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Uptown chords (version 1)
Capo III
He Amgets up each morning and he goes downtown
Where everyone's his boss and he's lost in an angry Cland
He's a little Emad
But then, he comes Auptown each ev'nin' to my tenement
F#mUptown where folks don't have to pay much rent
And Dwhen he's there with me, he can see that he's everyF#mthing
Then he's Ftall, he don't Dmcrawl, he's a Aking
AmDowntown, he's just one of a million guys
He don't get no breaks and he takes all they got to Cgive
'Cause he's got to Elive
But then, he comes Auptown where he can hold his head up high
F#mUptown, he knows at I'll be standing by
And Dwhen I take his hand, there's no man who could put him F#mdown
The world is Fsweet, it's at his Dmfeet when he's upAtown
AWhoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-F#moa
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Ayeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah F#myeah
Let me tell ya now
Auptown where he can hold his head up high
F#mUptown, he knows that I'll be standing by
And Dwhen I take his hand, there's no man who could put him F#mdown
The world is Fsweet, it's at his Dmfeet when he's upAtown
AWhoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-F#moa
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Ayeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah F#myeah
Uptown chords (version 2)
He Cmgets up each morning and he goes downtown
Where everyone's his boss and he's lost in an angry Ebland
He's a little Gmad
But then, he comes Cuptown each ev'nin' to my tenement
AmUptown where folks don't have to pay much rent
And Fwhen he's there with me, he can see that he's everyAmthing
Then he's G#tall, he don't Fmcrawl, he's a Cking
CmDowntown, he's just one of a million guys
He don't get no breaks and he takes all they got to Ebgive
'Cause he's got to Glive
But then, he comes Cuptown where he can hold his head up high
AmUptown, he knows at I'll be standing by
And Fwhen I take his hand, there's no man who could put him Amdown
The world is G#sweet, it's at his Fmfeet when he's upCtown
CWhoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-Amoa
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Cyeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Amyeah
Cuptown where he can hold his head up high
AmUptown, he knows that I'll be standing by
And Fwhen I take his hand, there's no man who could put him Amdown
The world is G#sweet, it's at his Fmfeet when he's upCtown
CWhoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-Amoa
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Cyeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Amyeah
Let me tell ya now

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Uptown

by The Crystals

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Uptown chords (version 1)

Capo III

He gets up each morning and he goes downtown

Where everyone's his boss and he's lost in an angry land

He's a little mad

But then, he comes uptown each ev'nin' to my tenement

F#m

Uptown where folks don't have to pay much rent

D F#m

And when he's there with me, he can see that he's everything

F Dm A

Then he's tall, he don't crawl, he's a king

Downtown, he's just one of a million guys

He don't get no breaks and he takes all they got to give

'Cause he's got to live

But then, he comes uptown where he can hold his head up high

F#m

Uptown, he knows at I'll be standing by

D F#m

And when I take his hand, there's no man who could put him down

F Dm A

The world is sweet, it's at his feet when he's uptown

A F#m

Whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

F#m

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Let me tell ya now

uptown where he can hold his head up high

F#m

Uptown, he knows that I'll be standing by

D F#m

And when I take his hand, there's no man who could put him down

F Dm A

The world is sweet, it's at his feet when he's uptown

A F#m

Whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

F#m

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Uptown chords (version 2)

He gets up each morning and he goes downtown

Where everyone's his boss and he's lost in an angry land

He's a little mad

But then, he comes uptown each ev'nin' to my tenement

Uptown where folks don't have to pay much rent

F Am

And when he's there with me, he can see that he's everything

G# Fm C

Then he's tall, he don't crawl, he's a king

Downtown, he's just one of a million guys

He don't get no breaks and he takes all they got to give

'Cause he's got to live

But then, he comes uptown where he can hold his head up high

Uptown, he knows at I'll be standing by

F Am

And when I take his hand, there's no man who could put him down

G# Fm C

The world is sweet, it's at his feet when he's uptown

C Am

Whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

uptown where he can hold his head up high

Uptown, he knows that I'll be standing by

F Am

And when I take his hand, there's no man who could put him down

G# Fm C

The world is sweet, it's at his feet when he's uptown

C Am

Whoa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa-oa

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Let me tell ya now

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