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Rooftop by Melissa McClelland
Rooftop
This whole song is finger picking. It''s really easy and it consists of like 6 chords.
Always strum ur bass note of the song first. keep ur middle, ring & index fingers on the
three strings. so the pattern is...
bass note, index, and then ring & middle [last two strings] are played together.
VERSE:
Em, Em+d [standard Em chord, press down second string, third fret with pinky], C...
CHORUS:
Am D G
I am playing God
Am D G [walkdown to...] C
I am raising hell as far as I can tell
Em
I am all alone
C
Alone in this world
D G
Alone witDh you
[Verse 1]
Crouched down, on a rooftop
In my mothers high heeled shooes
I''m wondering if I will drop
And fly away with you
And I can smell the rain coming
But I won''''t leave until it falls
I''m gonna soak in its down pour
''Till I hear my mother''''s calls
[Chours]
''Cause I am playing god
I am raising hell as far as I can tell
I am all alone
Alone in this world
Alone, with you
[Verse 2]
I carry Spring rain in my hair
Weighted sorrow in perfect clouds
Bursting in the air
Wash away... and drown
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
The roof slips beneath my feet
As the branches back away from me
The softest grass turns to concrete
But I will fly
I will fly
You will see
[Chorus (Variation)]
I am playing God
I am raising hell as far as I can tell
I am all alone
Alone in this world
Alone
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version 2
standard tuning.
e-----
b-----
g-----
d-----
a-----
e-----
Intro and Verses:
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------0sl3----0sl3-----0---------|
|--0---0---0--------------0---------------------|
|2---0------------------------------------------|
|--------3---3---3---3-------------3-----3------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
|-----------------2----------------3-------------|
|------1-------------3---------0-----------------|
|--------0-----2-------------0---0---0-----------|
|---2-------0--------------2---------------------|
|0-----------------------2-----------------------|
|----------------------0-------------------------|
(repeat)
|------------------------------------------------|
|0sl3sl0---0sl3sl0----0------0sl3sl0---0---------|
|--------0---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|3-----------------3-----3---3-------3----3------|
|------------------------------------------------|
All the verses are the same, and the bridge is basically the same as the chorus.
[Verse 1]
Crouched down, on a rooftop
In my mothers high heeled shooes
I''m wondering if I will drop
And fly away with you
And I can smell the rain coming
But I won''''t leave until it falls
I''m gonna soak in its down pour
''Till I hear my mother''''s calls
[Chours]
''Cause I am playing god
I am raising hell as far as I can tell
I am all alone
Alone in this world
Alone, with you
[Verse 2]
I carry Spring rain in my hair
Weighted sorrow in perfect clouds
Bursting in the air
Wash away... and drown
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
The roof slips beneath my feet
As the branches back away from me
The softest grass turns to concrete
But I will fly
I will fly
You will see
[Chorus (Variation)]
I am playing God
I am raising hell as far as I can tell
I am all alone
Alone in this world
Alone
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Harmonics on B string played at same time as fretted notes on the A string.
