Downstairs Upstairs
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
Gb Ebmadd9 Db
Downstairs, there is a shadow of somebody's youth
Cbmaj9
Burns through the roof
Gb Gb-5 Gb
Gets in my eye
Gbadd9 Ebmadd9
Upstairs, pacing your floor like I live there
Emaj7 Dmaj7#11
Don't know why I was so scared
Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7 Gb5/Db
'Til now
[Chorus]
Ebm7 Ebm6
Take me by the hand, talk to me in tongues
Ebm7 Ebm6
I don't understand, guess I'm still in love
Ebm7 Ebm6
Call me on the phone, I don't even know
Emaj7 Dmaj7#11 Gbadd9 Ebmadd9 Db Cb
I am learning to live alone
[Verse 2]
Gbadd9 Ebmadd9
Light blue, no one beside or above you
Emaj7 Dmaj7#11
How do I hide that I love you
Gbadd9 Db/F Ebm7 Db
When I do?
[Chorus]
Ebm7 Ebm6
Take me by the hand, talk to me in tongues
Ebm7 Ebm6
Make me understand, 'cause I'm still in love
Ebm7
Hide me from your friends, with your cigarettes
Emaj7 Dmaj7#11 Gb Ebmadd9 Db Cb6
Like a secret, like a sin
[Interlude]
Gbadd9 Ebmadd9
Ba, da, da da da, ba da da, da, da
Eb7sus Eb7
Ba da da, da da da, da, da
Dbmaj7 Dmaj7
Da, ahh, ah ah, ahh ooh
[Bridge]
Bbadd9 Ab6/9
I see us, someday
Gbmaj7 Eb
In the city, you take my hand
Cbmaj13 Ebm7 Db Gbadd9/Db
And smile
[Instrumental]
Gbadd9 Ebmadd9 Db Gbmaj7/Cb
[Outro]
Gbadd9
Oh God, summer is coming
Ebmadd9 Db
So why not swim?
Cbmaj9
I'm drowning in him, oh
How to play Downstairs Upstairs
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.