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Little On Up

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 3Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

It's the same chords through the whole song. Listen to it to get the right tempo and feeling.
The chords lining with the text is not perfect, but you'll get the picture
Intro
 C   G    Am   Am   G    C   C   Bb    F   F   Am    Cx2
Verse
  C    G      Am  AmI remember your GbirthdayC  
  C     Bb  Fyour first Fbreath out of tAmhe wombC  
  C    G    Amwe were all Amcrying, you weGre screamingC  
  C     Bb    Fit was the most Fbeautiful AmtuneC  
  C    G     AmGod nAmeeded mother in GheavenC  
  C     Bb    Fsuddenly it was Fjust you anAmd IC  
  C    G     AmI felt Amso shattered aGnd uselessC  
  C  Bbif not for Fyou, I'd Fhave Amsurely Cdied
  C    G    AmYeah it's a Ammountain when Glife changes Cforever
  C     Bb   Fyour mom's love Fwas such I Amfelt Cerased
  C    G    Ambut someone Amhad to feed Gand love Cyou
  C     Bbthough Foverwhelmed I Fdid it fAmace to fCace
Chorus
  C    G    AmYeah we Amdid it face Gto faceC  
  C     Bb   Fsomehow we Ffound enoughAm  C  
  C    G    Amthat no matter what Amlove, we'd Ghave it Calways
  C     Bb   Ffrom Flittle on AmupC  
C G Am  Am G C  C Bb F  F Am C
Verse
  C    G    AmYou were Amreading and GwritingC  
  C     Bb   Fbefore your Ffirst day of AmschoolC  
  C    G    Amyou weren't Amafraid of the GgrowingC  
  C     Bb   Fand I felt Fso proud Amof youC  
  C    G    Amremember Amyour first GboyfriendC  
  C     Bb   Fknew no man Fcould ever Ambe enoughC  
  C    G    AmWe talked the Amwhole thing GthroughC  
  C  Bbwe stayed Fclose from Flittle Amon Cup
Chorus
  C    G    AmYeah we Amdid it face Gto faceC  
  C     Bb   Fsomehow we Ffound enoughAm  C  
  C    G    Amthat no matter what Amlove, we'd Ghave it Calways
  C     Bb   Ffrom Flittle on AmupC  
CLittle on GupAm  Am  G  C  C  Bb  F  F  Am  C  
 C   G    Am   Am   G    C   C   Bb    F   F   Am    Cx2
Verse
  C    G    AmSomeday we'll Ambe sittin' Ground in heaCven
  C     Bb   FMother will Fsmile and say Amwe did Cgood
  C    G  Amthrough the good Amtimes, the bad timesG, and the Clast times
  C     Bb   Fwe loved each Fother haAmrd as Cwe could
Chorus
  C    G    AmYeah we Amdid it face Gto faceC  
  C     Bb   Fsomehow we Ffound enoughAm  C  
  C    G    Amthat no matter what Amlove, we'd Ghave it Calways
  C     Bb   Ffrom Flittle on AmupC  
  C    G    Amthat no matter what Amlove, we'd Ghave it Calways
  C     Bb   Ffrom Flittle on Amup     CLittle on up
 C   G    Am   Am   G    C   C   Bb    F   F   Am    Cx2
To spice things up, Nils plays this little riff instead of the C in the beginning 
of some Chord sequences:
e|------------|
B|----5h6-5---|
G|----5---5---|
D|----5h7-5---|
A|------------|
E|------------|

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Little On Up

by Nils Lofgren

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

It's the same chords through the whole song. Listen to it to get the right tempo and feeling.

The chords lining with the text is not perfect, but you'll get the picture

Intro

C G Am Am G C C Bb F F Am C

Verse

C G Am Am G C

I remember your birthday

C Bb F F Am C

your first breath out of the womb

C G Am Am G C

we were all crying, you were screaming

C Bb F F Am C

it was the most beautiful tune

C G Am Am G C

God needed mother in heaven

C Bb F F Am C

suddenly it was just you and I

C G Am Am G C

I felt so shattered and useless

C Bb F F Am C

if not for you, I'd have surely died

C G Am Am G C

Yeah it's a mountain when life changes forever

C Bb F F Am C

your mom's love was such I felt erased

C G Am Am G C

but someone had to feed and love you

C Bb F F Am C

though overwhelmed I did it face to face

Chorus

C G Am Am G C

Yeah we did it face to face

C Bb F F Am C

somehow we found enough

C G Am Am G C

that no matter what love, we'd have it always

C Bb F F Am C

from little on up

C G Am Am G C C Bb F F Am C

Verse

C G Am Am G C

You were reading and writing

C Bb F F Am C

before your first day of school

C G Am Am G C

you weren't afraid of the growing

C Bb F F Am C

and I felt so proud of you

C G Am Am G C

remember your first boyfriend

C Bb F F Am C

knew no man could ever be enough

C G Am Am G C

We talked the whole thing through

C Bb F F Am C

we stayed close from little on up

Chorus

C G Am Am G C

Yeah we did it face to face

C Bb F F Am C

somehow we found enough

C G Am Am G C

that no matter what love, we'd have it always

C Bb F F Am C

from little on up

C G Am Am G C C Bb F F Am C

Little on up

C G Am Am G C C Bb F F Am C

Verse

C G Am Am G C

Someday we'll be sittin' round in heaven

C Bb F F Am C

Mother will smile and say we did good

C G Am Am G C

through the good times, the bad times, and the last times

C Bb F F Am C

we loved each other hard as we could

Chorus

C G Am Am G C

Yeah we did it face to face

C Bb F F Am C

somehow we found enough

C G Am Am G C

that no matter what love, we'd have it always

C Bb F F Am C

from little on up

C G Am Am G C

that no matter what love, we'd have it always

C Bb F F Am C

from little on up Little on up

C G Am Am G C C Bb F F Am C

To spice things up, Nils plays this little riff instead of the C in the beginning

of some Chord sequences:

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

B|----5h6-5---|

G|----5---5---|

D|----5h7-5---|

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

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

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