[Intro, Verse, and Outro]
NH NH
e|------------------|-------------------|
B|-7--------5-------|--0h3-0----0h3-0---|
G|---0---0----0---0-|--------0--------0-|
D|-----0--------0---|-------------------|
A|-7--------5-------|--3----------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
[Chorus]
e|--------------2-----2-|--3--------3-------|
B|-----1----------1-----|----0---0----0-----|
G|-------0---0------2---|------0--------0---|
D|---------2----0-------|--2--------2-----0-|
A|-(0)-0----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|
e|-----------2-----2-|--3--------2-------|
B|--1----------1-----|----0---0----0---0-|
G|----0---0------2---|------0--------0---|
D|------2----0-------|--2--------1-------|
A|--0----------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-----------2-----2-|--3--------2-------|
B|--1----------1-----|----0---0----0---0-|
G|----0---0------2---|------0--------0---|
D|------2----0-------|--2--------1-------|
A|--0----------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-----------2---------|----------------|-----------------------|
B|--1----------1-------|-3-0----0h3-0---|-----0h3-0----0h3-0----|
G|----0---0------2-(0)-|-----0--------0-|-----------0-----------|
D|------2----0---------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|--0------------------|-3--------------|-(3)-3--------------3/-|
E|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
NH NH
e|------------------|-------------------|
B|-7--------5-------|--0h3-0----0h3-0---|
G|---0---0----0---0-|--------0--------0-|
D|-----0--------0---|-------------------|
A|-7--------5-------|--3----------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
[Verse 1]
Crouched down, on a rooftop
In my mothers high heeled shooes
I''m wondering if I will drop
And fly away with you
And I can smell the rain coming
But I won''''t leave until it falls
I''m gonna soak in its down pour
''Till I hear my mother''''s calls
[Chours]
''''Cause I am playing god
I am raising hell as far as I can tell
I am all alone
Alone in this world
Alone, with you
[Verse 2]
I carry Spring rain in my hair
Weighted sorrow in perfect clouds
Bursting in the air
Wash away... and drown
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
The roof slips beneath my feet
As the branches back away from me
The softest grass turns to concrete
But I will fly
I will fly
You will see
[Chorus (Variation)]
I am playing God
I am raising hell as far as I can tell
I am all alone
Alone in this world
Alone
| / Slide-up
| h Hammer-on
| NH Natural Harmonic
| () Quiet note
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version 4
Standard tuning, no capo
The intro/verse isn''t the way it''s played in the song, but it''s easier, and
sounds exactly the same.
It''''s actually played like this:
e|------------7-------------------------------|
B|-7------------------------0h3-0----0h3--0---|
G|--------------------------------0---------0-|
D|----5----5-----5-----5----------------------|
A|-7-----5----5-----5-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
But the way I tabbed it here is easier
Intro/Verse
e|-2--------7--------------------------------|
B|---------------------0h3-0---0h3--0--------|
G|----0---0---0---0----------0--------0------|
D|-2----0---0---0---------------------- x12-| (i think)
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|---------------------3-------3---------------------------|
B|---1--------0----------0---0---0------1----------0-------|
G|-----0---0----0---0------0-------0-------0----0----0---0-|
D|-------2--------0------------------0--------2--------0---|
A|-0-0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-3-------2--------------------------3------3-2-----------------3------|
B|---0---0---0---0--1--------0----------0--------0---0--1-----------0---|
G|-----0-------0------0---0----0---0------0--------0------0---0-------0-|
D|----------------------2--------0--------------------------2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Refrain:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-0h3-0----0h3--0-------0h3-0---0h3--0---|
G|--------0---------0----------0--------0-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-3--------------3-|
E|----------------------------------------|
Repeat the Intro/Verse, Chorus and Refrain
Repeat the Chorus as the bridge, without the last two notes
Immediately after the words "You will see" play this:
e|-3-------2-|
B|---0-3-----|
Repeat the Chorus and the Refrain
Repeat the Intro/Verse 2 times
Then play this until the end:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h3-0---0h3--0-----0h3-0---0h3--0---0-0h3-0---0h3-0---0-0h3-0---0h3--0---|
G|-------0--------0---------0--------0---------0-------0---------0--------0-|
You can also just play that a few times and end by playing the 3rd fret on e one time
[Verse 1]
Crouched down, on a rooftop
In my mothers high heeled shooes
I''''m wondering if I will drop
And fly away with you
And I can smell the rain coming
But I won''''t leave until it falls
I''m gonna soak in its down pour
''Till I hear my mother''s calls
[Chours]
''Cause I am playing god
I am raising hell as far as I can tell
I am all alone
Alone in this world
Alone, with you
[Verse 2]
I carry Spring rain in my hair
Weighted sorrow in perfect clouds
Bursting in the air
Wash away... and drown
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
The roof slips beneath my feet
As the branches back away from me
The softest grass turns to concrete
But I will fly
I will fly
You will see
[Chorus (Variation)]
I am playing God
I am raising hell as far as I can tell
I am all alone
Alone in this world
Alone
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