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Upside

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1/27

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 27Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard
[CHORDS]
[Intro/Chorus]
Am: 577555
G: 355433
Dm: X57765
E: 022100
[Verse]
F: 133211
G: 355433
A: 577655
Bb: 688766
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb: 688766
Gm: 355333
A: 577655
The counts for the Chorus are as follows:
                      (6)     (2)                              (8)
|-Am-|---|---|---|---|---|-G-|---|-Dm-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[CHORUS 1]
EmIt keeps turning me
     Am  FUp-sEmide Dmdown
It keeps pulling me
     Am  FUn-Emder-Dmground
[VERSE 1]
  FLove is like gravity
  GIt pulls me down equally 
  AAnd draws me back every time
  BbThis love is a heavy kind
   FThat love is my enemy
  GI keep it close,  close to me
  AAnd I forget the pain it caused
  BbIt's better to have loved and lost
[PRE CHORUS 1]
BbThis love Ehas no Aalibi
BbStill it fEeeds my Aappetite
[CHORUS 2]
EmIt keeps turning me
     Am  FUp-sEmide Dmdown
It keeps pulling me
     Am  FUn-Emder-Dmground
(Repeat Chorus)
[VERSE 2]
  FOne and one is always two
  GI apologize for how I treated you
  ANonetheless, I believe
  BbThat this will be the death of me
  FSunrise, and nightfall.
  GI'm back behind,  behind it all
  AAnd I will wait, I will take my time.
  BbPatience is a friend of mine
[PRE CHORUS 2]
BbThis love Ehas no aAlibi
BbStill it fEeeds my Aappetite
[CHORUS 3]
EmIt keeps turning me
     Am  FUp-sEmide Dmdown
It keeps pulling me
     Am  FUn-Emder-Dmground
[Repeat Chorus]
[PRE CHORUS 3]
Well, Bbconse-qEuence is hAaunting me
BbStill I fol-Elow hAelplessly
[CHORUS 4]
EmIt keeps turning me, yeah!
     Am  FUp-sEmide Dmdown
You keep pulling me
     Am  FUn-Emder-Dmground
(Repeat Chorus)
END.
*Optional ending riff:
If you have a loop pedal or playing with another guitarist - here's the cool lick that he has going at the 
end.  You can definitely hear the influence from Allen's collaborating partner TINSEK here.. cool riff tho. 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------0-1-0-----------------|
G|-------------0h2/0------0------------------------------2-0-------------|
D|--------0--2-------2-0-----2----------------0--2-----------3-2-0-------|
A|--2--3----------------3-------------3/2--3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| (Repeat 4x)

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Upside

by Allen Stone

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

[CHORDS]

[Intro/Chorus]

Am: 577555

G: 355433

Dm: X57765

E: 022100

[Verse]

F: 133211

G: 355433

A: 577655

Bb: 688766

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb: 688766

Gm: 355333

A: 577655

The counts for the Chorus are as follows:

(6) (2) (8)

|-Am-|---|---|---|---|---|-G-|---|-Dm-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

[CHORUS 1]

It keeps turning me

Am F Em Dm

Up-side down

It keeps pulling me

Am F Em Dm

Un-der-ground

[VERSE 1]

Love is like gravity

It pulls me down equally

And draws me back every time

This love is a heavy kind

That love is my enemy

I keep it close, close to me

And I forget the pain it caused

It's better to have loved and lost

[PRE CHORUS 1]

Bb E A

This love has no alibi

Bb E A

Still it feeds my appetite

[CHORUS 2]

It keeps turning me

Am F Em Dm

Up-side down

It keeps pulling me

Am F Em Dm

Un-der-ground

(Repeat Chorus)

[VERSE 2]

One and one is always two

I apologize for how I treated you

Nonetheless, I believe

That this will be the death of me

Sunrise, and nightfall.

I'm back behind, behind it all

And I will wait, I will take my time.

Patience is a friend of mine

[PRE CHORUS 2]

Bb E A

This love has no alibi

Bb E A

Still it feeds my appetite

[CHORUS 3]

It keeps turning me

Am F Em Dm

Up-side down

It keeps pulling me

Am F Em Dm

Un-der-ground

[Repeat Chorus]

[PRE CHORUS 3]

Bb E A

Well, conse-quence is haunting me

Bb E A

Still I fol-low helplessly

[CHORUS 4]

It keeps turning me, yeah!

Am F Em Dm

Up-side down

You keep pulling me

Am F Em Dm

Un-der-ground

(Repeat Chorus)

END.

*Optional ending riff:

If you have a loop pedal or playing with another guitarist - here's the cool lick that he has going at the

end. You can definitely hear the influence from Allen's collaborating partner TINSEK here.. cool riff tho.

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

B|-------------------------------------------------0-1-0-----------------|

G|-------------0h2/0------0------------------------------2-0-------------|

D|--------0--2-------2-0-----2----------------0--2-----------3-2-0-------|

A|--2--3----------------3-------------3/2--3-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| (Repeat 4x)

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