On The Roof Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays437

On The Roof by Johan Lindell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Dm, Am, G, Bb, Bb/D, C, Fm, Fm/Eb, Bbm, Db, Gm/C, Eb and Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
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verse 1 

Dm              Am 
Up on the roof I go 
G               Bb 
Sit and drink my wine 
Dm              Am 
People running down the row 
G                       Bb 
I wanna feel the cool winds blow 
Dm              Am 
Killing time up here 
G                    Bb 
Just me and the empty sky 
Dm                    Am 
Trying to sort things out 
G                           Bb 
About what happened the other night 

Dm  Am  G  Bb 

Dm                    Am 
Woman you're on your own 
G                  Bb 
I knew this had to come 
Dm                      Am 
Now your walking out my door 
G                     Bb      
Calling a cab on the way you go 

Bb/D 
Bb               C 
Sitting on a rooftop 
Bb               C     Bb/D    
Talking to a blue sky 
Bb               C        Bb/D 
Drinking on a rooftop 
Bb 
Listen to my heart go, don't go, don't go 
              C 
Listen to my mind go 



Fm       Fm/Eb           Bbm       Db 
Stay, the second time around            Won't you please 
Fm       Fm/Eb           Bbm       Db 
Stay, the second time around            Darling won't you please  
Fm       Fm/Eb           Bbm       Db 
Stay, the second time around            Ah please  
Fm       Fm/Eb           Bbm       Db 
Stay, the second time around 

Gm/C 

verse 2 

Dm                Am 
Watching the girls go by 
G                          Bb 
Like a string of pearls in the crowd 
Dm                        Am 
Hey you with the long black hair 
G                       Bb 
I've got some wine to share 



Bb/D 
Bb               C 
Sitting on a rooftop 
Bb               C     Bb/D    
Talking to a blue sky 
Bb               C        Bb/D 
Drinking on a rooftop 
Bb 
Listen to my heart go, don't go, don't go 
              C 
Listen to my mind go 

Fm       Fm/Eb           Bbm       Db 
Stay, the second time around         Won't you please 
Fm       Fm/Eb           Bbm       Db 
Stay, the second time around          Darling won't you please  
Fm       Fm/Eb           Bbm       Db 
Stay, the second time around          Won't you 
Fm       Fm/Eb           Bbm       Db      Eb 
Stay, the second time around          

Outro Ab  Db (4x) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante