Up On The Roof (2nd pos hi & lo)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

UP ON THE ROOF 2nd pos hi & lo
By: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
The Drifters
Key: G


 -1   3    3    3     -3”  3  4   -3  3   3
 -4   6    6    6     -6   6  7   -7  6   6
When this old world starts a get-ting me down 

 3   4   4  -3    3  -1   2   -1  2  3  2 -1
 6   7   7  -7    6  -4   5   -4  5  6  5 -4  
and peo-ple are just too much for me to face 

 -1    3    3  3  -3” 3   4  -3  3    3 
 -4    6    6  6  -6  6   7  -7  6    6
I`ll climb way up to the top of the stairs 

 3   4  -3   3    -1    2    -1   2  3   -3
 6   7  -7   6    -4    5    -4   5  6   -7
and all my cares just drift right in-to space 

4  -3    3   4    -3    3  4  -3  3
7  -7    6   7    -7    6  7  -7  6
On the roof it`s peace-ful as can be 

 3    5   -4    -3  5  -4   -3    5   -4 -3-3”
 6    8   -8    -7  8  -8   -7    8   -8 -7-6
and there the world be-low don`t both-er  me 


3    2  3  3    3    -3”  3   4  -3  3   3
6    5  6  6    6    -6   6   7  -7  6   6
So when I come home feel-ing tir-ed and beat 

 3   4  -3   3   -1   2  -1   2    3   2 -1
 6   7  -7   6   -4   5  -4   5    6   5 -4
I`ll go up where the air is fresh and sweet 

 -1   3   3  3  3   -3”  3   4 -3  3    3
 -4   6   6  6  6   -6   6   7 -7  6    6
I`ll get far a-way from the hus-tling crowds 

 3   4   -3   3   -1    2    -1  2   3    -3
 6   7   -7   6   -4    5    -4  5   6    -7
and all that rat-race noise down in the street 

4  -3    3    4     4  -3 3    4  -3   3
7  -7    6    7     7  -7 6    7  -7   6
On the roof that`s the on-ly place I know 

   3   5   -4   -3  5   -4  -3   5  -4 -3-3”
   6   8   -8   -7  8   -8  -7   8  -8 -7-6
where you just have to wish to make it  so 

-1  2  3   3
-4  5  6   6
Up on the roof   


 4-333  3 44-3 3 -1 2   -1 2 3  2-1
|7-766  6|77-7 6 -4 5.|.-4 5 6 |5-4…|…|


3    4   -3    3    4  -3 3   4  -3   3
6    7   -7    6    7  -7 6   7  -7   6
At night the stars put on a show for free 

 3   5   -4  -3   5    -4  -3  5   -4 -3-3”
 6   8   -8  -7   8    -8  -7  8   -8 -7-6
And dar-ling you can share it all with me 

-4  5 -4  -3  -3”  3
-8  8 -8  -7  -6   6
I keep a-tell-in` you 

  3     3    3  -3” 3   4  -3  3   3
  6     6    6  -6  6   7  -7  6   6
right smack dab in the mid-dle of town 

3   4  -3  3 -1  2    -1      2   3   2 -1
6   7  -7  6 -4  5    -4      5   6   5 -4
I found a par-a-dise that`s trou-ble proof 

-1  3    3    3     -3”   4  -3    3   3
-4  6    6    6     -6    7  -7    6   6
And if this world starts get-tin` you down 

   3      4  -3   3  -1   2  -1  2  3   -4
   6      7  -7   6  -4   5  -4  5  6   -8
there`s room e-nough for two Up On The Roof

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