Key: D
Introduction: D Em D/F# G A
D
Uptown girl
Em D
She' s been living in her uptown world
G A D
I bet she never had a back street guy
Em D
I bet her mama never told her why
G A
I' m gonna try for an
D
Uptown girl
Em D
She' s been living in her white bread world
G A D
As long as anyone with hot blood can
Em D
And now she' s looking for a downtown man
G A
That' s what I am
Bb Gm
And when she knows what
Cm F
She wants from her time
Bb Gm
And when she wakes up
Am7(b5) D7
And makes up her mind
G Em
She' ll see I' m not so tough
Am
Just because
A
I' m in love with an
D
Uptown girl
Em D
You know I' ve seen her in her uptown world
G A D
She' s getting tired of her high class toys
Em D
And all the presents from her uptown boys
G A
She' s got a choice
F G E Am G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F G E A
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
D
Uptown girl
Em D
You know I can' t afford to buy her pearls
G A D
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
Em D
She' ll understand what kind of guy I' ve been
G A
And then I' ll win
Bb Gm
And when she' s walking
Cm F
She' s looking so fine
Bb Gm
And when she' s talking
Am7(b5) D7
She' ll say that she' s mine
G Em
She' ll say I' m not so tough
Am
Just because
A
I' m in love with an
D
Uptown girl
Em D
She' s been living in her white bread world
G A D
As long as anyone with hot blood can
Em D
And now she' s looking for a downtown man
G A
That' s what I am
F G E Am G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F G E A
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
D
Uptown girl
Em D
She' s my uptown girl
G A
You know I' m in love
D
With an uptown girl
Em D
My uptown girl
G A
You know I' m in love
D
With an uptown girl
Em D
My uptown girl
G A
You know I' m in love
D
With an uptown girl
Em D
My uptown girl
(repeat and fade)