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This Way Up

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Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh, is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He started out as an art rock performer but subsequently started writing more pop-oriented material. He has had several top 40 hits in the UK and two in the US, but he is more popular in other countries, particularly Norway and Brazil. His 1986 love song "The Lady in Red" reached number one in several countries. De Burgh has sold over 45 million albums worldwide.

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Chris de Burgh - This Way Up
Released: may 19, 1994
Record Company: A&M Records
Duration: 45:23

The Band:
Chris de Burgh - Lead and Backing Vocals
Vic Martin - Keyboards
Neil Taylor - Guitar
Phil Spalding - Bass and Additional Rhythm Guitars
Jimmy Copley - Drums
Stephen McDonell - Brass Section on Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans
Pete Smith - Additional Backing Vocals
Phil Spalding - Additional Backing Vocals
Hannah Clive - Additional Backing Vocals on Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans
Nick Ingman - String Arrangements for the London Session Orchestra
The London Session Orchestra on "Here Is Your Paradise", "You Are the Reason"
and "The Son and the Father"

Track List:

Nr. Name Time Tabber
01. This Silent World 4:07 frankowillo
02. This Is Love 3:47 frankowillo
03. This Weight on Me 4:04 Gunter Kohl
04. Here Is Your Paradise 3:28 NBA96
05. Oh My Brave Hearts 6:51 NBA96
06. Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans 3:25 Betty Lou
07. The Son and the Father 2:49 NBA96
08. Up Here in Heaven 5:56 frankowillo
09. You Are the Reason 4:00 frankowillo
10. Love's Got a Hold on Me 3:44 frankowillo
11. The Snows of New York 3:03 NBA96 and Edward Neve

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01. This Silent World 4:07
Tabbed by: frankowillo

INTRO: G C D (4x)

G C
This silent world
D G C
We're living in

Nobody knows
G
Nobody knows 'bout me and you
N.C. G C
In silent words
D G C
We talk together

Nobody hears
G
Nobody hears a word we say

CHORUS:
D C ~ ~ G
And I would give anything to be with you now
D C ~ ~ G
Yes, I would give anything to be with you now
D C ~ ~ G
Yes, I would give anything to be with you now

N.C. G C
In silent dreams
D G C
We sleep together

Holding you tight
G
Holding you tight till morning comes
N.C. G C
With silent eyes
D G C
We see each other

I'm looking at you
G
I'm looking at you, you look at me

CHORUS:
D C ~ ~ G
And I would give anything to see you right now
D C ~ ~ G
Yeah, I would give anything to see you right now
D C ~ ~ G
Yes, I would give anything to see you right now

BRIDGE:
Em Bm
Oh, I don't care what the people say
C D Em
Our secret will not fall
Bm Em
'Cause I know love is here to stay
C D C
We've got to keep a wall
G C D G C
'round a silent world

Come over here darling
G
Come over here and talk to me

CHORUS:
D C ~ ~ G
And I would give anything to hold you right now
D C ~ ~ G
Yeah, I would give anything to hold you right now
D C ~ ~ G
Yes, I would give anything to hold you right now
D C ~ ~ G
Yes, I would give anything to hold you right now

OUTRO: (# repeat and fade to end #)
D G C
This silent world (I would give anything)
D G C
This silent world (I would give anything)
D G C
This silent world (I would give anything)
D G C
This silent world (I would give anything)
D G C
This silent world (I would give anything)
D G C
This silent world (I would give anything)
D G C
This silent world (I would give anything)
D G C
This silent world (I would give anything)
D G C
This silent world (I would give anything)
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02. This Is Love 3:47
Tabbed by: frankowillo

INTRO: C G C G

C
It's the way that you move

It's the way that you smile
Dm
It's your skin on my skin

It's that look in your eye
C
It's the promise of you

In the heat of the night
Dm
When you open your door
C
It's the way that you bring me inside

G Am
I can honestly say, I have never before
G Am
Had a feeling so good in my heart
G C F
I can honestly say that I know it for sure
C G F
This is love (this is love)
C G F
This is love (this is love)
C G F
This is love (this is love)
G
I'm in your world

