The Roof Is Leaking

Song: The roof is leaking
Artist: Phil Collins
Composer: Phil Collins
Album: Face value

Tabbed by DJ   11th Feb 2016

To hear the song, copy and paste this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh90i7oQ0Tg

This tab arrangement combines some elements of both the piano
and the slide guitar for one acoustic guitar

DROPPED TUNING: 
D-A-D-G-B-E  (Dropped D)
Tune bottom E string down to D to match 4th string

CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Ebm)

IMPORTANT NOTE: 
Below are the chord shapes I think work the best, 
so please IGNORE ANY CHORD DIAGRAM BOXES the webpage might
automatically suggest.

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Dm  = 000765    Bb/D = xx0331   F     = xx3211
Dm7 = 000565    C/D* = xx0553   Dm7*  = xx0211
C/D = 000010    Bb*  = xx8766   Cadd9 = x32033
Dm* = 000231    Gm   = xx5333

/ = Slide notes up    \ = Slide notes down

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[Intro]
      Dm Dm7  C    Dm      Dm Dm7 Bb   C
e |----5--5-----------|----5--5-----------|
B |----6--6-----------|----6--6-----------|
G |----7--5---5--5/7--|----7--5---3--3/5--|
D |-----------5--5/7--|-----------3--3/5--|
A |-------------------|-------------------|
D |--0----------------|--0----------------|

      Dm Dm7  C    Dm      Dm Dm7 Bb   C       Dm
e |----5--5-----------|----1--1-----------|-----------------|
B |----6--6-----------|----3--1-----------|-----------------|
G |----7--5---5--5/7--|----2--2---3--3/5--|--5/7------------|
D |-----------5--5/7--|-----------3--3/5--|--5/7---0-0---0--|
A |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D |--0----------------|--0----------------|------------0----|

[Verse 1]
Dm                     Dm7      Dm  C/D            Dm*
    The roof is leak - ing, and the wind is howl - ing,
Dm                     Dm7             Bb/D          C/D*
    The kids are cry - ing, 'cause the sheets are so cold,
Dm                     Dm7        Dm  C/D              Dm*
      Woke this morn - ing, found my  hands were fro - zen,
Dm                     Dm7
     I've tried to fix the fire,
         Bb/D          C/D*             Dm    C/D Dm
But, you know,  ...the damn thing's too old

[Verse 2]
Dm                   Dm7        Dm C/D                  Dm*
    It's been months now, since we heard from our Mar - y,
Dm           Dm7         Bb/D     C/D*
    I wonder if she ever made the coast,
Dm                           Dm7  Dm   C/D            Dm*
    Well, she, and her young man, they both moved out there,
Dm                       Dm7    Bb/D           C/D*   Dm*
    But I sure hope they write,     ...just to let us know

[Verse 3]
    Bb*  Gm              F        Dm7*   Cadd9
And me,      I'm getting stronger by the minute,
Bb*                 Gm             F        Dm7* Cadd9
     My wife's ex - pecting, but I hope she can  wait,
Bb*              Gm
     'Cause this winter looks like...
        F            Dm7*   Cadd9
...It's gonna be a - nother bad one,
Bb*       Gm                F     Dm7      Cadd9
      But spring'll soon be here,  ...oh - oh-----,
Cadd9                        Dm
       But I hope it's not   late---!
        e |--/5---3----1--|--1-/3-\1---1---|
        B |---------------|------------3---|
        G |---------------|------------2---|
        D |---------------|------------0---|
        A |---------------|------------0---|
        D |---------------|------------0---|

[Verse 4]
Dm            Dm7         Dm  C/D           Dm*
    Ma and Pa lived here, and theirs before them,
Dm                          Dm7    Bb/D      C/D
    They tried their hard - est to make it a home,
Dm                Dm7  Dm   C/D             Dm*
    Seems so long now since they passed o - ver,
Dm                  Dm7         Bb/D      C/D           Dm*
   'Hope my child - ren ...will try ...to make it their own

[Verse 5]
Dm                        Dm7      Dm  C/D            Dm*
    Ma, my roof is leak - ing, and the wind is howl - ing,
Dm                     Dm7             Bb/D          C/D*
    The kids are cry - ing, 'cause the sheets are so cold,
Dm                     Dm7      Dm  C/D              Dm*
      Woke this morn - ing, and my  hands were fro - zen,
Dm                     Dm7
     Oh, I've tried to fix the fire,
         Bb/D          C/D*             Dm
But, you know,  ...the damn thing's too old

[Verse 6]
    Bb*    Gm              F        Dm7*   Cadd9
But me, ...oh, I'm getting stronger by the minute,
Bb*                 Gm             F        Dm7* Cadd9
     My wife's ex - pecting, but I hope she can   wait,
Bb*              Gm
     'Cause this winter looks like...
        F            Dm7*   Cadd9
...It's gonna be a - nother bad one,
Bb*      Gm                F    Dm7        Cadd9
     But spring'll soon be here,   ...oh - oh-----,
Cadd9                        Dm
      God, I hope it's not   late----!
        e |--/5---3----1--|--1-/3-\1---1---|
        B |---------------|------------3---|
        G |---------------|------------2---|
        D |---------------|------------0---|
        A |---------------|------------0---|
        D |---------------|------------0---|

[Coda]
       Dm Dm7 C    Dm      Dm Dm7 Bb   C
e |----5--5-----------|----5--5-----------|
B |----6--6-----------|----6--6-----------|
G |----7--5---5--5/7--|----7--5---3--3/5--|
D |-----------5--5/7--|-----------3--3/5--|
A |-------------------|-------------------|
D |--0----------------|--0----------------|

       Dm Dm7 C    Dm      Dm Dm7 Bb   C       Dm
e |----5--5-----------|----1--1-----------|--------|-------||
B |----6--6-----------|----3--1-----------|--------|-------||
G |----7--5---5--5/7--|----2--2---3--3/5--|--5/7---|-------||
D |-----------5--5/7--|-----------3--3/5--|--5/7---|-------||
A |-------------------|-------------------|--------|-------||
D |--0----------------|--0----------------|--------|---0---||