[Intro]
Em7  D/F#  G   A
[Strophe]
      D                   Bm           F#m7 
When this old world starts a getting me down 
    Em7                 A7sus4        D 
And people are just too much for me to face 
     D                  Bm          F#m7 
I'll climb way up to the top of the stairs 
    Em7               A7sus4           D 
And all my cares just drift right into space
[Refrain]
G            A7   G/B      A7     Em7  D/F#  G  A7 
On the roof, it's peaceful as can be 
    D         A/C#   Bm        F#m7    Em7     A7sus4 
And there the world below don't bother me, no, no
[Strophe]
      D                   Bm         F#m7 
So when I come home feeling tired and beat 
    Em7                 A7sus4        D 
I'll go up where the air is fresh and sweet 
     D                  Bm          F#m7 
I'll get far away from the hustling crowd 
    Em7               A7sus4           D 
And all the rat-race noise down in the street
[Refrain]
G      A7                G/B    A7      Em7   D/F#  G  A7 
On the roof, that's the  only   place I know 
      D        A/C#    Bm      F#m7    Em7 
Where you just have to wish to make it so 
      Asus4        D 
Let's go up on the roof
[Instrumentale]
D    Bm    Em7  D/F#   G   A   D
[Refrain]
       G         A7         G/B      A7       Em7  D/F#  G  A7 
And at night the stars they put on a show for free 
     D       A/C#      Bm      F#m7     Em7 
And, darling, you can share it all with me 
              A7sus4 
That's what I said.     Keep on telling you that
[Strophe]
D                      Bm        F#m7 
Right smack dab in the middle of town, 
  Em7        A7sus4               D 
I found a paradise that's trouble proof 
    D                          Bm          F#m7 
And if this old world starts a getting you down 
       Em7              A7sus4 
There's room enough for two 
          D     Bm 
Up on the roof 
Bm        Em7  D/F#  G  A 
Up on the roof 
A         D 
Up on the roof
[Outro]
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