Phil Collins – The Roof Is Leaking (Guitar Tab)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Phil Collins From: "Face Value" (1981) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard 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---3/5---|----------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---------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4] 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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