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The World Above

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Original is in F#
[Verse 1]
FThis is where I belong
BbBeneath the clear wide blue F/Ahere
CI feel completely Bb/Fnew Fhere in the F/Aworld aboGm7veC  
FIt’s like my life was wrongF/A  
BbAnd somehow now at laDmst I’Amm inEb  
CmMy Gmown Dbskin
Gm7Up here F/Ain the Bbworld Bb/Ca - bovFe
[Verse 2]
There’s Bbso much F/Alight here
GmLight and sFpace
        A  A/C#*            Dm  Dm/C  
The sun's so       bright here
UpDm/Bon my fCace
It Bbfeels so F/Aright here
  A  A/C#*        Dm  Am/C  
 Warm    as love
BbLife seems to be almost Dm/Bcalling to me
From this Bb/Cstrange new Bb/Dworld C/Ea - bFove
* These chords are just something I personally do when I play it.
Listen to the track for a better idea of the chord timings. There are also little nuances in the left hand

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The World Above

by Alan Menken

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/A

Bb/F

Gm7

Bb/C

A/C#

Dm/C

Dm/B

Am/C

Bb/D

C/E

Original is in F#

[Verse 1]

This is where I belong

Bb F/A

Beneath the clear wide blue here

C Bb/F F F/A Gm7 C

I feel completely new here in the world above

F F/A

It’s like my life was wrong

Bb Dm Am Eb

And somehow now at last I’m in

Cm Gm Db

My own skin

Gm7 F/A Bb Bb/C F

Up here in the world a - bove

[Verse 2]

Bb F/A

There’s so much light here

Gm F

Light and space

A A/C# Dm Dm/C

The sun's so bright here

Dm/B C

Upon my face

Bb F/A

It feels so right here

A A/C# Dm Am/C

Warm as love

Bb Dm/B

Life seems to be almost calling to me

Bb/C Bb/D C/E F

From this strange new world a - bove

* These chords are just something I personally do when I play it.

Listen to the track for a better idea of the chord timings. There are also little nuances in the left hand

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