Up and Up (acoustic)
By: Relient K
Standard Tuning
Chords
A B C#m E B/D# F#m Eh (h= high)
e--0---0---0-----0---0-------0----0-|
B--0---0---0-----0---0-------0----0-|
G--4---4---4-----1---4-------2----9-|
D--2---4---2-----2---4-------2----9-|
A--0---2---4-----2---6----x or 0--7-|
E--x---x---x-----0---x-------2----0-|
Intro:
E F#m A E
e-------------------------------------|
B---4~----4-4-2------4-4-2-----2-1~---|
G—2~---2~-------2~-2-------2----------|
D----------------------------2--------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
E F#m
Yesterday is not quite what it could've been
A
As were most of all the days before
E F#m
But I swear today with every breath I'm breathing in
A E
I'll be trying to make it so much more
Pre Chorus 1:
A B C#m
Cause it seems I get so hung up on the history and what's gone wrong
A E B
And the hope of a new day is sometimes hard to see
A B
And though I'm finally catching onto it
C#m
And now the past is just a conduit
A E B
And the light there at the end is where I'll be
Chorus:
A B C#m
I'm on the up and up I'm on the up and up
A B C#m
And I haven't given up given up on what I know I'm capable of
A B C#m
And I'm on the up and up Yeah there's nothing left to prove
Eh B/D# C#m B A
cause I'm just trying to be A better version of me for you
A better version of me for you
(Intro)
Verse 2:
E F#m
Now I have all that I could ever need the
A E
Confidence of knowing there’s still time
F#m
To make a mend to try and build a better me and to
A E
Take the right steps as this road unwinds
Pre Chorus 2:
A B C#m
You see I'm finally catching onto it and now the past is just a conduit
A E F#m
And the light there at the end is where I'll be Oh
(Chorus)
Bridge:
C#m A
You never cease to supply me with what I need for a good life
E B
So when I'm down I'll hold my head up high cause you're the reason why
Outro:
Last line of chorus… again