Up the Down Escalator — The Chameleons
Chords and lyrics for Up the Down Escalator by The Chameleons (key of G).
Verse 1
From album: "Script Of The Bridge" 1983
The Chameleons used higher tunings for guitars and bass.
For the early demos they tuned in ~G standard, the first two albums in
F#,
from the 1985 tour onward in F and for the 2000s' reunion in E.
Intro
[G] [C] [G] [C/G] [B] [E]
Verse 1
[B] I'm gazing at [E]faces staring blankly at [B]me
Oh, I [E]suppose it's just a sign of the [B][E]times[E][B]
[B] They tell me [E]tomorrow will never [B]arrive
But I've [E]seen it end a million [B][E]times[E][B]
[F#] I lost my [E]direction while dodging the [F#]flack
Oh, give me a [E]hint or something
[F#] If I could freeze [E]time at the flick of the [F#]switch
I wouldn't [E]hesitate, no
Chorus 1
[E]There must be something [B]wrong, boys[E]
Yeah, there must be something [B]wrong, [E][B]boys[E][B][E]
Verse 2
[B] Obnoxious [E]actions, obnoxious [B]results
Yes, [E]teachers who refuse to be [B][E]taught[E][B]
[B] Distorted [E]pictures and dizzy, dizzy [B]people
Rush [E]by me at the speed of [B][E]thought[E][B]
[F#] They sit at the [E]tables and throw us the [F#]scraps
For Christ's sake [E]leave me something
[F#] Now they can [E]erase you at the flick of a [F#]switch
Oh, there must be a [E]way, no
Chorus 2
[E]There must be something [B]wrong, boys[E]
Yeah, there must be something [B]wrong, [E]boys[E][B]
There must be something [B]wrong, boys
N.C.
They're dragging me down
Bridge
[G] [C/G] [G] [C/G] [Em] [C/E] [Em] [C/E] [C/F#]
[G]Eden, [C/G] there's no [G]Eden, [C/G] [Em][C/G][Em]Anyway...[C/G]
Verse 3
[F#] They sit at the [E]tables and throw us the [F#]scraps
For Christ's sake [E]leave us something
[F#] Now they can [E]erase you at the flick of a [F#]switch
How long will it [E]take, no
Chorus 3
[E]There must be something [B]wrong, boys[E]
Yeah, there must be something [B]wrong, [E]boys[E][B]
There must be something [B]wrong, boys
And they're [E]dragging me down
Outro
[F#] [E]
[F#] And they're [E]dragging me [F#]down[E]
[F#] And they're [E]dragging me [F#]down[E]
[F#] You either [E]swim or you drown[F#]
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