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Lookin’ Up – Shelby Lynne
[Verse]
BSmokin' and thinkin'
of things to F#mdo since you're gone
Bsittin', lonely
can't F#meven get stoned
  Etakin' a breath of a Emfeeling that
once lived in this BhouseAmaj7  B  Amaj7  
[Verse]
BLaughin' and dying
at the F#mmirror in the hall
Btalkin' to myself
a memory F#mdon't remember at all
Elast thing you told me was the 
Emfirst thing that brought on these Bclouds
I'm lookin' C#7up, for the A7next thing that brings me BdownC#7  A7  B  
[Refrain]
    F#mhere comes the jet plane
I can Bsee the wheels hit the G#mgroundC#  
howF#mever long I wait
I'm Bstandin' at the gate, looking G#mroundG7  F#m  F#7  
[Guitar solo]
B    F#m    B    F#m    E     Em     B     C#7 A7    B
[Verse]
BWalkin' and cryin'
stumble F#minto a church
Bstarin' at the rafters
wonderin' how much F#mmore I can hurt
Ehey old man, Emwhat are your plans for me
where am I Bbound
I'm lookin' C#7up for the A7next thing that brings me Bdown
I'm lookin' C#7up for the A7next thing that brings me Bdown
C#7Um um um A7um um um um Bum 

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Looking Up

by Shelby Lynne

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F#m

Amaj7

C#7

G#m

F#7

Lookin’ Up – Shelby Lynne

[Verse]

Smokin' and thinkin'

F#m

of things to do since you're gone

sittin', lonely

F#m

can't even get stoned

E Em

takin' a breath of a feeling that

B Amaj7 B Amaj7

once lived in this house

[Verse]

Laughin' and dying

F#m

at the mirror in the hall

talkin' to myself

F#m

a memory don't remember at all

last thing you told me was the

Em B

first thing that brought on these clouds

C#7 A7 B C#7 A7 B

I'm lookin' up, for the next thing that brings me down

[Refrain]

F#m

here comes the jet plane

B G#m C#

I can see the wheels hit the ground

F#m

however long I wait

B G#m G7 F#m F#7

I'm standin' at the gate, looking round

[Guitar solo]

B F#m B F#m E Em B C#7 A7 B

[Verse]

Walkin' and cryin'

F#m

stumble into a church

starin' at the rafters

F#m

wonderin' how much more I can hurt

E Em

hey old man, what are your plans for me

where am I bound

C#7 A7 B

I'm lookin' up for the next thing that brings me down

C#7 A7 B

I'm lookin' up for the next thing that brings me down

C#7 A7 B

Um um um um um um um um

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