C
It's the rhythm of you

With your hips on my hips
Dm
It's the things that you do

With your mouth and your lips
C
The caress of your hair

And your sensual kiss
Dm
It's the way that we share
C
In the moment that goes on forever

G Am
When we finally fall from this heaven I feel
G Am
I am lost in the light of your heart
G C F
Oh sweet angel, it's shining for you and for me
C G F
This is love (this is love)
C G F
This is love (this is love)
C G F
This is love (this is love)
G
I'm in your world

BRIDGE:
E
Open your arms, open your arms
Am G F
And reach for the wonder in me
Bb D G
Open your eyes, open your eyes and see

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)
C G

C
(This is love)
G
(This is love)
C
It's the way that you move

It's the way that you smile
Dm
It's your skin on my skin

It's that look in your eye
C
It's the promise of you

In the heat of the night
Dm
When you open your door
C
It's the way that you bring me inside
C
(This is love)
G
(This is love)
C
It's the rhythm of you

With your hips on my hips
Dm
It's the things that you do

With your mouth and your lips
C
The caress of your hair
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03. This Weight on Me 4:04
Tabbed by: Gunter Kohl

Intro: Em7 - A - Em7 - A - Em7

Em7 A Em7
Some are talking of revolution, they've got guns and they got cash,
Am7 Em7
But nobody knows, nobody gives a damn;
A Em7
So they call in the television who are happy to oblige,
C Em
And this nothing story's on the news tonight,

D G
I don't need this information,
A7
I don't need it anymore,
C D Em7
I don't need this weight on me,
G
I don't need this situation,
A7
I have heard it all before,
C D Em7 A Em7
I don't need this weight on me; a no, no, no, no, a no, no, no, no,

He was good and he was famous and a hero to us all,
And his name was known and loved all over the world,
But the moment he's dead and buried,
They are digging up the dirt,
They've got newsmen looking through his life for mud;

I don't need this information,
I don't need it anymore,
I don't need this weight on me,
I don't need this situation,
I have heard it all before,
I don't need this weight on me; no, no, no, no...

E F#m7
For once in my life, I'm gonna stand up for truth,
E/G# Aadd9
Justice and glory forever,
B E F#m7
Had enough of the news, I've got media blues,
E/G# Aadd9 B C
To faking and lying I'm gonna say goodbye
D E
I don't need you in my life.

I don't need, I don't need,
I don't need this weight on me,
I don't need, I don't need,
I don't need this weight on me,

D G
I don't need this information,
A7
I don't need it anymore,
C D Em7
I don't need this weight on me,
G
I don't need this aggravation,
A7
I have heard it all before,
C D Em
I don't need this weight on me; no, no, no, no...
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04. Here Is Your Paradise 3:28
Tabbed by: NBA96

Chords: EADGBe
A x02220
A7 x02020
A/C# x42220
Asus4 x02230
A7sus4 x02030
Bb x13331
Bm x24432
C x32010
D xx0232
Dsus2 xx0230
Dsus4 xx0233
Em 022000
F 133211
Fsus4 133311
F#7 242322
G 320033
Gm 355333

Capo 3

Intro: D Dsus2 D Dsus2

D A/C# Bm G
I never knew love could be a silence in the heart,
Em C Asus4 A
A moment when the time is still,
D A/C# Bm G
And all I've been looking for is right here in my arms,
Em Asus4 A D
Just waiting for the chance to begin,

D A/C# Bm G
I never knew love could be the sunlight in your eyes,
Em C Asus4 A
On a day that you may not have seen,
D A/C# Bm G
And all I've been searching for, well words could never say,
Em Asus4 A D
When a touch is more than anything,

G D A7 Bm
Maybe you will never know how much I love you,
G D Asus4 A
But of this, be sure,
G D A7sus4 A7 Bm
Here is your paradise, here is your book of life,
G Asus7 A Dsus2 D
Where you and I will be forevermore,
G D A7sus4 A7 Bm
Here is your paradise, here is your book of life,
D Asus7 A Dsus4 D
Where you and I will be forevermore,

