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Crawling Up A Hill

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    G#466544
C#*   9-11-11-10-9-9
    C#446664
F#*   9-9-11-11-11-9
     B224442
C*    8-10-10-9-8-8
    D#668886
F/C   8-8-10-10-10-8
    A#688766
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G#Every mC#orning bout hBalf past D#eight,
My Mummer wakes me says,"Don't be late",
Get to the office, tryin' to concentrate,
My lC#ife is just a slow train crawling up a hill.
-
G#So I stC#op one day to fBigure it D#out,
I'll quit my job without a shadow of a doubt,
To sing the blues that I know all about,
My lC#ife is just a slow train crawling up a hill.
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C#*           F#*
Minute after minute,
C*            F/C  
Second after second,
A#Hour after hD#our goes G#by,
C#*            F#*
Working for a rich man,
C*              F/C  
Staying just a poor man,
A#Never stop to wD#onder wG#hy.
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So here I am in London town,
A better scene I'm gonna be around,
The kind of music that won't bring me down,
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.
Bridge:
G# C# B D# G# C# B D# G# C# B D# C#
G# C# B D# G# C# B D# G# C# B D#
C#* F#* C*  F/C   A#   D#  G#  
C#* F#* C*  F/C   A#  D#  
G# C# B D# G# C# B D# G# C# B D# C#
Minute after minute,
Second after second,
Hour after hour goes by,
Working for a rich man,
Staying just a poor man,
Never stop to wonder why.
So here I am in London town,
A better scene I'm gonna be around,
The kind of music that won't bring me down,
       G#        C#      B  C#*        C#       B  G#  
Life is just a slow train crawling up a hill

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Crawling Up A Hill

by John Mayall

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F/C

466544

C#* 9-11-11-10-9-9

446664

F#* 9-9-11-11-11-9

224442

C* 8-10-10-9-8-8

668886

F/C 8-8-10-10-10-8

688766

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G# C# B D#

Every morning bout half past eight,

My Mummer wakes me says,"Don't be late",

Get to the office, tryin' to concentrate,

My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

G# C# B D#

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 all about,

My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

C# F#

* *

Minute after minute,

C F/C

Second after second,

A# D# G#

Hour after hour goes by,

C# F#

* *

Working for a rich man,

C F/C

Staying just a poor man,

A# D# G#

Never stop to wonder why.

So here I am in London town,

A better scene I'm gonna be around,

The kind of music that won't bring me down,

My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill.

Bridge:

G# C# B D# G# C# B D# G# C# B D# C#

G# C# B D# G# C# B D# G# C# B D#

C# F# C F/C A# D# G#

* * *

C# F# C F/C A# D#

* * *

G# C# B D# G# C# B D# G# C# B D# C#

Minute after minute,

Second after second,

Hour after hour goes by,

Working for a rich man,

Staying just a poor man,

Never stop to wonder why.

So here I am in London town,

A better scene I'm gonna be around,

The kind of music that won't bring me down,

G# C# B C# C# B G#

Life is just a slow train crawling up a hill

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