Intro : E F#m G#m A B
E
uptown girl
F#m
She’s been living in her
G#m
uptown world
A B
I bet she never had
E
a backstreet guy
F#m G#m
I bet her mama never told her why
A B
I’m gonna try for an
E
uptown girl
F#m
She’s been living in her
G#m
white bread world
A B
as long as anyone
E
with hot blood can
F#m
And now she’s looking for
G#m
a downtown man
A B
That’s what I am
C Am
and when she knows what
Dm G
She wants from her time
C Am
and when she wakes up
Dm E
and makes up her mind..
A F#m
She’ll see I’m not so tough
Bm
Just because
D# B
I’m in love with an
E
Uptown girl
F#m
You know I’ve seen
G#m
her in her uptown world
A B
She’s getting tired of
E
her high class toys
F#m
And all her presents
G#m
from her uptown boys
A B
She’s got a choice
G A
hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
Bb Bm A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
G A
hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
Bb Bm B
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
E
uptown girl
F#m
You know I can’t afford
G#m
to buy her pearls
A B E
but maybe someday when my ship comes in
F#m G#m
She’ll understand what kind of guy I’ve been
A B
And then I’ll win
C Am
and when she’s walking
Dm G
She’s looking so fine
C Am
and when she’s talking
Dm E
She’ll say that she’s mine
A F#m
She’ll say I’m not so tough
Bm
just because
D# B
I’m in love with an
E
uptown girl
F#m G#m
She’s been living in her white bread world
A B E
as long as anyone with hot blood can
F#m G#m
and now she’s looking for a downtown man
A B
that’s what I am
G A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Bb Bm A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
G A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Bb Bm B
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
E
uptown girl
F#m G#m
She’s my uptown girl
A B
You know I’m in love
E
with an uptown girl
F#m G#m
My uptown girl
A B
You know I’m in love
E
with an uptown girl
F#m G#m
My uptown girl
A B
You know I’m in love
E
with an uptown girl
F#m G#m A B E
My uptown girl
Fade out..
Intro : E F#m G#m A B
E
uptown girl
F#m
She’s been living in her
G#m
uptown world
A B
I bet she never had
E
a backstreet guy
F#m G#m
I bet her mama never told her why
A B
I’m gonna try for an
E
uptown girl
F#m
She’s been living in her
G#m
white bread world
A B
as long as anyone
E
with hot blood can
F#m
And now she’s looking for
G#m
a downtown man
A B
That’s what I am
C Am
and when she knows what
Dm G
She wants from her time
C Am
and when she wakes up
Dm E
and makes up her mind..
A F#m
She’ll see I’m not so tough
Bm
Just because
D# B
I’m in love with an
E
Uptown girl
F#m
You know I’ve seen
G#m
her in her uptown world
A B
She’s getting tired of
E
her high class toys
F#m
And all her presents
G#m
from her uptown boys
A B
She’s got a choice
G A
hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
Bb Bm A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
G A
hoo ooo ooo ooo oo
Bb Bm B
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
E
uptown girl
F#m
You know I can’t afford
G#m
to buy her pearls
A B E
but maybe someday when my ship comes in
F#m G#m
She’ll understand what kind of guy I’ve been
A B
And then I’ll win
C Am
and when she’s walking
Dm G
She’s looking so fine
C Am
and when she’s talking
Dm E
She’ll say that she’s mine
A F#m
She’ll say I’m not so tough
Bm
just because
D# B
I’m in love with an
E
uptown girl
F#m G#m
She’s been living in her white bread world
A B E
as long as anyone with hot blood can
F#m G#m
and now she’s looking for a downtown man
A B
that’s what I am
G A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Bb Bm A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
G A
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
Bb Bm B
hoo ooo ooo ooo ooo
E
uptown girl
F#m G#m
She’s my uptown girl
A B
You know I’m in love
E
with an uptown girl
F#m G#m
My uptown girl
A B
You know I’m in love
E
with an uptown girl
F#m G#m
My uptown girl
A B
You know I’m in love
E
with an uptown girl
F#m G#m A B E
My uptown girl
Fade out..
