Tuning: E A D G B E

"Up on the Roof" as performed by Laura Nyro From the album Christmas and the Beads of Sweat (1970) Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King [Intro] C C G/C C G/C C [Verse 1]

When ^Cmaj9this old world starts ^Amgetting me ^Em7down And ^Dm9people are much too ^Gmuch for me to ^Cmaj9take ^CUp ^Cmaj9 on ^Cthe ^Cmaj9roof ^C ^Cmaj9 ^C

I ^Cmaj9climb right up to the ^Amtop of the ^Emstairs And ^Dm9all my cares just ^Gdrift right into ^Cmaj9space

[Link] G/A G C G/A G C [Chorus]

^FOn ^Bb/Fthe ^C/Froof,^Bb/F the ^Fon - ^Bb/Fly ^C/Fplace ^Bb/FI ^Fknow Bb/F C/F Bb/F F Bb/F C/F Bb/F

Where ^Em7you just ^G/Ahave to ^Em7wish to ^G/Amake it ^Dmso ^G Up on the ^Croof ^G/A ^G ^C ^G/A ^G ^C

[Verse 2]

When ^Cmaj9I get home feeling ^Amtired and ^Em7beat I ^Dm9go up where the ^Gair is fresh and ^Cmaj9sweet ^CUp ^Cmaj9 on ^Cthe ^Cmaj9roof ^C ^Cmaj9 ^C

I ^Cmaj9get away from the ^Amhustling ^Emcrowd And ^Dm9all that rat-race ^Gnoise down in the ^Cstreet

C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 C [Chorus]

At ^Fnight ^Bb/Fthe ^C/Fstars ^Bb/Fput ^Fon ^Bb/Fa ^C/Fshow ^Bb/Ffor ^Ffree Bb/F C/F Bb/F F Bb/F C/F Bb/F

^Em7Darling, ^G/Ayou can ^Em7share it ^G/Aall with ^Dmme Let's ^Ggo, I keep a telling you

[Verse 3]

^Cmaj9Right smack ^Cmaj9dab in the ^Ammiddle of ^Em7town I've ^Dm9found a para^Gdise that's trouble ^Cproof

C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 C

And ^Cmaj9if this world starts ^Amgetting you ^Em7down There's ^Dm9room enough for ^Gtwo Up on the ro^Cof ^Cmaj9 ^C ^Cmaj9 ^C ^Cmaj9 ^C

[Outro]

Up on the ^Amroof, come on, ^Cbaby Come on, baby up on the ^Amroof ^Fmaj7Up ^Em7on ^Dm7the ^Cmaj7roof

Laura Nyro - Up on the roof