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What's Up Is Down
From the album Strong Feelings
Bm/Bb:  x14432
Bm/A:   x04432
 Bm/F#: 204432
[Intro]
 A   Bm   Ex4
[Verse 1]
AWhat's up is dF#mown
   Bm        Bm/Bb       Bm/A   Bm/F#When you're aroEund
DThe whole world chEanges with your vAoice
DStill you're lEonely
C#mSometimes you're bF#mlue
DIf I could Eonly take it from yAou
But then there's Bmme
I pretend to Ebe
ASomeone else for you
I bend my wBmill 
to hide the chEill
The jAoy that I see through
[Chorus]
DWho am I to lEove you?
AWho am I to burn so brF#might?A  C#m  Bm  
What's up is dEown
[Interlude]
 A   Bm   Ex2
[Verse 2]
AWhat's wrong is rF#might
   Bm        Bm/Bb  Bm/AIn the Bm/F#darkest niEght
DThe whole world drEeams alAone
DWaking to fEind out
C#mAll they held is gF#mone
DThe days are plEayed out and on and Aon (and on and on)
But then there's Bmyou
Are you as trEue
AYou silence every doubt
I wait in vBmain
I come agEain
StAill the same throughout
[Chorus]
DBut who are you to lEove me?
Who are yAou to shine so brF#might?A  C#m  Bm  
What's up is dEown; what's wrong is right
[Interlude]
 A   Bm   Ex2
A F#m Bm Bm/Bb Bm/A Bm/F#  E
D E A D E C#m F#m D E A
[Chorus]
DBut who are you to lEove me?
Who are yAou to shine so brF#might?A  C#m  Bm  
What's up is dEown; what's wrong is right
[Outro]
 A   Bm   Ex4
A

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Whats Up Is Down

by Doug Paisley

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Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/Bb

Bm/A

Bm/F#

F#m

C#m

What's Up Is Down

From the album Strong Feelings

Bm/Bb

: x14432

Bm/A

: x04432

Bm/F#

: 204432

[Intro]

A Bm E

[Verse 1]

A F#m

What's up is down

Bm Bm/Bb Bm/A Bm/F# E

When you're around

D E A

The whole world changes with your voice

D E

Still you're lonely

C#m F#m

Sometimes you're blue

D E A

If I could only take it from you

But then there's me

I pretend to be

Someone else for you

I bend my will

to hide the chill

The joy that I see through

[Chorus]

D E

Who am I to love you?

A F#m A C#m Bm

Who am I to burn so bright?

What's up is down

[Interlude]

A Bm E

[Verse 2]

A F#m

What's wrong is right

Bm Bm/Bb Bm/A Bm/F# E

In the darkest night

D E A

The whole world dreams alone

D E

Waking to find out

C#m F#m

All they held is gone

D E A

The days are played out and on and on (and on and on)

But then there's you

Are you as true

You silence every doubt

I wait in vain

I come again

Still the same throughout

[Chorus]

D E

But who are you to love me?

A F#m A C#m Bm

Who are you to shine so bright?

What's up is down; what's wrong is right

[Interlude]

A Bm E

A F#m Bm Bm/Bb Bm/A Bm/F# E

D E A D E C#m F#m D E A

[Chorus]

D E

But who are you to love me?

A F#m A C#m Bm

Who are you to shine so bright?

What's up is down; what's wrong is right

[Outro]

A Bm E

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