Bm F#7 Bm F#7
And in the dark night, you'll follow the bright light
Bm A D
And go where the love must go,
Bb C F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F
And you will wake in the morning to a brand new day,
Gm A
Take all your worries away,

D A/C# Bm G
Em C Asus4 A
D A/C# Bm G
Em Asus4 A D

G D A7 Bm
Maybe you will never know how much I love you,
G D Asus4 A
But of this, be sure,
G D A7sus4 A7 Bm
Here is your paradise, here is your book of life,
G Asus7 A Dsus2 D
Where you and I will be forevermore,
G D A7sus4 A7 Bm
Here is your paradise, here is your book of life,
D Asus7 A D A/C# Bm G Em Asus4 A D
Where you and I will be forevermore.
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05. Oh My Brave Hearts 6:51
Tabbed by: NBA96

Capo 3

Verse 1:
Am C G F
Oh my brave hearts, we must leave this land tomorrow.
F Em7 F
We can't live here anymore.
G Am7
And in the quiet hours, we talk before the dawn.

Verse 2:
Am C G F
And the old hearts, they are calling from the shadows.
F Em7 F
Telling us we must not go,
G F
Oh but we cannot fight, the power of the gun,
G F G
To take away our land, they take it from our sons, swear it on my hands.

Chorus:
C G
We will return to run here like the wolf,
F G
And see the hunter's moon and watch our river flow,
Am7
It's not gone forever.

Verse 3:
Am C G F
Oh my bold hearts, we will go down to the city.
F Em7 F
We will live by city light.
G Am7
But in the darkest hour, keep this fire alive.

Verse 4:
Am C G F
We will grow strong, we will bring our wealth together.
F Em7 F
Never showing what we have,
G F
And when the time has come, we'll reach out for the gun.
G F G
Taking back our land, take it for our sons, swear it on my hands.

Chorus:
C G
We will return to run here like the wolf,
F G
And see the hunter's moon and watch our river flow.
C G
We will return to touch the open sky,
F G
And see the eagle fly and feel the morning rain.
Am7 D Am7 D Am7 D F G Am7
It's not gone forever...
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06. Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans 3:25
Tabbed by: Betty Lou

E~ E
Blonde hair, blue jeans, best thing I’ve ever seen,
E
she looks great, she feels good, lives in my neighbourhood.
C D E
And when she walks past my house, she brings me to my knees,
C D E
it’s like a long dark shadow falling over me. I’m talking ’bout ....

E
Blonde hair, blue jeans, she haunts me in my dreams,
E
I wake up, I fall down, I’m lost in what I’ve found.
C D E
Because she lies beside me and whispers in my ear : Please, please !
C D E
And when I start to kiss her, she just disappears.

A C D
+ I’m gonna be where I wanna be, that’s holding her right next to me.
A C D B7
I’m gonna get her in my life, anyway at all. I’m talking ’bout ....

E
Blonde hair, blue jeans, best thing I’ve ever seen,
E
we’re so right, we’re skin-tight, and I’ll be with her tonight.
C D E
I’m gonna bring her up and take her on the floor,
C D E
and when the morning comes, then she’s gonna beg for more.

E ~ ~
+ A - C - D - A - C - D - B7 + I’m talking ’bout ....

C - D - E
I’m talking ’bout, I’m talking ’bout, blonde hair, blue jeans. (5x)
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07. The Son and the Father 2:49
Tabbed by: NBA96

F Bb F
I was walking down that road, to the place that was my home,
Dm F C
And the memories of a life go on forever,
F Bb F
Here's the village, here's the sea and here's the place where it began,
Gm7 Am7 Bb F C
When I found myself in the arms of Lady Madonna,
Dm Bb F Bb
And then I listen for those footsteps, coming down the hall,
C Dm
A father to his young boy, who was hurting from a fall,
Bb Dm C Bb
You must have heard me crying, you must have dried my tears,
F Dm C
But you know, I just can't remember, just can't remember,
Bb F Bb C F Bb
The son and the father, the son and the father,

