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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
E             F#m7
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
E             A       B
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Verse 1: 0:08
E
Uptown girl,
F#m7
  She's been living in
    E
Her uptown world,
A            B
  I bet she never had
   E
A back street guy,
0:18
F#m7
  I bet her mama never
 E
Told her why.
A             B
  I'm gonna try for an

Verse 2: 0:23
E
Uptown girl,
F#m7
  She's been living in
      E
Her white bread world
A            B
  As long as anyone
      E
With hot blood can,
0:32
F#m7
  And now she's looking for
   E
A downtown man,
A               B
  That's what I am.

Bridge 1: 0:38
C                Am7
  And when she knows what
     Dm             G7
She wants from her ti-i-ime,
C               Am7
  And when she wakes up
     Dm           E7
And makes up her mi-i-ind.
0:53
A                 F#m7
  She'll see I'm not so tough,
 Bm7
Just because
B   A   B
I'm in love with an

Verse 3: 1:00
E
Uptown girl,
F#m7
  You know, I've seen her in
    E
Her uptown world,
A                B
  She's getting tired of
     E
Her high class toys,
1:09
F#m7
  And all the presents from
    E
Her uptown boys,
A               B
  She's got a choice.

Break 1: 1:15
G             A
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
F#7             Bm      Bm7
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
1:22
G             A
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
F#7             B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Verse 4: 1:30
E
Uptown girl,
F#m7
  You know, I can't afford
    E
To buy her pearls,
A            B
  But maybe someday when
     E
My ship comes in,
1:39
F#m7
  She'll understand what kind
    E
Of guy I've been,
A                B
  And then I'll win.

Bridge 2: 1:45
C                 Am7
  And when she's walking,
       Dm         G7
She's looking so fi-i-ine,
C                 Am7
  And when she's talking
        Dm             E7
She'll say that she's mi-i-ine.
2:00
A                 F#m7
  She'll say I'm not so tough,
 Bm7
Just because
B   A   B
I'm in love with an

Verse 5: 2:07
E
Uptown girl,
F#m7
  She's been living in
      E
Her white bread world,
A            B
  As long as anyone
      E
With hot blood can,
2:16
F#m7
  And now she's looking for
   E
A downtown man,
A               B
  That's what I am.

Break 2: 2:22
G             A
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
F#7             Bm      Bm7
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
2:29
G             A
  Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
F#7             B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Coda: 2:37
E
Uptown girl
F#m7               E
  She's my uptown girl,
            A
Don't you know
        B
I'm in love with an
2:44
E
Uptown girl,
F#m7         E
  My uptown girl,
            A
Don't you know
        B
I'm in love with an
2:52
E
Uptown girl,
F#m7         E
  My uptown girl,
            A
Don't you know
        B
I'm in love with an
2:59
E
Uptown girl,
F#m7         E
  My uptown girl,
            A
Don't you know
        B
I'm in love with an
3:07
E
Uptown girl,
F#m7         E
  My uptown girl,
            A
Don't you know
        B
I'm in love...

Key

key
E
original
key
E
F D#
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Rhythm Pattern

Strumming 4
4
129 bpm
 
 
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Official Audio
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Live 1987

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