmen of the ^Cwar? There is nothing There is ^Bbnothing ^Fworth dying ^Cfor

CHORUS:

Up here in ^Fheaven, we stand to^Cgether Both the enemy ^Gand the friend, 'till the end of ^Ctime Up here in ^Fheaven, we are for^Cever There is only one ^Ggod up here, for all of the ^Cworld La la la ^Flaa, la la la ^Cla la La la la ^Flaa, ooh ooh ooh ^Cooh La la la ^Flaa, la la la ^Cla la There is only one ^Ggod up here, the god of the ^Cworld ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

09. You Are the Reason 4:00 Tabbed by: frankowillo INTRO: Am Dm Am Dm Am A shadow in the moonlight

^DmHere she comes to me ^Am We sit and ^Dmtalk about it ^Fall ^Em

And out in the distance

A dream is over ^E All I've been ^E7working ^Amfor

This is ^Dmnot how I want you to ^Gsee me I have ^Cdone the ^Gbest I ^Acan^Asus4 Now the ^Dmonly thing I be^Glieve in Is a ^Fwoman and a ^Cman ^G ^C

CHORUS:

You are the ^C7reason I ^Fstay in the fight ^G ^C When I can't ^C7take it any^Fmore ^G ^C You are the ^C7reason I ^Fwake in the night And say that ^CI was only ^Gdreaming^C of it ^Amall ^Aadd9 ^Asus4 ^Am ^Aadd9 ^Asus4 ^Am

And now in the dawn light

She ^Dmtalks with me again ^Am Remember ^Dmall the things we've ^Fdone ^Em

Been through the bad times

And we've seen through the sad times ^E We're stronger ^E7than be^Amfore

And you ^Dmpicked me up when I ^Cwas ^Gfalling And you ^Cgave me ^Gback my ^Apride ^Asus4 And you ^Dmlisten when I am ^Gcalling And ^Fhear the man in^Cside ^G ^C

CHORUS:

You are the ^C7reason I ^Fstay in the fight ^G ^C When I can't ^C7take it any^Fmore ^G ^C You are the ^C7reason I ^Fwake in the night And say that ^CI was only ^Gdreaming of it ^Call ^F

INSTRUMENTAL: C Bb F Ab Bb C Bb Am C G C

You are the ^C7reason I ^Fstay in the fight ^C ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Love's Got a Hold on Me 3:44 Tabbed by: frankowillo CAPO: 3rd Fret INTRO: Am F

^AmI got a light shining over me ^FI thought this could never be It's ^Amso amazing, this is what I feel 'Cause ^Glove -

N.C.

love's got a hold on ^Amme

Up in the air, walking down the street

^FSmile like a fool at everyone I meet I ^Amwake in the night, I just can't sleep 'Cause ^Glove -

N.C.

love's got a hold on ^Amme

CHORUS:

^CToo many heartaches, ^Gtoo many tears ^DmToo many women, ^Amtoo many years But I've ^Cgot me a girl, who ^Gtakes me right ^DmAll the way to heaven ^Eday and night

^AmLove is a dance with a different beat ^FI can't stop my dancing feet ^AmI'm as high as I can be 'Cause ^Glove -

N.C.

love's got a ^Amhold on ^Fme

INSTRUMENTAL: Am F Am F G F Am G CHORUS:

^CToo many heartaches, ^Gtoo many tears ^DmToo many women, ^Amtoo many years But I've ^Cgot me a girl, who ^Gtakes me right ^DmAll the way to heaven ^Eday and night

OUTRO: (## ad lib & fade to end ##)

^AmLove's got a hold, a hold on me ^FLove's got a hold, a hold on me ^AmLove's got a hold, a hold on me I said ^Glove -

N.C.

love's got a hold - love's got a hold Love's got a hold on ^Amme ^F Love's got a ^Amhold on me Love's got a ^Fhold on me Love's got a ^Amhold on me Love's got a ^Fhold on me ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. The Snows of New York (Chords) 3:03 Tabbed by: Edward Neve

I can s^Gee you n^Dow by the l^Amight of the d^Emawn, And the s^Cun is risi^Gng ^Dsus4slow, ^D We have t^Galked all n^Dight, and I can't ^Amtalk anym^Emore, But I must st^Cay and y^Dou must ^Ggo;

You have ^Galways b^Deen such a g^Amood friend to ^Emme, Through the th^Cunder and th^Ge ^Dsus4rain, ^D And when you're f^Geeling l^Dost in the s^Amnows of New Y^Emork, Lift your h^Ceart and th^Dink of ^Gme;

There are t^Emhose who fail, there are th^Bose who fall, There are th^Cose who w^Gill never^Dsus4 win, ^D Then there are th^Gose who f^Dight for the t^Amhings they bel^Emieve, And these are m^Cen like y^Dou and ^Gme;

In my dr^Geam we w^Dalked, you and ^AmI to the s^Emhore, Leaving fo^Cotprints by t^Ghe^Dsus4 sea, ^D And when there w^Gas just o^Dne set of pr^Amints in the s^Emand, That was wh^Cen you c^Darried ^Gme;

When you're fe^Geling l^Dost in the s^Amnows of New Y^Emork, Lift your h^Ceart and th^Dink of ^Gme, Lift your h^Ceart and th^Dink of ^Gme. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. The Snows of New York (Tab) 3:03 Tabbed by: NBA96 Throughout the song you hear a fingerpicking pattern. With every chords below you play this pattern. In the third verse you play Em and B, beware to play those patterns 2 times. G D Am Em C G E:|-----3---| |-----2---| |-----0---| |-----0---| |---------3---| B:|-------3-| |-------3-| |-------1-| |-------0-| |-----------3-| G:|---0-----| |---2-----| |---2-----| |---0-----| |---0---0-----| D:|---------| |-0-------| |---------| |---------| |-------------| A:|---------| |---------| |-0-------| |---------| |-3---3-------| E:|-3-------| |---------| |---------| |-0-------| |-------------|

E:|----^Dsus4-3---3---^D2---| |----^B-2---| B:|-------3---3---3-| |-------4-| G:|---2-------------| |---4-----| D:|-0---------------| |---------| A:|-----------------| |-2-------| E:|-----------------| |---------|

Start with picking the G 3 times before start with the first verse.

I can s^Gee you n^Dow by the l^Amight of the d^Emawn, And the s^Cun is risi^Gng ^Dsus4slow, ^D We have t^Galked all n^Dight, and I can't ^Amtalk anym^Emore, But I must st^Cay and y^Dou must ^Ggo;

Chris de Burgh - This way up