Someone Up There
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
* note: the scansion is difficult. I've displayed one chord per measure and I'm showing
* each beat before the lyrics start wish a slash ('/'). All chords represent a 4 beat
* measure, with the exception of the Am-G in the chorus, which are 2 beats each,
followed
* by a full measure of F.
[Intro]
Am Am Am Am
Am Am Am Am
Am Am Am Am
[Verse]
Am Am Am
/ / We walked out one autumn evening
Am C C C C
Someone up there made a fair appear
Am Am Am
/ / / / Coloured lights that caught our eyes
Am C C C C
And reggae music caught our ears
Am Am Am
/ / / We laughed as they played all the songs
Am C C C C
We wanted least of all to hear
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E
/ / / / / I guess that's when I knew
E F
That we'd be more than just good friends
F G G
It happened just by chance
[Chorus]
Am Am Am Am C
/ / / / Someone up there - Someone up there makes the sun and sea
C C C Am
Someone up there - Someone up there brought my girl to me
Am Am Am C
Someone up there - Someone up there makes the wind and rain
C C C E
Someone up there - Someone up there took her back again
F E
/ And just for once
F G
/ You can't fight back
G Am G F
No messing with the hand of fate
Am Am Am Am
Oh no
C C C C
Oh no
[Verse]
Am Am Am Am
/ The paper ran an ad that had you running to the other
C C C C
side of town
Am Am Am Am
/ / Working for a man I never could make out
C C C C
That started hanging round
Am Am Am Am
/ / Someone up there got me drinking, got me drunk
C C C C
And made me put him down
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E
/ / / The way you looked at me I knew
E F
That we'd be coming to an end
F G G
It happened just by chance
[Chorus]
Am Am Am Am C
/ / / / Someone up there - Someone up there makes the sun and sea
C C C Am
Someone up there - Someone up there brought my girl to me
Am Am Am C
Someone up there - Someone up there makes the wind and rain
C C C E
Someone up there - Someone up there took her back again
F E
/ And just for once
F G
/ You can't fight back
G Am G F
No messing with the hand of fate
Am Am Am Am
Oh no
C C C C
No-o-o
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E
/ / / / / I guess that's when I knew
E F
That we'd be coming to an end
F G G
It happened just by chance
[Chorus]
Am Am Am Am C
/ / / / Someone up there - Someone up there makes the sun and sea
C C C Am
Someone up there - Someone up there brought my girl to me
Am Am Am C
Someone up there - / / / Someone up there makes the wind and rain
C C C E
Someone up there - Someone up there took her back again
F E
/ And just for once
F G
/ You can't fight back
G Am G F
No messing with the hand of fate
Am Am Am Am
Oh no
C C C C
Oh no
[Outro]
Am Am Am Am
Oh no
C C C C
Oh no
N.C.
Oh no
N.C.
Oh no
How to play Someone Up There
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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.