• Song:

    Up

  • Artist:

    James Morrison

  • Album:

    The Awakening

Wonderful duet from J + J... 
lots of slash chords and a few tricky little changes, 
but well worth the effort!!

Standard tuning

Chords
======

C#m    x44654
Gmaj7  3x443x
E7     022130
E7/Ab  420100
A5     x022xx
Bm     x24432
Bm/A   x04432
D (xx0232@1)    xx0232
D/C#   x4x232 
G (320003@1)    355422
F#     244322

Intro
=====

Bm  Bm/A  Gmaj7  E7
Bm  Bm/A  Gmaj7  E7  E7/Ab  A5

Verse 1
=======

Bm (x24432@1)        Bm/A (x04440@1) How can I find you 
            Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)       E7When (020130@1)you're always hiding from yourself

Bm (x24432@1)               Bm/A (x04440@1) Playing hide and seek with me 
        Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)           E7 (020130@1)             BmTill (x24432@1)it gets too dark too dark inside your shell

Bm/A
Why do I even try 
         Gmaj7When (xx5432@1)you take me for granted 
E7 (020130@1)                    BmI (x24432@1)should know better by now 
         Bm/A (x04440@1)         Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)   E7When (020130@1)you call I already hear that crashing sound 
                Bm (x24432@1) C#m (x13321@4) D (xx0232@1) E7As (020130@1)it all falls down

Chorus 1
========

G (320003@1)                                         Bm (x24432@1)C#m (x13321@4)D (xx0232@1) It's never too late to turn it back a-round 
       Em7  /F# GYeah (320003@1)I know you can
                                     Bm (x24432@1)C#m (x13321@4)D (xx0232@1) Don't bury your demons deep in the ground 
        Em7 /F#   GWhen (320003@1)it all falls down
                Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x04440@1">Bm/A Gmaj7The (xx5432@1)only way is up up   u---p 
D (xx0232@1)         D/C# (x40232@1) Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x04440@1">Bm/A Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) 
   The only way is up up

Verse 2
=======

Bm (x24432@1)            Bm/A (x04440@1)  I watch your spirit break 
      Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)         E7 (020130@1)          BmAs (x24432@1)it shatters into a million pieces 
          Bm/A (x04440@1)            Gmaj7Just (xx5432@1)like glass I see right through you 
            E7And (020130@1)your pa-rade of excuses 
Bm (x24432@1)          Bm/A (x04440@1)  Feels like groundhog day 
    Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)             E7You (020130@1)say the same things over and over 
Bm (x24432@1)            Bm/A (x04440@1)  There's that look in your eye 
      Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)            E7And (020130@1)I hear that crashing sound 
                Bm (x24432@1) C#m (x13321@4) D (xx0232@1) Em7
As it all falls down

Chorus 2
========

G (320003@1)                                         Bm (x24432@1)C#m (x13321@4)D (xx0232@1) It's never too late to turn it back a-round 
      Em7  /F# GAnd (320003@1)I know you can
                                     Bm (x24432@1)C#m (x13321@4)D (xx0232@1) Don't bury your demons deep in the ground 
        Em7 /F#   GWhen (320003@1)it all falls down
                Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x04440@1">Bm/A Gmaj7The (xx5432@1)only way is up up   u---p
D (xx0232@1)         D/C# (x40232@1) Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x04440@1">Bm/A Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) 
   The only way is up up

Bridge
======

D (xx0232@1)         GIt's (320003@1)your love that's strong 
         D (xx0232@1)                      GIt's (320003@1)the only thing that keeps me holding on 
          D (xx0232@1)          GIt's (320003@1)your heart that's weak 
         F# (244322@1)                              E7But (020130@1)it's not too weak to bring you back to me

Bm  C#m  D  Em7 /F#

Chorus 3
========

G (320003@1)                                         Bm (x24432@1)C#m (x13321@4)D (xx0232@1) It's never too late to turn it back a-round 
       Em7  /F# GYeah (320003@1)I know you can
                                     Bm (x24432@1)C#m (x13321@4)D (xx0232@1) Don't bury your demons deep in the ground 
        Em7 /F#   GWhen (320003@1)it all falls down
                       Bm (x24432@1)C#m (x13321@4)D (xx0232@1)Em7 /F#
When it all falls down

Chorus 4 / Outro
================

G (320003@1)                                         Bm (x24432@1)C#m (x13321@4)D (xx0232@1) It's never too late to turn it back a-round 
      Em7   /F#   GWhen (320003@1)it all falls down 
                Bm (x24432@1)C#m (x13321@4)D (xx0232@1)Em7 /F#   GThe (320003@1)only way is up

Bm Bm/A Gmaj7
The only way is up up   u---p
D (xx0232@1)         D/C# (x40232@1) Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x04440@1">Bm/A Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)
   The only way is up up
D (xx0232@1)         D/C# (x40232@1) Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x04440@1">Bm/A              Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)                      When it all falls down

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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
November 2011

watfordkev@gmail.com


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