F Bb F
Now I'm walking with my boy through the place that is our home,
Dm F C
And the memories of his life are growing forever,
Bb F Bb F
And I'm looking through his eyes at all the wonders of the world,
Gm7 Am7 Bb F C
Then hand in hand we will make this journey together,
Dm Bb F Bb
And we will talk of men and pirates, and heroes in the dark,
C Dm
I will tell him of the hungers and the mysteries of the heart,
Bb Dm C Bb
And I will always hear you crying, I will always dry your tears,
F C Dm C
And I pray you'll always remember, always forever
Bb F Bb C F Bb
The son and the father, the son and the father,
C F Bb Am Bb C F
The son and the father, the son and the father...
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08. Up Here in Heaven 5:56
Tabbed by: frankowillo

INTRO: C

Up on the hill, I see it begin
F
Marking the heroes where they fall

In the stone
C
In the stone, the names of those who have gone

And over the river, there is a place
F
Where they remember boys and men

Widows talk
C
Widows talk of all that they could have been

PRE-CHORUS:

We can hear you
Bb F C
We can hear you whisper our names

We can see you
Bb F C
We can see you reading our names

CHORUS:
F C
Up here in heaven, we stand together
G C
Both the enemy and the friend, 'till the end of time
F C
Up here in heaven, we are forever
G C
There is only one god up here, for all of the world

What of the children caught in the war?
F
How can we tell them what it's for?

When they cry
C
When they cry, are voices heard anymore?

PRE-CHORUS:

Are you listening
Bb F C
Are you listening, men of the war?

There is nothing
Bb F C
There is nothing worth dying for

CHORUS:
F C
Up here in heaven, we stand together
G C
Both the enemy and the friend, 'till the end of time
F C
Up here in heaven, we are forever
G C
There is only one god up here, for all of the world
F C
La la la laa, la la la la la
F C
La la la laa, ooh ooh ooh ooh
F C
La la la laa, la la la la la
G C
There is only one god up here, the god of the world
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09. You Are the Reason 4:00
Tabbed by: frankowillo

INTRO: Am Dm Am Dm Am

A shadow in the moonlight
Dm Am
Here she comes to me
Dm F Em
We sit and talk about it all

And out in the distance
E
A dream is over
E7 Am
All I've been working for

Dm G
This is not how I want you to see me
C G A Asus4
I have done the best I can
Dm G
Now the only thing I believe in
F C G C
Is a woman and a man

CHORUS:
C7 F G C
You are the reason I stay in the fight
C7 F G C
When I can't take it anymore
C7 F
You are the reason I wake in the night
C G C Am Aadd9 Asus4 Am Aadd9 Asus4 Am
And say that I was only dreaming of it all

And now in the dawn light
Dm Am
She talks with me again
Dm F Em
Remember all the things we've done

Been through the bad times
E
And we've seen through the sad times
E7 Am
We're stronger than before

Dm C G
And you picked me up when I was falling
C G A Asus4
And you gave me back my pride
Dm G
And you listen when I am calling
F C G C
And hear the man inside

CHORUS:
C7 F G C
You are the reason I stay in the fight
C7 F G C
When I can't take it anymore
C7 F
You are the reason I wake in the night
C G C F
And say that I was only dreaming of it all

INSTRUMENTAL: C Bb F Ab Bb C Bb Am C G C

C7 F C
You are the reason I stay in the fight
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10. Love's Got a Hold on Me 3:44
Tabbed by: frankowillo

CAPO: 3rd Fret

INTRO: Am F

Am
I got a light shining over me
F
I thought this could never be
Am
It's so amazing, this is what I feel
G N.C. Am
'Cause love - love's got a hold on me

Up in the air, walking down the street
F
Smile like a fool at everyone I meet
Am
I wake in the night, I just can't sleep
G N.C. Am
'Cause love - love's got a hold on me

CHORUS:
C G
Too many heartaches, too many tears
Dm Am
Too many women, too many years
C G
But I've got me a girl, who takes me right
Dm E
All the way to heaven day and night

Am
Love is a dance with a different beat
F
I can't stop my dancing feet
Am
I'm as high as I can be
G N.C. Am F
'Cause love - love's got a hold on me

