The Roof Is Leaking tab

The Roof Is Leaking

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                The Roof is Leaking - Phil Collins
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Phil Collins
The Roof is Leaking (1981)
(Phil Collins)
From: "Face Value"


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---------------|

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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 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

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


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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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