Jethro Tull – Up To Me (Guitar)

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The progression is Em-D-C-Am-D so i'll try to show every step in the progression separately:
  Em                                 D                          C
e|-----0--0-0------0-0-------0-0-|-----2--2-2------2-2-------|-----0--0-0------0-0------|
B|-----0--0-0------0-0-------0-0-|-----3--3-3------3-3-------|-----1--1-1------1-1------|
G|-----0--0-0------0-0-------0-0-|-----2--2-2--0h2-2-2-------|-----0--0-0------0-0------|
D|-----2--2-2------2-2--0h2--2-2-|---0-0--0-0------0-0-4-2-0-|---2-2--2-2--0h2-2-2-2p0--|
A|---2-2--2-2--0h2-2-2-------2-2-|-0-------------------------|-3---3--3-3------3-3----3-|
E|-0---0--0-0------0-0-------0-0-|---------------------------|--------------------------|

  Am            D
e|-----0--0-0------2--2-2-|     |------2--2-2----|
B|-----1--1-1------3--3-3-|     |------3--3-3----|
G|-----2--2-2----2-2--2-2-|  +  |0h2---2--2-2----|
D|---2-2--2-2--0---0--0-0-|     |----0-0--0-0----|
A|-0---0--0-0-------------|     |----------------|
E|-----0--0-0-------------|     |----------------| (this second part is only played at the end of each verse)
[Chords] Em/B x x 9 0 8 0 A13 x x 7 0 7 0 (no3) Em/G x x 5 4 5 0 Am9 x 0 5 5 5 7 Am7 x 0 5 5 5 5 Am7* x 0 5 5 8 x (no5) A7 x 0 5 6 5 5 [Intro]
     (riff 1)            (riff 2)
e|----------------|----|---------------|
B|----------------|----|---------------|
G|----------------|----|---------------|
D|----------------| x3 |---------------|
A|--7-7-7p5----/7-|----|-7-7-----------|
E|--0-0-0---7\3-0-|----|-0-0-3-6-6-5\3-|

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|   x3
D|----------------|---------------|
A|--7-7-7p5----/7-|-7-7-----------|
E|--0-0-0---7\3-0-|-0-0-3-6-6-5\3-|
[Verse 1]
Em
Take you to the cinema

D
And leave you in a Wimpy Bar,

C
You tell me that we've gone too far

Am           D
Come running up to me.

Em
Make the scene at Cousin Jack's,

D
Leave him put the bottles back,

C
Mends his glasses that I cracked,

Am              D
Well that's one up to me. Hey!

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|   x4
D|----------------|---------------|
A|--7-7-7p5----/7-|-7-7-----------|
E|--0-0-0---7\3-0-|-0-0-3-6-6-5\3-|
[Verse 2]
Em
Buy a silver cloud to ride,

D
Pack the tennis club inside,

C
Trouser cuffs hung far too wide,

Am           D
Well it was up to me.

Em
Tires down on your bicicle,

D
Your nose feels like an icicle,

C
The yellow fingered smoky girl,

Am          D
Is looking up to me. Hey!

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|   x4
D|----------------|---------------|
A|--7-7-7p5----/7-|-7-7-----------|
E|--0-0-0---7\3-0-|-0-0-3-6-6-5\3-|
[Bridge]
Em/B  A13   Em/B   A13     Em/G
Well, I'm a common working man,

Em/B   A13     Em/B    A13       Em/G
With a half of bitter, bread and jam,

Am9       Am7     Am7*    A7             Am7*
And if it pleases me I'll put one on you man,

Am9      A7     Am7*  A7    Am7*     C   Em
When the copper fades away.

e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|   x4
D|----------------|---------------|
A|--7-7-7p5----/7-|-7-7-----------|
E|--0-0-0---7\3-0-|-0-0-3-6-6-5\3-|
[Verse 3]
Em
The rainy season comes to pass,

D
The day-glo pirate sinks at last,

C
And if I laughed a bit to fast

Am           D
Well it was up to me.

Em
Take you to the cinema

D
And leave you in a Wimpy Bar,

C
You tell me that we've gone too far,

Am            D
Come running up to me. Hey!
[Outro]
e|----------------|---------------|
B|----------------|---------------|
G|----------------|---------------|   x4
D|----------------|---------------|
A|--7-7-7p5----/7-|-7-7-----------|
E|--0-0-0---7\3-0-|-0-0-3-6-6-5\3-|

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|--7-7-7p5-----7-|
E|--0-0-0--7--3-0-|
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