INSTRUMENTAL: Am F Am F G F Am G

CHORUS:
C G
Too many heartaches, too many tears
Dm Am
Too many women, too many years
C G
But I've got me a girl, who takes me right
Dm E
All the way to heaven day and night

OUTRO: (## ad lib & fade to end ##)
Am
Love's got a hold, a hold on me
F
Love's got a hold, a hold on me
Am
Love's got a hold, a hold on me
G N.C.
I said love - love's got a hold - love's got a hold
Am F
Love's got a hold on me
Am
Love's got a hold on me
F
Love's got a hold on me
Am
Love's got a hold on me
F
Love's got a hold on me
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11. The Snows of New York (Chords) 3:03
Tabbed by: Edward Neve

G D Am Em
I can see you now by the light of the dawn,
C G Dsus4 D
And the sun is rising slow,
G D Am Em
We have talked all night, and I can't talk anymore,
C D G
But I must stay and you must go;

G D Am Em
You have always been such a good friend to me,
C G Dsus4 D
Through the thunder and the rain,
G D Am Em
And when you're feeling lost in the snows of New York,
C D G
Lift your heart and think of me;

Em B
There are those who fail, there are those who fall,
C G Dsus4 D
There are those who will never win,
G D Am Em
Then there are those who fight for the things they believe,
C D G
And these are men like you and me;

G D Am Em
In my dream we walked, you and I to the shore,
C G Dsus4 D
Leaving footprints by the sea,
G D Am Em
And when there was just one set of prints in the sand,
C D G
That was when you carried me;

G D Am Em
You have always been such a good friend to me,
C G Dsus4 D
Through the thunder and the rain,
G D Am Em
And when you're feeling lost in the snows of New York,
C D G
Lift your heart and think of me;

G D Am Em
When you're feeling lost in the snows of New York,
C D G
Lift your heart and think of me,
C D G
Lift your heart and think of me.
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11. The Snows of New York (Tab) 3:03
Tabbed by: NBA96

Throughout the song you hear a fingerpicking pattern.
With every chords below you play this pattern.
In the third verse you play Em and B, beware to play those patterns 2 times.

G D Am Em C G
E:|-----3---| |-----2---| |-----0---| |-----0---| |---------3---|
B:|-------3-| |-------3-| |-------1-| |-------0-| |-----------3-|
G:|---0-----| |---2-----| |---2-----| |---0-----| |---0---0-----|
D:|---------| |-0-------| |---------| |---------| |-------------|
A:|---------| |---------| |-0-------| |---------| |-3---3-------|
E:|-3-------| |---------| |---------| |-0-------| |-------------|

Dsus4 D B
E:|-----3---3---2---| |-----2---|
B:|-------3---3---3-| |-------4-|
G:|---2-------------| |---4-----|
D:|-0---------------| |---------|
A:|-----------------| |-2-------|
E:|-----------------| |---------|

Start with picking the G 3 times before start with the first verse.

G D Am Em
I can see you now by the light of the dawn,
C G Dsus4 D
And the sun is rising slow,
G D Am Em
We have talked all night, and I can't talk anymore,
C D G
But I must stay and you must go;

G D Am Em
You have always been such a good friend to me,
C G Dsus4 D
Through the thunder and the rain,
G D Am Em
And when you're feeling lost in the snows of New York,
C D G
Lift your heart and think of me;

Em B
There are those who fail, there are those who fall,
C G Dsus4 D
There are those who will never win,
G D Am Em
Then there are those who fight for the things they believe,
C D G
And these are men like you and me;

G D Am Em
In my dream we walked, you and I to the shore,
C G Dsus4 D
Leaving footprints by the sea,
G D Am Em
And when there was just one set of prints in the sand,
C D G
That was when you carried me;

G D Am Em
You have always been such a good friend to me,
C G Dsus4 D
Through the thunder and the rain,
G D Am Em
And when you're feeling lost in the snows of New York,
C D G
Lift your heart and think of me;

G D Am Em
When you're feeling lost in the snows of New York,
C D G
Lift your heart and think of me,
C D G
Lift your heart and think of me.
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