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[Verse 1]
You had me Cright where I wan C6ted.C7  C6  
   C7Under   C6your  C7spellC6  
     Gb9Until you F6turned my high heaven
      F#oInto a living D/F#hell
Now you C/Gcome crawling backAb+5  
Tryin'   to  whip   Em7up   Eb9-5somethin' D7new
   D9Sorry baby,              Fmaj7-5/E  G11it   Db9-5ain't
|       C      Csus4|    C      Bb|   C    Gsus4/C|    C      Bb|
 up   to you.
[Verse 2]
You can Cflash them C6weepy C7eyesC6  
    C7Show me C6some C7skinC6.
     Gb9      F6Hit me with your charms
F#oFool, if I give D/F#in.
You can do a little Cmaj7/Gsun-dance.Ab+5  
N'Am7pray    Eb9-5for   a patch D7of blue.
    D9Heaven D9knowsFmaj7-5/E,                G11it   Db9-5ain't
|       C      Csus4|    C      Bb|   C    G7sus4|    C      E7|
 up   to you.
[Bridge]
      Fm9Yes you can cry Fm13bloody murder
     Fm9  Fm6But it's a Ab9case Bb6you never can
|        C     Ddim|     C/E     G/D|  C     Bb|   Am7     Ab7-5|
can never win.
     Gb9      Fm9You let the Fm13genie out of the bottle
Good Fm9luck Fm6in putting him back
          ..slow down slightly:
|   D7    C/E|  Fdim    D7/F#|   G7      G9|   Ab7|     G7|
i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-in.
[Verse 3]
Yo-u Cknow the one C6who been C7wron C6ged.
He C7get the natur C6al C7rightC6.
       Gb9-5      F6To be a little bit cold.
And F#orightly impol D/F#ite
Go on and C/Gcry me a river.Ab+5  
Walk a Am7mile   Eb9-5in   my D7shoes.
D9That,my D9ladyFmaj7-5/E,                 G11is Db9-5entirely
|     C     Csus4|   C     E7|
 up to you.
[Bridge]
|         Fm9|          Fm13|     Fm9|   Ab9       Bb6|
|    C     Ddim|     C/E     G/D|  C     Bb|   Am7     Ab7-5|
     Gb9      Fm9You let the Fm13genie out of the bottle
 Good Fm9luck in Fm6putting him back
                    ..slow down slightly:
|    D7    C/E|   Fo     D7/F#|   G     G9|    Ab7|     G7|
 i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-in.
[Verse4]
Yo-o-o-ou had me Cright where you C6wanted.C7  C6  
    C7Body C6and C7soulC6.
   Gb9But you F6tore out my heart
And F#oshot it full of D/F#holes.
Yet the world keeps C/Gon turning.Ab+5  
And this Am7much Eb9-5I know  D9is trueD9  Fmaj7-5/E  G11  
It ain't Db9-5up to
[Coda]
|     C       Csus4|      C        Bb|
 you.
|     C       Csus4|        C      Bb|
                  It ain't up to
|       C        Db|      C        Bb|
 you
|       C        Db|      C        Bb|
|       C       Gm6|    C/E         F|
|             F#o|             G7|
 C....

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It Aint Up To You

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gb9

F#o

D/F#

C/G

Ab+5

Em7

Eb9-5

Fmaj7-5/E

G11

Db9-5

Csus4

Gsus4/C

Cmaj7/G

Am7

G7sus4

Fm9

[Verse 1]

C C6 C7 C6

You had me right where I wan ted.

C7 C6 C7 C6

Under your spell

Gb9 F6

Until you turned my high heaven

F#o D/F#

Into a living hell

C/G Ab+5

Now you come crawling back

Em7 Eb9-5 D7

Tryin' to whip up somethin' new

D9 Fmaj7-5/E G11 Db9-5

Sorry baby, it ain't

C Csus4 C Bb C Gsus4/C C Bb

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up to you.

[Verse 2]

C C6 C7 C6

You can flash them weepy eyes

C7 C6 C7 C6

Show me some skin.

Gb9 F6

Hit me with your charms

F#o D/F#

Fool, if I give in.

Cmaj7/G Ab+5

You can do a little sun-dance.

Am7 Eb9-5 D7

N'pray for a patch of blue.

D9 D9 Fmaj7-5/E G11 Db9-5

Heaven knows, it ain't

C Csus4 C Bb C G7sus4 C E7

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up to you.

[Bridge]

Fm9 Fm13

Yes you can cry bloody murder

Fm9 Fm6 Ab9 Bb6

But it's a case you never can

C Ddim C/E G/D C Bb Am7 Ab7-5

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can never win.

Gb9 Fm9 Fm13

You let the genie out of the bottle

Fm9 Fm6

Good luck in putting him back

..slow down slightly:

D7 C/E Fdim D7/F# G7 G9 Ab7 G7

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i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-in.

[Verse 3]

C C6 C7 C6

Yo-u know the one who been wron ged.

C7 C6 C7 C6

He get the natur al right.

Gb9-5 F6

To be a little bit cold.

F#o D/F#

And rightly impol ite

C/G Ab+5

Go on and cry me a river.

Am7 Eb9-5 D7

Walk a mile in my shoes.

D9 D9 Fmaj7-5/E G11 Db9-5

That,my lady, is entirely

C Csus4 C E7

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up to you.

[Bridge]

Fm9 Fm13 Fm9 Ab9 Bb6

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C Ddim C/E G/D C Bb Am7 Ab7-5

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Gb9 Fm9 Fm13

You let the genie out of the bottle

Fm9 Fm6

Good luck in putting him back

..slow down slightly:

D7 C/E Fo D7/F# G G9 Ab7 G7

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i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-in.

[Verse4]

C C6 C7 C6

Yo-o-o-ou had me right where you wanted.

C7 C6 C7 C6

Body and soul.

Gb9 F6

But you tore out my heart

F#o D/F#

And shot it full of holes.

C/G Ab+5

Yet the world keeps on turning.

Am7 Eb9-5 D9 D9 Fmaj7-5/E G11

And this much I know is true

Db9-5

It ain't up to

[Coda]

C Csus4 C Bb

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you.

C Csus4 C Bb

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It ain't up to

C Db C Bb

| | |

you

C Db C Bb

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C Gm6 C/E F

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F#o G7

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....

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