The Roof Is Leaking Phil Collins
Tuning: Standard
Phil Collins
The Roof is Leaking (1981)
(Phil Collins)
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---3/3---|----------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---------------|
Capo 1st fret, drop-D
INTRO
VERSE 1
[Dm]The roof is leaking and the [C/D]wind is how[Dm]ling
[Dm]Kids are crying 'cos the [Bb]sheets are so [C]cold
[Dm]I woke this morning found my [C/D]hands were fro[Dm]zen
[Dm]I've tried to fix the fire, but you [Bb]know the [C]damn thing's too [Dm]old
VERSE 2
[Dm]It's been months now since we [C/D]heard from our Ma[Dm]ry,
[Dm]I wonder if she ever [Bb]made the [C]coast
[Dm]She and her young man, they [C/D]both moved out [Dm]there
[Dm]But I sure hope they write,[Bb] just to [C]let us [Dm]know
MIDDLE 8
And [Bb]me, I'[Gm]m getting [F]stronger by the [C]minute
[Bb]My wife's ex[Gm]pecting, but I [F]hope she can [C]wait
[Bb] 'Cos this [Gm]winter looks like it's [F]gonna be another [C]bad one
[Bb] But [Gm]spring'll soon be [F]here, oh [C]oh
[C]God I hope it's not [Dm]late
VERSE 3
[Dm]Ma and Pa lived here, and [C/D]theirs before [Dm]them
[Dm]Tried their hardest to [Bb]make it a [C]home
[Dm]Seems so long now since [C/D]they passed o[Dm]ver
[Dm]Hope my children'll try [Bb] to [C]make it their [Dm]own
VERSE 1
[Dm]The roof is leaking and the [C/D]wind is how[Dm]ling
[Dm]Kids are crying 'cos the [Bb]sheets are so [C]cold
[Dm]I woke this morning found my [C/D]hands were fro[Dm]zen
[Dm]I've tried to fix the fire, but you [Bb]know the [C]damn thing's too [Dm]old
MIDDLE 8
And [Bb]me, I'[Gm]m getting [F]stronger by the [C]minute
[Bb]My wife's ex[Gm]pecting, but I [F]hope she can [C]wait
[Bb] 'Cos this [Gm]winter looks like it's [F]gonna be another [C]bad one
[Bb] But [Gm]spring'll soon be [F]here, oh [C]oh
[C]God I hope it's not [Dm]late
OUTRO
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
Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at www.azchords.com. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.
