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What Goes Up

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tune low E string one half step up to “F”
E-----F5----------Ab5/F-------------------Eb5/F----------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G------5--5------8------------------3--3-----|
D------3--3------6------------------1--1-----|
A--------------------------------------------|
F------0----0----0----0----0----0---0----0---|
E------F5--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G------5--5----------------------------------|
D------3--3----------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
F------0----0----0----0----0----0---0----0---|
E------F5-------Ab5/F--------Eb/F----------F5------|
B-------------------------------------|
G------5---5----8------3--3----5------|
D------3---3----6------1--1----3------|
A-------------------------------------|
F------0----0---0---0--0----0--0---0--|
     What goes up,    must come down
E-----F5--------Ab5/F-------Bb5/F-------G5/F----------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-----5---5------8-----10---7---------|
D-----3---3------8-----8----5---------|
A-------------------------------------|
F-----0------0------0-------0-----0---|
   What must   rise,  must fall    and
     F5what goes Ab5/Fon     Eb5/Fin your lF5ife
F5Is writing Ab5/Fon    Bb5/Fthe    Cwall
If all things must Dm/Cfall, why build a G/Cmiracle at Call?
If all things must Dm/Cpass, even a G/Cmiracle won't Clast
F5What goes Ab5/Fup,    Eb/Fmust come F5down
F5What must Ab5/Fstand Bb5/Fa     G5/Flone
And F5what goes Ab5/Fon     Eb5/Fin your F5mind
Is F5turning Ab5/Fin    Bb5/Fto     Cstone
If all things must Dm/Cfall, why build a G/Cmiracle at Call?
If all things must Dm/Cpass, even a G/Cpyramid won't Clast
guitar solo with:
E------F5-------Ab5/F--------Eb/F----------F5------|
B-------------------------------------|
G------5---5----8------3--3----5------|
D------3---3----6------1--1----3------|
A-------------------------------------|
F------0----0---0---0--0----0--0---0--|
E-----F5--------Ab5/F-------Bb5/F-------G5/F----------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-----5---5------8-----10---7---------|
D-----3---3------8-----8----5---------|
A-------------------------------------|
F-----0------0------0-------0-----0---|
E------F5-------Ab5/F--------Eb/F----------F5------|
B-------------------------------------|
G------5---5----8------3--3----5------|
D------3---3----6------1--1----3------|
A-------------------------------------|
F------0----0---0---0--0----0--0---0--|
E-----F5--------Ab5/F-------Bb5/F---------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----5---5------8-----10-----|
D-----3---3------8-----8------|
A-----------------------------|
F-----0------0------0---------|
|           C|         Dm/C|         G/C|             C|
|           C|         Dm/C|         G/C|             C|
|          Eb|        Ab/Eb|       Bb/Eb|            Eb|
|          Eb|        Ab/Eb|       Bb/Eb|            Eb|
Ebm7How can you be so Ab/Ebsure
B/EbHow will you know what the Db/Ebend will endure?
B/EbHow can you be so Db/Ebsure?
That the B/Ebwonders you've made in your Db/Eblife will be seen
By the B/Ebmillions who'll follow to Db/Ebvisit the site of your Ebdream?
F5What goes Ab5/Fup...
Eb5/FMust come F5down...
F5What goes 'Ab5/Fround...
Eb5/FMust come 'Fround...
F5What's been Ab5/Flost...
Eb5/FMust be F5found...
orchestra:
  C4      C   Eb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
F5       Fm7
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What Goes Up

by The Alan Parsons Project

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab5/F

Eb5/F

Eb/F

Bb5/F

G5/F

Dm/C

G/C

Ab/Eb

Bb/Eb

Ebm7

B/Eb

Db/Eb

Fm7

tune low E string one half step up to “F”

F5 Ab5/F Eb5/F

E--------------------------------------------|

B--------------------------------------------|

G------5--5------8------------------3--3-----|

D------3--3------6------------------1--1-----|

A--------------------------------------------|

F------0----0----0----0----0----0---0----0---|

E--------------------------------------------|

B--------------------------------------------|

G------5--5----------------------------------|

D------3--3----------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------|

F------0----0----0----0----0----0---0----0---|

F5 Ab5/F Eb/F F5

E-------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------|

G------5---5----8------3--3----5------|

D------3---3----6------1--1----3------|

A-------------------------------------|

F------0----0---0---0--0----0--0---0--|

What goes up, must come down

F5 Ab5/F Bb5/F G5/F

E-------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------|

G-----5---5------8-----10---7---------|

D-----3---3------8-----8----5---------|

A-------------------------------------|

F-----0------0------0-------0-----0---|

What must rise, must fall and

F5 Ab5/F Eb5/F F5

what goes on in your life

F5 Ab5/F Bb5/F C

Is writing on the wall

Dm/C G/C C

If all things must fall, why build a miracle at all?

Dm/C G/C C

If all things must pass, even a miracle won't last

F5 Ab5/F Eb/F F5

What goes up, must come down

F5 Ab5/F Bb5/F G5/F

What must stand a lone

F5 Ab5/F Eb5/F F5

And what goes on in your mind

F5 Ab5/F Bb5/F C

Is turning in to stone

Dm/C G/C C

If all things must fall, why build a miracle at all?

Dm/C G/C C

If all things must pass, even a pyramid won't last

guitar solo with:

F5 Ab5/F Eb/F F5

E-------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------|

G------5---5----8------3--3----5------|

D------3---3----6------1--1----3------|

A-------------------------------------|

F------0----0---0---0--0----0--0---0--|

F5 Ab5/F Bb5/F G5/F

E-------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------|

G-----5---5------8-----10---7---------|

D-----3---3------8-----8----5---------|

A-------------------------------------|

F-----0------0------0-------0-----0---|

F5 Ab5/F Eb/F F5

E-------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------|

G------5---5----8------3--3----5------|

D------3---3----6------1--1----3------|

A-------------------------------------|

F------0----0---0---0--0----0--0---0--|

F5 Ab5/F Bb5/F

E-----------------------------|

B-----------------------------|

G-----5---5------8-----10-----|

D-----3---3------8-----8------|

A-----------------------------|

F-----0------0------0---------|

C Dm/C G/C C

| | | | |

C Dm/C G/C C

| | | | |

Eb Ab/Eb Bb/Eb Eb

| | | | |

Eb Ab/Eb Bb/Eb Eb

| | | | |

Ebm7 Ab/Eb

How can you be so sure

B/Eb Db/Eb

How will you know what the end will endure?

B/Eb Db/Eb

How can you be so sure?

B/Eb Db/Eb

That the wonders you've made in your life will be seen

B/Eb Db/Eb Eb

By the millions who'll follow to visit the site of your dream?

F5 Ab5/F

What goes up...

Eb5/F F5

Must come down...

F5 Ab5/F

What goes 'round...

Eb5/F F

Must come 'round...

F5 Ab5/F

What's been lost...

Eb5/F F5

Must be found...

orchestra:

C4 C Eb

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5 Fm7

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