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[Intro]
  G    Am   Cmaj7(x4)
[Verse 1]
  GI could take you on a Emrooftop, Dbaby
BmWhere you been Clately?
BmWhere you been Clately?D  
  GCut my ears off and Emcall me a Dchild
BmWaiting all the Cwhile
BmWaiting all the Cwhile for Dyou
[Chorus]
GOooAmooooCmaj7oooooh, St. Paul Groofs
AmOoooCmaj7ooooh, St. Paul Groofs
AmOoooCmaj7ooooh, St. Paul Groofs
AmOoooCmaj7ooooh
[Verse 2]
  GAll the way from MinneEmsota to DNew York
BmWhere we got Cstarted
BmWhere your dues imCparted uDpon mine
  GYour letters filled Emheart-shaped Dcaverns
BmBlack ink and Clanterns
BmAnd our whisky CtantrumsD  
[Pre-Chorus]
AmSmoke from cigaGrettes
And Dbitter drinks that Gcloud the
AmTiny scent of Gho- Dme
[Chorus]
GOooAmooooCmaj7oooooh, St. Paul Groofs
AmOoooCmaj7ooooh, St. Paul Groofs
AmOoooCmaj7ooooh, St. Paul Groofs
AmOoooCmaj7ooooh
[Bridge]
GTell me friend
Are Gmaj7you content
With Cmaj7how it has to   Gbe?
GHalocline
Your Gmaj7hand in mine
A Cmaj7purpose here I   Gsee
Oh, A7faceless crowds and tall buildings keep you Cmaj7thinking, oh
About A7St. Paul winters, never keen on Cmaj7leaving you, oh
[Chorus]
GOooAmooooCmaj7oooooh, St. Paul roGofs
AmOooCmaj7oooooh, St. Paul Groofs
AmOooCmaj7oooooh, St. Paul Groofs
AmOooCmaj7oooooh, St. Paul
[Break]
  GI could take you on a Amrooftop, Cmaj7babyG  
                       (Ooooooooooooh, St. Paul roofs)
I could take you on a Amrooftop, Cmaj7babyG  
                     (Ooooooooooooh, St. Paul roofs)
I could take you on a Amrooftop, Cmaj7babyG  
                     (Ooooooooooooh, St. Paul roofs)
I could take you on a Amrooftop, Cmaj7baby
                     (Ooooooooooooh)
[Chorus]
GOooAmooooCmaj7oooooh, St. Paul roGofs
AmOooCmaj7oooooh, St. Paul Groofs
AmOooCmaj7oooooh, St. Paul Groofs
AmOooCmaj7oooooh

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St Paul Roofs

by Hippo Campus

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Cmaj7

Gmaj7

[Intro]

G Am Cmaj7

(x4)

[Verse 1]

G Em D

I could take you on a rooftop, baby

Bm C

Where you been lately?

Bm C D

Where you been lately?

G Em D

Cut my ears off and call me a child

Bm C

Waiting all the while

Bm C D

Waiting all the while for you

[Chorus]

G Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7

Ooooooooh

[Verse 2]

G Em D

All the way from Minnesota to New York

Bm C

Where we got started

Bm C D

Where your dues imparted upon mine

G Em D

Your letters filled heart-shaped caverns

Bm C

Black ink and lanterns

Bm C D

And our whisky tantrums

[Pre-Chorus]

Am G

Smoke from cigarettes

D G

And bitter drinks that cloud the

Am G D

Tiny scent of ho- me

[Chorus]

G Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7

Ooooooooh

[Bridge]

Tell me friend

Gmaj7

Are you content

Cmaj7 G

With how it has to be?

Halocline

Gmaj7

Your hand in mine

Cmaj7 G

A purpose here I see

A7 Cmaj7

Oh, faceless crowds and tall buildings keep you thinking, oh

A7 Cmaj7

About St. Paul winters, never keen on leaving you, oh

[Chorus]

G Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7

Ooooooooh, St. Paul

[Break]

G Am Cmaj7 G

I could take you on a rooftop, baby

(Ooooooooooooh, St. Paul roofs)

Am Cmaj7 G

I could take you on a rooftop, baby

(Ooooooooooooh, St. Paul roofs)

Am Cmaj7 G

I could take you on a rooftop, baby

(Ooooooooooooh, St. Paul roofs)

Am Cmaj7

I could take you on a rooftop, baby

(Ooooooooooooh)

[Chorus]

G Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7 G

Ooooooooh, St. Paul roofs

Am Cmaj7

Ooooooooh

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