• Song:

    The Roof Is Leaking

  • Artist:

    Phil Collins

  • Album:

    Live USA

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		The Roof is Leaking - Phil Collins
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Phil Collins
The Roof is Leaking (1981)
(Phil Collins)
From: "Face Value"

Capo 1st fret, drop D

INTRO / OUTRO
 Dm (xx0231@1)                       Bb/D (x1033x@1)name="chord_x5555x@1">C/D D (xx0232@1)                      Bb/D (x1033x@1)name="chord_x5555x@1">C/D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-1---------|----3-1---------|----3-1---------|----3-1---------|
G|----------0-2---|------2---3/3---|----------0-2---|------2---------|
D|----------0-----|--0-------3/5---|--0-------0-----|--0-------3/5---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------1/3---|
D|0---------------|0-----------0---|0---------------|0---------------|
  Dm (xx0231@1)     |to VERSE
e|----------------|
B|3---------------|
G|2---------------|
D|0-------------0-|
A|----------0-3b--|
D|0---------------|

VERSE
  Dm (xx0231@1)             C/D (x5555x@1)     Dm (xx0231@1)   Dm (xx0231@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)    Ce|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (x32010@1)B|----3-3-3-1-1---|----------------|----3-3-3-1-1---|----------------|
G|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0---0---2-----|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|----2-------5---|
D|--0-----------0-|0-0---0---0---0-|--0-----------0-|3-------5-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|1-------3-------|
D|0---------------|0---0---0---0---|0---------------|----------------|

Dm (xx0231@1)             C/D (x5555x@1)     Dm (xx0231@1)   Dm (xx0231@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)    Ce|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (x32010@1)B|----3-3-3-1-1---|----------------|----3-3-3-1-1---|----------------|
G|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0---0---2-----|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|----2-------5---|
D|--0-----------0-|0-0---0---0---0-|--0-----------0-|3-------5-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|1-------3-------|
D|0---------------|0---0---0---0---|0---------------|----------------|

|to verse          | to middle 8
  Dm (xx0231@1)               Dme|----------------| (xx0231@1)|----------------|
B|----------------| |----------------|
G|----------------| |----------------|
D|0-------------0-| |0-------0-------|
A|0---------0-3b--| |0-------0-------|
D|0-----0-0-------| |0-----0-0-------|

MIDDLE 8
  Bb (x1333x@1)             Gm (355333@1)             F (133211@1)              Ce|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (x32010@1)B|----------3-----|----------3-----|-----1----------|----------1-----|
G|------3---------|-----3----------|---------2------|------0---------|
D|----3-----------|---5--------5---|---3-------3----|----2-------2---|
A|1-------1---0---|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
D|----------------|5-------5-------|3------3--------|----------------|

Bb (x1333x@1)             Gm (355333@1)             F (133211@1)              Ce|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (x32010@1)B|----------3-----|----------3-----|-----1----------|----------1-----|
G|------3---------|-----3----------|---------2------|------0---------|
D|----3-----------|---5--------5---|---3-------3----|----2-------2---|
A|1-------1---0---|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
D|----------------|5-------5-------|3------3--------|----------------|

Bb (x1333x@1)             Gm (355333@1)             F (133211@1)              Ce|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (x32010@1)B|----------3-----|----------3-----|-----1----------|----------1-----|
G|------3---------|-----3----------|---------2------|------0---------|
D|----3-----------|---5--------5---|---3-------3----|----2-------2---|
A|1-------1---0---|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
D|----------------|5-------5-------|3------3--------|----------------|

Bb (x1333x@1)             Gm (355333@1)             F (133211@1)              Ce|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (x32010@1)B|----------3-----|----------3-----|-----1----------|----------1-----|
G|------3---------|-----3----------|---------2------|------0---------|
D|----3-----------|---5--------5---|---3-------3----|----2-------2---|
A|1-------1---0---|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
D|----------------|5-------5-------|3------3--------|----------------|

