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The Roof is Leaking - Phil Collins
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Phil Collins
The Roof is Leaking (1981)
(Phil Collins)
From: "Face Value"
Capo 1st fret, drop D
INTRO / OUTRO
Dm Bb/D C/D D Bb/D C/D
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-1---------|----3-1---------|----3-1---------|----3-1---------|
G|----------0-2---|------2---3/3---|----------0-2---|------2---------|
D|----------0-----|--0-------3/5---|--0-------0-----|--0-------3/5---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------1/3---|
D|0---------------|0-----------0---|0---------------|0---------------|
Dm |to VERSE
e|----------------|
B|3---------------|
G|2---------------|
D|0-------------0-|
A|----------0-3b--|
D|0---------------|
VERSE
Dm C/D Dm Dm Bb C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-3-3-1-1---|----------------|----3-3-3-1-1---|----------------|
G|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0---0---2-----|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|----2-------5---|
D|--0-----------0-|0-0---0---0---0-|--0-----------0-|3-------5-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|1-------3-------|
D|0---------------|0---0---0---0---|0---------------|----------------|
Dm C/D Dm Dm Bb C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----3-3-3-1-1---|----------------|----3-3-3-1-1---|----------------|
G|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0---0---2-----|----2-2-2-2-2-2-|----2-------5---|
D|--0-----------0-|0-0---0---0---0-|--0-----------0-|3-------5-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|1-------3-------|
D|0---------------|0---0---0---0---|0---------------|----------------|
|to verse | to middle 8
Dm Dm
e|----------------| |----------------|
B|----------------| |----------------|
G|----------------| |----------------|
D|0-------------0-| |0-------0-------|
A|0---------0-3b--| |0-------0-------|
D|0-----0-0-------| |0-----0-0-------|
MIDDLE 8
Bb Gm F C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3-----|----------3-----|-----1----------|----------1-----|
G|------3---------|-----3----------|---------2------|------0---------|
D|----3-----------|---5--------5---|---3-------3----|----2-------2---|
A|1-------1---0---|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
D|----------------|5-------5-------|3------3--------|----------------|
Bb Gm F C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3-----|----------3-----|-----1----------|----------1-----|
G|------3---------|-----3----------|---------2------|------0---------|
D|----3-----------|---5--------5---|---3-------3----|----2-------2---|
A|1-------1---0---|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
D|----------------|5-------5-------|3------3--------|----------------|
Bb Gm F C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3-----|----------3-----|-----1----------|----------1-----|
G|------3---------|-----3----------|---------2------|------0---------|
D|----3-----------|---5--------5---|---3-------3----|----2-------2---|
A|1-------1---0---|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
D|----------------|5-------5-------|3------3--------|----------------|
Bb Gm F C
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3-----|----------3-----|-----1----------|----------1-----|
G|------3---------|-----3----------|---------2------|------0---------|
D|----3-----------|---5--------5---|---3-------3----|----2-------2---|
A|1-------1---0---|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|
D|----------------|5-------5-------|3------3--------|----------------|
C C Dm
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------1---------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------0-----|0---0-0-2-0-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----2-------2---|------------3/5-|---p3p0---------|--------------0-|
A|3-------3-------|3---------------|----------------|----------0-3b--|
D|----------------|----------------|0-------------0-|0---------------|
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Capo 1st fret, drop-D
INTRO
VERSE 1
Dm C/D Dm
The roof is leaking and the wind is howling
Dm Bb C
Kids are crying 'cos the sheets are so cold
Dm C/D Dm
I woke this morning found my hands were frozen
Dm Bb C Dm
I've tried to fix the fire, but you know the damn thing's too old
VERSE 2
Dm C/D Dm
It's been months now since we heard from our Mary,
Dm Bb C
I wonder if she ever made the coast
Dm C/D Dm
She and her young man, they both moved out there
Dm Bb C Dm
But I sure hope they write, just to let us know
MIDDLE 8
Bb Gm F C
And me, I'm getting stronger by the minute
Bb Gm F C
My wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait
Bb Gm F C
'Cos this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one
Bb Gm F C
But spring'll soon be here, oh oh
C Dm
God I hope it's not late
VERSE 3
Dm C/D Dm
Ma and Pa lived here, and theirs before them
Dm Bb C
Tried their hardest to make it a home
Dm C/D Dm
Seems so long now since they passed over
Dm Bb C Dm
Hope my children'll try to make it their own
VERSE 1
Dm C/D Dm
The roof is leaking and the wind is howling
Dm Bb C
Kids are crying 'cos the sheets are so cold
Dm C/D Dm
I woke this morning found my hands were frozen
Dm Bb C Dm
I've tried to fix the fire, but you know the damn thing's too old
MIDDLE 8
Bb Gm F C
And me, I'm getting stronger by the minute
Bb Gm F C
My wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait
Bb Gm F C
'Cos this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one
Bb Gm F C
But spring'll soon be here, oh oh
C Dm
God I hope it's not late
OUTRO
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Drop-D chords
e-B-G-D-A-D
Dm 1-3-2-0-0-0
C/D 0-1-0-0-0-0
x-5-5-5-x-0
Bb/D x-3-3-3-x-0
Gm 3-3-3-5-x-5
F 1-1-2-3-x-3
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Artist: Phil Collins
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