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Above The Clouds

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Fm(maj7)   x-x-3-5-5-4
Fm         x-x-3-5-6-4
C#9        x-4-3-4-4-4
C9         x-3-2-3-3-3
Eb/F       x-x-3-3-4-3
[Intro]
  Fm(maj7)All in the heat of the night
  FmWell, when things ain't going C#9right
 C9No no no no no no no, you will Fm(maj7)remember me
[Verse]
 BbI came along to see your face,
 BbBut the only thing I got from G+you,
Was Gtelling me it's Cmfantasy,
  CmThat you would Cm/Bbalways Abbe with me,
[Bridge]
I can tell you that it's Ebtrue
(I can Ebmaj7tell you that it's true, yes, it is Ebm7true)
I'm waiting Dmhere,
But it's all Gright, it's G7alright, it's alright
But it's Cm7alright with me, you Ebbetter believe me Eb/Fnow.F  
[Verse]
 BbI guess it's like a mountain side
 BbYou gotta climb it to the G+top,
  GFloating in a Cmsea of dreams
  CmThe only Cm/Bbthing that Abyou can see
[Bridge]
Is the view above the Ebclouds.
(Is the Ebmaj7view above the clouds, it's the Ebm7clouds)
I'm waiting Dmhere,
But it's all Gright, it's G7alright, it's alright
But it's Cm7alright with me, you Ebbetter believe me Eb/Fnow.F  
[Orchestral outro]
|  Bb|  Fm(maj7)|  Fm|  C#9|  C9| Fm(maj7)  
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Above The Clouds

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm(maj7)

C#9

G+

Cm/Bb

Ebmaj7

Ebm7

Cm7

Eb/F

Fm(maj7) x-x-3-5-5-4

Fm x-x-3-5-6-4

C#9 x-4-3-4-4-4

C9 x-3-2-3-3-3

Eb/F x-x-3-3-4-3

[Intro]

Fm(maj7)

All in the heat of the night

Fm C#9

Well, when things ain't going right

C9 Fm(maj7)

No no no no no no no, you will remember me

[Verse]

I came along to see your face,

Bb G+

But the only thing I got from you,

G Cm

Was telling me it's fantasy,

Cm Cm/Bb Ab

That you would always be with me,

[Bridge]

I can tell you that it's true

Ebmaj7 Ebm7

(I can tell you that it's true, yes, it is true)

I'm waiting here,

G G7

But it's all right, it's alright, it's alright

Cm7 Eb Eb/F F

But it's alright with me, you better believe me now.

[Verse]

I guess it's like a mountain side

Bb G+

You gotta climb it to the top,

G Cm

Floating in a sea of dreams

Cm Cm/Bb Ab

The only thing that you can see

[Bridge]

Is the view above the clouds.

Ebmaj7 Ebm7

(Is the view above the clouds, it's the clouds)

I'm waiting here,

G G7

But it's all right, it's alright, it's alright

Cm7 Eb Eb/F F

But it's alright with me, you better believe me now.

[Orchestral outro]

Bb Fm(maj7) Fm C#9 C9 Fm(maj7)

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