Instruments
| E | F#m | E/G# | A B |Oh~
Hook 1
| E | F#m | E/G# | A B |Uptown girl She's been living in her uptown world I bet she's never had | E | F#m | E/G# | A B |a backstreet guy I bet her mamma never told her why I'm gonna try for an| E | F#m | E/G# | A B |Uptown girl She's been living in her white-bread world As long as anyone with| E | F#m | E/G# | A B |hot blood can And now, she's looking for a downtown man That's what I am
Verse 1
key down to C| C Am | Dm G | And when she knows what she wants from her time| C Am | Bm7b5 E | And when she wakes up and makes up her mind
Pre-Hook
key change to A| A F#m | Bm B/D# | She'll see I'm not so tough Just because I'm in love with an
Hook 2
key change to E| E | F#m | E/G# | A B |Uptown girl You know I've seen her in her uptown world She's getting tired of her | E | F#m | E/G# | A B |high-class toys And all the presents from her uptown boys She's got a choice
Instruments
key down to D| G | A | F#/A# | Bm A |Oh| G | A | F#/A# | B |Oh
Hook 3
key up to E| E | F#m | E/G# | A B |Uptown girl You know I can't afford to buy her pearls But maybe, someday, | E | F#m | E/G# | A B |when my ship comes in She'll understand what kind of guy I've been And then I'll win
Verse 2
key down to C| C Am | Dm G | And when she's walking, she's looking so fine| C Am | Bm7b5 E | And when she's talking, she'll say that she's mine
Pre-Hook
key change to A| A F#m | Bm B/D# | She'll say I'm not so tough Just because I'm in love with an
Hook 4
key change to E| E | F#m | E/G# | A B |Uptown girl She's been living in her white-bread world As long as anyone with| E | F#m | E/G# | A B |hot blood can And now, she's looking for a downtown man That's what I am
Instruments
key down to D| G | A | F#/A# | Bm A |Oh| G | A | F#/A# | B |Oh
Hook Ending
key up to E| E | F#m | E/G# | A B |Uptown girl, she's my uptown girl You know I'm in love with an| E | F#m | E/G# | A B | uptown girl, my uptown girl You know I'm in love with an| E | F#m | E/G# | A B | uptown girl, my uptown girl You know I'm in love with an| E | F#m | E/G# | A B | [fade] uptown girl, my uptown girl
