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When I'm Up - I Can't Get Down Chords

Music by: Great Big Sea · 1997
Genre Rock Tone C major BPM 198 Views 149
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[Verse 1]
I am the [F]fountain of af[C]fection
I'm the instrument of [F]joy
And to keep the good times rolling
I'm the [Dm]boy, I'm the [G]boy
You know the [F]world could be our [C]oyster
If you just put your trust in [F]me
Cause we'll keep the good times rollin'
Wait and [Dm]see, wait and [G]see
Oh, wait [Am]and s[G]ee![F][G]

[Verse 2]
[Am]There's exaltations,
a [G]sweet disintegrations
A [F]few discolourations, then it comes a[G]long
[Am]Up is what he chooses,
the [G]kisses and the bruises
There ain't [F]nothing he refuses,
then it comes a[G]long
It comes a[F]long, and I am [Am]lifted
I am [F]lifted, I am [G]lifted!

[Chorus 1]
When I'm [F]up I can't get [C]down
Can't get [F]down, can't get [G]level
When I'm [F]up I can't get [C]down
Get my [F]feet back on the [G]ground
When I'm [F]up I can't get [C]down
Can't get [F]down, can't get [G]level
When I'm [F]up I can't get [C]down
Get my [F]feet back on the [G]ground

[Verse 3]
He just [Am]needs, something to bind him
[G]Something to wind him up
It [F]won't take long to find him
When it comes on [G]strong
[Am]Black skies are grinning,
[G]street lights are spinning
The [F]night is just beginning,
and then it comes on [G]strong
It comes [F]on strong, and I am [Am]lifted
I am [F]lifted, I am [G]lifted!

[Chorus 2]
When I'm [F]up I can't get [C]down
Can't get [F]down, can't get [G]level
When I'm [F]up I can't get [C]down
Get my [F]feet back on the [G]ground
When I'm [F]up I can't get [C]down
Can't get [F]down, can't get [G]level
When I'm [F]up I can't get [C]down
Get my [F]feet back on the [G]ground

[Bridge 1]
[Am]Oh, I can't get [G]down[F]
Oh [G]no, no, no, no, no, I can't get [Am]down[G][F][G]
Oh it comes [F]on strong, and I am [Am]lifted
It comes [F]on strong, and I am [Am]lifted
I am [F]lifted, I am [G]lifted!

[Chorus 3]
When I'm [F]up I can't get down
Can't get down, can't get level
When I'm up I can't get down
Get my feet back on the [G]ground
When I'm [F]up I can't get [C]down
Can't get [F]down, can't get [G]level
When I'm [F]up I can't get [C]down
Get my [F]feet back on the [G]ground

[Outro 1]
[Am]Oh, I can't get [G]down[F]
Oh [G]no, no, no, no, no, I can't get [Am]down[G]
Oh [F]no, oh no
[G]Oh-oh-oh, I can't get down
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