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Up to Me

Jethro Tull
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Riff 1

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-\2-2-2p0------2----------------------|
A---------2p0--------------------------|
E-------------3------------------------|

Riff 2

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-\2-2-0-------------------------------|
A----------1-1-0-----------------------|
E--------3-------3---------------------|

Riff 3

e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-\2-2-2p0------2---\2-2-0-------------|
A---------2p0----------------1-1-0-----|
E-------------3------------3-------3---|

Intro

Riff 1 x 3

Riff 2 x 1

Riff 3 x 3

Verse 1

Em

Take you to the cinema

D

and leave you in a Wimpy Bar,

C

you tell me that we've gone too far,

Am D

come running up to me.

Em

Make the scene at Cousin Jack's,

D

leave him put the bottles back,

C

mends his glasses that I cracked,

Am D

well that's one up to me, yeah

Chorus

N.C

Riff 3 x 4

Oh it's up to me..

it's up to me..

Verse 2

Em

Buy a silver cloud to ride,

D

pack the tennis club inside,

C

trouser cuffs hung far too wide,

Am D

well it was up to me.

Em

Tires down on your bicycle,

D

your nose feels like an icicle,

C

the yellow fingered smoky girl,

Am D

is looking up to me, Yeah

Chorus

N.C

Riff 3 x 4

Oh you know it's up to me yeah...

Bridge

Em A7 Em

Well, I'm a common working man,

Em A7 Em A7

with a half of bitter, bread and jam,

Am9 A7 C A7 C

and if it pleases me I'll put one on you man,

Am9 A7 C A7 C C Em

when the copper fades away. oh oh it's up to me...

Chorus

N.C

Riff 3 x 4

Oh you said it's up to me yeah..

Verse 3

Em

The rainy season comes to pass,

D

the day-glo pirate sinks at last,

C

and if I laughed a bit to fast

Am D

well it was up to me.

Em

Take you to the cinema

D

and leave you in a Wimpy Bar,

C

you tell me that we've gone too far,

Am D

come running up to me.

Ending

N.C

Riff 3 x 4

Riff 1 x 1

Oh you said it's up to me yeah..

you said it's up to me yeah..

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