C (x32010@1)              C (x32010@1)              Dme|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (xx0231@1)B|------1---------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------0-----|0---0-0-2-0-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----2-------2---|------------3/5-|---p3p0---------|--------------0-|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------0-3b--|
D|----------------|----------------|0-------------0-|0---------------|

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Capo 1st fret, drop-D

INTRO

VERSE 1
Dm (xx0231@1)                        C/D (x5555x@1)      DmThe (xx0231@1)roof is leaking and the wind is howling
Dm (xx0231@1)                     Bb (x1333x@1)          CKids (x32010@1)are crying 'cos the sheets are so cold
Dm (xx0231@1)                         C/D (x5555x@1)         DmI (xx0231@1)woke this morning found my hands were frozen
Dm (xx0231@1)                                Bb (x1333x@1)     C (x32010@1)              DmI've (xx0231@1)tried to fix the fire, but you know the damn thing's too old

VERSE 2
Dm (xx0231@1)                          C/D (x5555x@1)            DmIt's (xx0231@1)been months now since we heard from our Mary,
Dm (xx0231@1)                 Bb (x1333x@1)     CI (x32010@1)wonder if she ever made the coast
Dm (xx0231@1)                        C/D (x5555x@1)          DmShe (xx0231@1)and her young man, they both moved out there
Dm (xx0231@1)                       Bb (x1333x@1)     C (x32010@1)    DmBut (xx0231@1)I sure hope they write, just to let us know

MIDDLE 8
    Bb (x1333x@1)  Gm (355333@1)      F (133211@1)             CAnd (x32010@1)me, I'm getting stronger by the minute
Bb (x1333x@1)        Gm (355333@1)           F (133211@1)          CMy (x32010@1)wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait
Bb (x1333x@1)        Gm (355333@1)                   F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1) 'Cos this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one
Bb (x1333x@1)  Gm (355333@1)              F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1) But spring'll soon be here, oh oh
C (x32010@1)                 DmGod (xx0231@1)I hope it's not late

VERSE 3
Dm (xx0231@1)                      C/D (x5555x@1)         DmMa (xx0231@1)and Pa lived here, and theirs before them
Dm (xx0231@1)                   Bb (x1333x@1)      CTried (x32010@1)their hardest to make it a home
Dm (xx0231@1)                    C/D (x5555x@1)        DmSeems (xx0231@1)so long now since they passed over
Dm (xx0231@1)                    Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1)           DmHope (xx0231@1)my children'll try   to make it their own

VERSE 1
Dm (xx0231@1)                        C/D (x5555x@1)      DmThe (xx0231@1)roof is leaking and the wind is howling
Dm (xx0231@1)                     Bb (x1333x@1)          CKids (x32010@1)are crying 'cos the sheets are so cold
Dm (xx0231@1)                         C/D (x5555x@1)         DmI (xx0231@1)woke this morning found my hands were frozen
Dm (xx0231@1)                                Bb (x1333x@1)     C (x32010@1)              DmI've (xx0231@1)tried to fix the fire, but you know the damn thing's too old

MIDDLE 8
    Bb (x1333x@1)  Gm (355333@1)      F (133211@1)             CAnd (x32010@1)me, I'm getting stronger by the minute
Bb (x1333x@1)        Gm (355333@1)           F (133211@1)          CMy (x32010@1)wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait
Bb (x1333x@1)        Gm (355333@1)                   F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1) 'Cos this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one
Bb (x1333x@1)  Gm (355333@1)              F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1) But spring'll soon be here, oh oh
C (x32010@1)                 DmGod (xx0231@1)I hope it's not late

OUTRO

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Drop-D chords

e-B-G-D-A-D
Dm    1-3-2-0-0-0
C/D   0-1-0-0-0-0
      x-5-5-5-x-0
Bb/D  x-3-3-3-x-0
Gm    3-3-3-5-x-5
F     1-1-2-3-x-3

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