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Upside Down

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1/65

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 65Position: 10

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--10-8-------C-----D7-----------G---|
B|-------12-10-8----7--7-8-7------|
G|---------------------------9-7--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3
e|--------C-----D7----------G---------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----7---------7-7---------------|
D|--9---9-10-10-----10-9----------|
A|-----------------------10-------|
E|--------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
You Ctold me not to D7wait for yoGu
And though I said I Cwon't you D7know I dGo
The winter will be lCong and evD7en longer wGhen
I spend it on my CowD7nG  
But come CMarch and D7flowers and Gsnow
I'll pack my Cbags and D7on the train I Ggo
Watching Cicicles D7melt while Emracing myBmself for ChomD7eG  
[Chorus]
I'm gonna turn your Clife D7upside Gdown
I'm gonna turn your Clife D7upside Gdown
I'm gonna turn your Clife D7upside Gdown
I'm Cgonna turn your D7life upside Gdown
[Solo]
e|--C------D7---------G-------C------D7---------G---|
B|--12-12-10-12-10-7-8----12-12-10-12-10-8--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|x2
[Verse 2]
CHow am I supD7posed to forGget
The beating of your Cheart the D7last time we Gmet
You could no longer Chide what D7you kept inGside
I could only CsmiD7leG  
CMaybe baby D7you're better Goff
Not risking what you Chave for D7what you have Gnot
Continuing the Clie you've D7lived until Emnow
But Bmif you wanted Cmorе D7I can show you Emhow
And Bmif your life is Cgood D7I can make it GwowG  
[Chorus]
I'm gonna turn your Clife D7upside Gdown
I'm gonna turn your Clife D7upside Gdown
I'm gonna turn your Clife D7upside Gdown
I'm Cgonna turn your D7life upside Gdown
[Outro]
e|--10-8-------C-----D7-----------G---|
B|-------12-10-8----7--7-8-7------|
G|---------------------------9-7--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|x3
e|--------C-----D7----------G----------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----7---------7-7---------------11/12--|
D|--9---9-10-10-----10-9----10/12--------|
A|-----------------------10--------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
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| /   Slide up
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Upside Down

by Erlend Øye & La Comitiva

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C D7 G

e|--10-8--------------------------|

B|-------12-10-8----7--7-8-7------|

G|---------------------------9-7--|

D|--------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|x3

C D7 G

e|--------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------|

G|----7---------7-7---------------|

D|--9---9-10-10-----10-9----------|

A|-----------------------10-------|

E|--------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

C D7 G

You told me not to wait for you

C D7 G

And though I said I won't you know I do

C D7 G

The winter will be long and even longer when

C D7 G

I spend it on my own

C D7 G

But come March and flowers and snow

C D7 G

I'll pack my bags and on the train I go

C D7 Em Bm C D7 G

Watching icicles melt while racing myself for home

[Chorus]

C D7 G

I'm gonna turn your life upside down

C D7 G

I'm gonna turn your life upside down

C D7 G

I'm gonna turn your life upside down

C D7 G

I'm gonna turn your life upside down

[Solo]

C D7 G C D7 G

e|------------------------------------------|

B|--12-12-10-12-10-7-8----12-12-10-12-10-8--|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|x2

[Verse 2]

C D7 G

How am I supposed to forget

C D7 G

The beating of your heart the last time we met

C D7 G

You could no longer hide what you kept inside

C D7 G

I could only smile

C D7 G

Maybe baby you're better off

C D7 G

Not risking what you have for what you have not

C D7 Em

Continuing the lie you've lived until now

Bm C D7 Em

But if you wanted morе I can show you how

Bm C D7 G G

And if your life is good I can make it wow

[Chorus]

C D7 G

I'm gonna turn your life upside down

C D7 G

I'm gonna turn your life upside down

C D7 G

I'm gonna turn your life upside down

C D7 G

I'm gonna turn your life upside down

[Outro]

C D7 G

e|--10-8--------------------------|

B|-------12-10-8----7--7-8-7------|

G|---------------------------9-7--|

D|--------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|x3

C D7 G

e|---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------|

G|----7---------7-7---------------11/12--|

D|--9---9-10-10-----10-9----10/12--------|

A|-----------------------10--------------|

E|---------------------------------------|

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| / Slide up

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