Crawling Up A Hill - Katie Melua
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Intro:
Abm Bmaj7 Emaj7 Ebm7   3x
Ab5(hold)

Verse 1:
Abm   Bmaj7           Emaj7 Ebm7
Every morning bout half past eight,
My Mama wakes me says Dont be late,
Get to the office, tryin to concentrate,
    Ab5
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

Verse 2:
Abm   Bmaj7           Emaj7 Ebm7
So I stop one day to figure it out,
I ll quit my job without a shadow of a doubt,
To sing the blues that I know about,
    Abm
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

Chorus:
C#           F#
Minute after minute
C            F
Second after second
Bb        Eb        Ab  
Hour after hour goes by
C#           F#
Working for a rich girl
C            F
Staying just a poor girl,
Bb             Eb7
Never stop to wonder why___

Verse 3:
Abm     Bmaj7     Emaj7 Ebm7
So here I am in London town,
A better scene Im gonna be around,
The kind of music that wont bring me down,
Ab5
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

Intermezzo:
Am G6 Fmaj7 Em7
Am G6 Fmaj7 Em7
Am G6 Fmaj7 Em7
Am


Verse 4:
Am    G6           F     Em7
Every morning bout half past eight,
My Mama wakes me says Dont be late,
Get to the office, tryin to concentrate,
    Am
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.


Verse 5:
Am   G6            Fmaj7    Em7
So I stop one day to figure it out,
I ll quit my job without a shadow of a doubt,
To sing the blues that I know about,
    Am
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.


Chorus 2:
D             G
Minute after minute,
C#            F#
Second after second,
B           E      A
Hour after hour goes by,
D              G
Working for a rich girl,
C#             F#
Staying just a poor girl,
B                    E7
Never stop to wonder why.


Verse 6:
Am        G6      Fmaj7 Em7
So here I am in London town,
A better scene Im gonna be around,
The kind of music that won’t bring me down,
Am 
Life is just a slow train

Verse 7:
Am        G6      Fmaj7 Em7
So here I am in London town,
A better scene Im gonna be around,
The kind of music that won’t bring me down,
Am 
Life is just a slow train
Am    G/D F E7sus4/B  Am
Crawl-ing up    a       hill


* E7sus4/B  G/D  F 
   x         x    x 
   2         x    3
   0         0    3
   2         0    2
   0         0    1
   0         3    1