[Intro/Verse - Tab] (lead guitar melody) E A B A e|-4-------5-4-5/7-|(7)------5-4-5-4-| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| / = slide up into note, (7) = hold note over bar line OR E A B A e|-x-------10------|7------10---------| B|-9-------11-10-11|7------11-10-11-10| G|-9-------10------|8------10---------| D|-9--------x------|9------x----------| A|-7--------0------|9------0----------| E|-----------------|7-----------------|
[Intro - Can play some Amaj7 to simulate main intro riff] [E][A-Amaj7-A)][B][A-Amaj7-A-Amaj7] x2
[Verse 1] I [E] live on an [A] apartment on the [B] ninety ninth [A] floor of my [E] block [A][B][A] And I [E] sit at home lookin' [A] out of the window [B] imaginin' the [A] world has stopped [E][A][B][A] Then [E] in flies a [A] guy who's all dressed [B] up just like a [A] Union Jack [E][A][B][A] And says [E] I've won five [A] pounds if I have [B] this kind of [A] detergent [E] pack [A][B][A]
[Chorus] [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [D] Don't hang around, 'cause [B] two's a crowd on my cloud [E] baby [A][B][A]
[Verse 2] The [E] telephone is [A] ringin', I say [B] Hi it's me, who is it [A] there on the line [E][A][B][A] A [E] voice says Hi hello [A] how are you, well [B] I guess I'm [A] doin' fine [E][A][B][A] He says it's [E] three a.m., there's [A] too much noise, don't you [B] people ever wanna [A] go to bed [E][A][B][A] Just cause [E] you feel so [A] good, do you have to [B] drive me [A] out of my head [E][A][B][A]
[Chorus] I said [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#(422100)] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [D] Don't hang around, 'cause [B] two's a crowd on my cloud [E] baby [A][B][A]
[Verse 3] I was [E] sick and tired, fed up [A] with this and de [B] cided to take a [A] drive down town [E][A][B][A] It was [E] so very quiet and [A] peaceful, there was [B] nobody, not a [A] soul around [E][A][B][A] I [E] laid myself [A] out, I was so [B] tired and I [A] started to dr [E] eam [A][B][A] In the [E] morning the parking [A] tickets were just like [B] flags, [A] stuck on my wind [E] screen [A][B][A]
[Chorus] I said [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [D] Don't hang around, 'cause [B] two's a crowd on my cloud
[E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud[D] Don't hang around, 'cause [B] two's a crowd on my cloud baby
[Intro - Bass solo - Drop D tuning for chords - Just bass drum] G|-----------------|----------------------------------|---------------------| D|-----------------|----------------------------------|---------------------| A|-----0-0-2-5---2-|-5-----5-5---5-------0-0-2-5---2--|-5-----5-5---5-------| D|-----------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
[continue over Intro chords - Drop D tuning - Drums full in halfway] D (x5777x) G/D (x55433) Em/D (X50000) D
[Verse 1] Your [D] love is lifting me [G/D] higher Than I've [Em/D] ever been lifted be [D] fore So keep it [D] up, quench my de [G/D] sire And I'll be [Em/D] at your side forever [D] more
[Chorus - use low D now] You know your [D] love (your love keeps liftin' me) Keeps on [G/D] liftin' me (love keeps liftin' me) Higher [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher) I said your [D] love - (your love keeps liftin me) Keeps on [G/D] (love keeps liftin' me) Lifting me [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
[Verse 2] Now [D] once I was down [G/D] hearted Disap [Em/D] pointment was my closest [D] friend but then [D] you.. came and he soon de [G/D] parted and you know he [Em/D] never showed his face a [D] gain
[Chorus] You know your [D] love (your love keeps liftin' me) Keeps on [G/D] liftin' me (love keeps liftin' me) Higher [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher) I said your [D] love - (your love keeps liftin me) Keeps on [G/D] (love keeps liftin' me) Lifting me [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
[Instrumental] D G/D Em/D D x2
[Verse 3]
I'm [D] so glad I finally [G/D] found you yes that [Em/D] one in a million [D] girl And now [D] with my loving arms a [G/D] round you, honey I can [Em/D] stand up and face the [D] world
[Chorus] Let me tell you, your [D] love (your love keeps liftin' me) Keeps on [G/D] liftin' me (love keeps liftin' me) [Em/D] Higher (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher) I said your [D] love (liftin', liftin', liftin') Keeps... [G/D] on (love keeps liftin' me) Lifting [Em/D] me (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
[Outro] alright now [D] sock it to me (liftin', liftin' liftin') alright lift me up [G/D] woman (love keeps liftin' me) Keep my l [Em/D] ove going (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher) I said keep on [D] lifting (liftin', liftin', liftin') lift me up [G/D] momma (love keeps liftin' me) keep on [Em/D] lifting (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher