The Roof Is Leaking

Phil Collins

  • Bb
  • Bb/D
    3
  • C
  • C/D
  • D
  • Dm
  • F
  • Gm
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Key: 
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                The Roof is Leaking - Phil Collins
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Written by: Phil Collins
From: "Face Value" (1981)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Capo 1st fret, drop D


[Intro] / [Other]
 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---|  
E|0---------------| 0-----------0---|0---------------|0---------------| 


  Dm       |to VERSE
E|----------------| 
B|3---------------| 
G|2---------------| 
D|0-------------0-| 
A|----------0-3b--| 
E|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-------| 
E|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-------| 
E|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-------| 
E|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-------| 
E|----------------| 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-------| 
E|----------------| 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-------| 
E|----------------| 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-------| 
E|----------------| 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--| 
E|----------------|----------------| 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

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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 4]

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

[Other]


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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
Song details

Composition: Phil Collins

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