Uptown Ruler chords by James Reyne

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
G+G D MajorD A minorAm C majorC
G+G D MajorD C majorC

Verse 1:
 G+G            D MajorD
A augmentedA long tall daddy and his common law wife
A minorAm             C majorC
Shuffled out of Buffalo the comfortable life
G+G         D MajorD         A minorAm  C majorC
Holding hands they went to meet their maker
G+G            D MajorD
Just an old fella in his hey day suit
A minorAm                C majorC
Dreaming all the dreams about the film he'd shoot
    G+G       D MajorD       C majorC
He said Hey you know I ain't no Pennebaker

Pre-chorus:
FF  G+G   C majorC      A minorAm
 I'm leaving can't keep holding on
FF  G+G
 I'm leaving

Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC     G+G    D MajorD
 I can't keep holding on
       A minorAm  D MajorD     A minorAm  D MajorD
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler
A minorAm  C majorC   G+G      D MajorD
 All my old friends are gone
       A minorAm  D MajorD     A minorAm  D7/A
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler

Verse 2:
G+G         D MajorD
Cast the vote and dim the light
     A minorAm          C majorC
He's been drinking Ol' Grandad every night
   G+G          D MajorD        A minorAm  C majorC
Where things are right and where the air is cooler
  G+G        D MajorD
The Glory Days they came and went
  A minorAm       C majorC
His mane it was luxuriant
G+G        D MajorD        C majorC
Now Ol' Grandad he's the uptown ruler

Pre-chorus:
FF  G+G   C majorC      A minorAm
 I'm leaving can't keep holding on
FF  G+G
 I'm leaving

Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC     G+G    D MajorD
 I can't keep holding on
       A minorAm  D MajorD     A minorAm  D MajorD
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler
A minorAm  C majorC   G+G      D MajorD
 All my old friends are gone
       A minorAm  D MajorD     A minorAm  D MajorD
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler

Bridge:
C# minorC#m          G+G      A augmentedA
 And on the days when time goes by
B minorBm         D MajorD
 He just hangs his head and sighs
C# minorC#m          G+G        A augmentedA
 And on the days when time stands still
B minorBm          D MajorD
 That's the days when looks could kill

A minorAm C majorC G+G D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD (x2)

Pre-chorus:
FF  G+G   C majorC      A minorAm
 I'm leaving can't keep holding on
FF  G+G
 I'm leaving

Chorus:
A minorAm C majorC     G+G    D MajorD
 I can't keep holding on
       A minorAm  D MajorD     A minorAm  D MajorD
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler
A minorAm  C majorC   G+G      D MajorD
 All my old friends are gone
       A minorAm  D MajorD     A minorAm  D MajorD
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler

Outro:
     FF   G+G      FF    G+G
An uptown ruler, an I could fool her
       A minorAm  D MajorD      A minorAm  D MajorD
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler
     FF   G+G   FF  G+G
An uptown ruler, I'm a ruler
       A minorAm  D MajorD      A minorAm  D MajorD
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler

Outro:
FF G+G FF G+G A minorAm D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD (x4)