Up To Me
Roger McguinnVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Every thing went from bad to worse money never changed a thing
Death kept following trackin us down at least I heard your bluebird
sing
Now somebody's got to show their hand time is but an enemy
I know you're long gone I guess it must be up to me
If I'd thought about it I never would have done it
I guess I would a let it slide
If I'd a pay attention to what others were thinking
This heart inside of me would have died
I was just too stubborn to ever be governed
By enforced insanity
Someone had to reach for the risin star I guess it was up to me
Well the Union Central is pullin out and the orchids are in bloom
I've only got me one good shirt left and it smells like stale perfume
In fourteen months I've only smiled once I didn't do it consciously
Somebody's got to find your trail and I guess it had to be up to me
It was like a revelation when you betrayed me with your touch
I'd had just about convinced myself that nothing had changed that
much
The old rounder in the iron mask he slipped me the master key
Somebody had to unlock your heart he said it was up to me
Well I watched you slowly disappear down into the officer's club
I would have followed you in the door but I didn't have a ticket stub
So I waited all night long till the break of day hoping one of us
would get
free
When the dawn came over the river bridge I knew it was up to me
Well the only decent thing I did was when I worked as a postal clerk
Was to haul your picture down off the wall near the cage where I use
to
work I was a fool not to try to protect your idenity
You looked a little burned out my friend
I thought it might be up to me
When I met somebody face to face I had to remove my hat
She's everything I need and love but I can't be swayed by that
It frightens me the awful truth how sweet life can be
But she ain't a gonna make a move I guess it must be up to me
We heard the sermon on the mount and I knew it was too complex
It didn't amount to anything more than what a broken glass reflects
When you bite off more than you can chew you pay the penalty
Somebody's got to tell the tale I guess it must be up to me
Well Dupree came a pimping tonight to the Thunderbird Cafe
Crystal wanted to talk to him I had to look the other way
Now I just can't rest without your love I need your company
But you ain't a gonna cross the line I guess it must be up to me
There's a note left in the bottle you can give it to Estelle
She's the one you've been wondering about there's really nothin much
to
tell
We both heard voices for awhile now the rest is history
Somebody's got to cry some tears I guess it must be up to me
So go on boys and play your hands life is but a pantomine
The ringleaders from the county seat say you don't have all that much
time
And the girl with me behind the shades she ain't my property
One of us has got to hit the road I guess it must be up to me
And if we never meet again baby remember me
How my lone guitar played sweet for you that old time melody
And the rickenbacker around my leg I played it for you for free
No one else could play that tune you know it was up to me
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Readable chord sheet for Up To Me by Roger Mcguinn
[E] [A] Every thing went from bad to worse money never changed a thing D[E]eath kept following trackin us down at le[A]ast I heard your bluebird sing N[Abm]ow somebody's got t[E]o show their hand time is but an[A] enemy [A] [E] [B] [C#m] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] I know you're long gone I guess it must be up to me I[E]f I'd thought about it I never would have done it [A] I guess I would a let it slide [E] If I'd a pay attention to what others were thinking [A] This heart inside of me would have died [Abm] [E] I was just too stubborn to ever be governed [A] By enforced insanity [A] [E] [B] [C#m] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] Someone had to reach for the risin star I guess it was up to me [E] [A] Well the Union Central is pullin out and the orchids are in bloom [E] [A] I've only got me one good shirt left and it smells like stale perfume [Abm] [E] [A] In fourteen months I've only smiled once I didn't do it consciously [E] [B] [C#m] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] S[A]omebody's got to find your trail and I guess it had to be up to me [E] [A] It was like a revelation when you betrayed me with your touch I[E]'d had just about convinced myself[A] that nothing had changed that much T[Abm]he old rounder in [E]the iron mask he slipped me the mast[A]er key [E] [B] [C#m] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] S[A]omebody had to unlock your heart he said it was up to me W[E]ell I watched you slowly disappear [A] down into the officer's club I[E] would have followed you in the door but I[A] didn't have a ticket stub S[Abm]o I waited all night long till t[E]he break of day hoping one of us would get f[A]ree [E] [B] [C#m] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] W[A]hen the dawn came over the river bridge I knew it was up to me W[E]ell the only decent thing I di[A]d was when I worked as a postal clerk W[E]as to haul your picture down off the[A] wall near the cage where I use to w[Abm]ork I was a fo[E]ol not to try to prote[A]ct your idenity Y[E]ou looked a [B]little burn[C#m]ed out my[E] friend [A] [E] [A] [E] I[A] thought it might be up to me W[E]hen I met somebody face to fac[A]e I had to remove my hat S[E]he's everything I need and love bu[A]t I can't be swayed by that I[Abm]t frightens me the[E] awful truth how sweet life can [A]be [E] [B] [C#m] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] B[A]ut she ain't a gonna make a move I guess it must be up to me W[E]e heard the sermon on the mount and [A]I knew it was too complex I[E]t didn't amount to anything more than[A] what a broken glass reflects [Abm] W[E]hen you bite off more than[A] you can chew you pay the penalty [E] [B] [C#m] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] S[A]omebody's got to tell the tale I guess it must be up to me W[E]ell Dupree came a pimping tonigh[A]t to the Thunderbird Cafe C[E]rystal wanted to talk to him I ha[A]d to look the other way N[Abm]ow I just can't res[E]t without your love I need your co[A]mpany B[E]ut you a[B]in't a gonna [C#m]cross the lin[E]e I g[A]uess it must be up to me[E] [A] [E] [A] T[E]here's a note left in the bottle [A]you can give it to Estelle S[E]he's the one you've been wondering about [A]there's really nothin much to tell W[Abm]e both heard voices[E] for awhile now the rest is [A]history [E] [B] [C#m] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] S[A]omebody's got to cry some tears I guess it must be up to me S[E]o go on boys and play your hands [A]life is but a pantomine T[E]he ringleaders from the county seat say yo[A]u don't have all that much time A[Abm]nd the girl wit[E]h me behind the shades she ain't[A] my property O[E]ne of us has got[B] to hit[C#m] the roa[E]d I guess [A]it must be up to me [E] [A] [E] [A] A[E]nd if we never meet[A] again baby remember me H[E]ow my lone guitar played sweet for you[A] that old time melody A[Abm]nd the rickenb[E]acker around my leg I played it for yo[A]u for free N[E]o on[B]e else [C#m]could play t[E]hat tune [A]you know it was up [E]to [A]me [E] [A] [E] --------------| --------------| --------------| -6 4 2--6 4 2-| --------------| --------------|