Up On the Roof by The Drifters

Intro

(Up on the

G

Roof)

(Up on the

G

Roof)

Verse 1

                    G
                  
                    When this old world starts 
                  
                    Em
                  
                    getting me down
                  
                    And 
                  
                    C
                  
                    people are just too 
                  
                    D
                  
                    much for me to 
                  
                    G
                  
                    face (up on the roof)
                  
                    G
                  
                    I climb way up to the 
                  
                    Em
                  
                    top of the stairs
                  
                    And 
                  
                    C
                  
                    all my cares just 
                  
                    D
                  
                    drift right into 
                  
                    G
                  
                    space (up on the roof)

Chorus 1

                    C
                  
                    On the roof, it's peaceful as can be
                  
                    And 
                  
                    G
                  
                    there the world be
                  
                    Em
                  
                    low can't bother 
                  
                    C
                  
                    me 
                  
                    D
                  
                    Let me tell you now

Verse 2

                    G
                  
                    When I come home feelin' 
                  
                    Em
                  
                    tired and beat
                  
                    I 
                  
                    C
                  
                    go up where the 
                  
                    D
                  
                    air is fresh and 
                  
                    G
                  
                    sweet (up on the roof)
                  
                    G
                  
                    I get away from the 
                  
                    Em
                  
                    hustling crowd
                  
                    And 
                  
                    C
                  
                    all that rat-race 
                  
                    D
                  
                    noise down in the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    street (up on the roof)

Chorus 2

                    C
                  
                    On the roof, the only place I know
                  
                    Where 
                  
                    G
                  
                    you just have to 
                  
                    Em
                  
                    wish to make it 
                  
                    C
                  
                    so 
                  
                    D
                  
                    Let's go up on the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    roof (up on the roof)

String Solo

G

Em

C

D

G

Chorus 2

                    
                    At 
                  
                    C
                  
                    night the stars put on a show for free
                  
                    And 
                  
                    G
                  
                    darling you can 
                  
                    Em
                  
                    share it all with 
                  
                    C
                  
                    me 
                  
                    D
                  
                    I keep a-tellin' you

Verse 3

                    G
                  
                    Right smack dab in the 
                  
                    Em
                  
                    middle of town
                  
                    I've 
                  
                    C
                  
                    found a para-
                  
                    D
                  
                    dise that's trouble 
                  
                    G
                  
                    proof (up on the roof)
                  
                    And 
                  
                    G
                  
                    if this world starts 
                  
                    Em
                  
                    getting you down
                  
                    There's 
                  
                    C
                  
                    room enough for 
                  
                    D
                  
                    two

Outro

                    
                    Up on the 
                  
                    G
                  
                    roof (up on the roof)
                  
                    Up on the 
                  
                    Em
                  
                    roof (up on the roof)
                  
                    Oh come on 
                  
                    G
                  
                    baby (up on the roof)
                  
                    Oh come on 
                  
                    Em
                  
                    honey (up on the roof)