Nils Lofgren - Little On Up

great song which i first heard from the acoustic live album and it’s that version
i tried to figure out .
i think i got it fairly good , but it’s by ear so it might be errors . . .

it’s the same chords through the whole song . listen to it to get the right tempo and feeling .

the chords lining with the text is not perfect , but you’ll get the picture

intro
C G Am Am G C C A# F F Am C x2

verse
C G Am Am G C
i remember your birthday
C A# F F Am C
your first breath out of the womb
C G Am Am G C
we were all crying , you were screaming
C A# F F Am C
it was the most beautiful tune
C G Am Am G C
god needed mother in heaven
C A# F F Am C
suddenly it was just you and i
C G Am Am G C
i felt so shattered and useless
C A# F F Am C
if not for you , i’d have surely died
C G Am Am G C
yeah it’s a mountain when life changes forever
C A# F F Am C
your mom’s love was such i felt erased
C G Am Am G C
but someone had to feed and love you
C A# F F Am C
though overwhelmed i did it face to face

chorus
C G Am Am G C
yeah we did it face to face
C A# F F Am C
somehow we found enough
C G Am Am G C
that no matter what love , we’d have it always
C A# F F Am C
from little on up

C G Am Am G C C A# F F Am C

verse
C G Am Am G C
you were reading and writing
C A# F F Am C
before your first day of school
C G Am Am G C
you weren’t afraid of the growing
C A# F F Am C
and i felt so proud of you
C G Am Am G C
remember your first boyfriend
C A# F F Am C
knew no man could ever be enough
C G Am Am G C
we talked the whole thing through
C A# F F Am C
we stayed close from little on up

chorus
C G Am Am G C
yeah we did it face to face
C A# F F Am C
somehow we found enough
C G Am Am G C
that no matter what love , we’d have it always
C A# F F Am C
from little on up

C G Am Am G C C A# F F Am C
little on up

C G Am Am G C C A# F F Am C x2

verse
C G Am Am G C
someday we’ll be sittin’ round in heaven
C A# F F Am C
mother will smile and say we did good
C G Am Am G C
through the good times , the bad times , and the last times
C A# F F Am C
we loved each other hard as we could

chorus
C G Am Am G C
yeah we did it face to face
C A# F F Am C
somehow we found enough
C G Am Am G C
that no matter what love , we’d have it always
C A# F F Am C
from little on up
C G Am Am G C
that no matter what love , we’d have it always
C A# F F Am C
from little on up little on up

C G Am Am G C C A# F F Am C x2

to spice things up , nils plays this little riff instead of the C in the beginning
of some chord sequences :

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – 5h6 – 5 – – – |
G | – – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – |
D | – – – – 5h7 – 5 – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – |

listen to the song to figure it out or just throw it in when ever you like .

well thats about it , enjoy!

cheers , from jimmy in sweden