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When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down) By Great Big Sea Chords transcribed by Barry O'Brien
I am the foFuntain of affecCtion I'm the insFtrument of Amjoy to Fkeep the good time rolliCng, I'm the bFoy, I'm the bGoy You know the worlFd could be our oystCer If you Fput your trust in Amme We'll kFeep the good times rollCing wait and seFe, wait and seGe Wait andAm see
There's exaltations, sGweet disintegrations A feFw discolorations then it comes alonGg AmUp is why he chooses, the Gkisses and the bruises There ain't Fnothing he refuses then it comes aAmlong It comes Falong and I am lifteCd It comes aloFng and I am lifted C IF am lifted, I am lGifted
(Chorus)
WFhen I'm up I can't get doCwn Can't get Fdown can't get lGevel WFhen I'm Up I can't get dCown Get myF feet back on the grGound WFhen I'm up I can't get doCwn Can't get Fdown can't get lGevel WFhen I'm Up I can't get dCown Get myF feet back on the grGound
He just needs something to bind him Something to wind him up It won't take long to find him When it comes on strong Black skies a grinning, street lights are spinning The night is just beginning, when it comes on strong It comes on strong, and I am lifted It comes on strong, and I am lifted I am lifted, I am lifted (Chorus) Oh it comes on strong, and I am lifted. It comes on strong, and I am lifted. I am lifted, I am lifted! (Chorus) Oh I can't get down, Oh Oh Ohhhhhhhh I can't get down **** Allan Doyle plays open C and Sean McCann plays 5th frett Capo G C F G Em Open G C D Am 5th ===== When I'm Up Great Big Sea G1 - C F G G2 - Em G C D Pre Chorus G1 - F C <-Strum once each G2 - C G <-Randomly pick these chords Chorus G1 - F C F G G2 - C G C D Intro - 2X Verse1 - 3X Pre Chorus1 - Once Chorus1 - 4X Verse2 - 2X Pre Chorus2 - Once Chorus2 - 4X Interlude - verse chords 2X Pre Chorus3 - 2X Chorus3 - no guitar Chorus4 - 2X Outro - verse chords 2X Sorry no strum patterns are included but I don't have a lot of time. If anyone has any more GREAT BIG SEA tabs send them to me. Colin Pittman rupert.pittman@nf.sympatico.ca