Paul Kelly - Song From The Sixteenth Floor

capo 5

G C Am F
G C

G C
something’s frying
G C
on the floor below
G F
i’m leaning out
G C
of my window

G C
the sky’s on fire
G C
the streets all aglow
G F
and somebody’s singing
G
to the radio

G C
i would jump from the sixteenth floor
Am F
if i only could get next to you
G C
put my head in a lions jaw
Am F G C
if i only could get next to you next to you

G C
i’m walking the floor
G C
i’m climbing the walls
G F
i wake up from dreaming
G
that’s when i fall

G C
i would jump from the sixteenth floor
Am F
if i only could get next to you
G C
put my head in a lions jaw
Am F
if i only could get next to you next to you
G C
take a ride on a wrecking ball
Am F
yes i would darling
Dm G
every day i speak your name
Dm G
if i had wings i’d fly
Dm
’cause you’re not here to hold me

G C
i would jump from the sixteenth floor
Am F
if i only could get next to you
G C
put my head in a lions jaw
Am F
if i only could get next to you next to you
G C
take a ride on a wrecking ball
Am F
yes i would darling
Dm G
every day i speak your name
Dm G
if i had wings i’d fly
Dm
there’s no one here to hold me

funky instrumental bit – mostly C and G i think

G C Am F
i’d walk on burning coal
G C Am F
i’d sell my only soul
G C Am F
i would jump from the sixteenth floor
G C Am F
put my head in a lions jaw ( yes i would )
G C Am F
take a ride on niagara falls
G C Am F
over broken glass i would crawl

ad lib – fade – or a quick G C like through the song is a good way to wrap up quickly

my second tab – happy for feedback vstackpole@iinet . net . au