Upside Down - Jack Johnson
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is Jack's new song off of the Curious George soundtrack that he is doing. The song
pretty simple. Two-chord verses and a four-chord chorus.

Intro/Verse/Outro:

E F#m
---0------------------2----------|
---0------------------2----------|
---1------------------2----------|
---2------------------4----------|
---2------------------4----------|
---0------------------2----------|

Chorus:

E F#m A B
----0---------2----------5----------7----------------------|
----0---------2----------5----------7----------------------|
----1---------2----------6----------8----------------------|
----2---------4----------7----------9----------------------|
----2---------4----------7----------9----------------------|
----0---------2----------5----------7----------------------|

Verse

Chorus

Then there's a little bridge after the second time through the chorus.

Bridge:

Abm F#m B
-------4----------2-------------------7------------|
-------4----------2-------------------7------------|
-------4----------2-------X2-then-----8------------|
-------6----------4-------------------9------------|
-------6----------4-------------------9------------|
-------4----------2-------------------7------------|

Then back to the Chorus

Outro



I'm pretty sure this is how Jack plays it.


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John Morgan
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist : Jack Johnson
Title : Upside Down
Tuning : Standard
Capo : None
Tabbed : by Bernhard "theEdge" Kastner

Main Chord Progression:
Intro: E E F#m F#m
Verse: E E F#m F#m
Chorus: E F#m A B
Bridge: G#m F#m G#m A B


[Chords]

E F#m A B G#m
e -0---2---5--7---4-|
B -0---2---5--7---4-|
G -1---2---6--8---4-|
D -2---4---7--9---6-|
A -2---4---7--9---6-|
E -0---2---5--7---4-|


[Intro]

E - E - F#m - F#m
E - E - F#m - F#m
played over the single notes:
e------------------------------------------------|
H------------------------------------------------|
G---------4---------4---4h6----------------------|
D----4/6-------4/6------------4---4h6-4h6-4---2--|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

e------------------------------------------------|
H------------------------------------------------|
G---------4---------4---4h6----------------------|
D----4/6-------4/6------------4---4h6-4h6-4---2--|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 1]

E
Who's to say what's impossible
F#m
Have they forgot

This world keeps spinning
E
And with each new day
F#m
I can feel a change in everything
E
And as the surface break reflections fade
F#m
But in some ways they remain the same
E
And as my mind begins to spread its wings
F#m
There's no stopping curiosity

I wanna turn the whole thing


[Chorus]

E F#m
Upside down
A B E F#m
I'll find the things they say just can't be found
A B E F#m
I'll share this love I find with everyone
A B E F#m
We'll sing and dance to Mother Nature's song
A B E
I don't want this feeling to go away....

[ Over the single notes it goes:
E F#m ]
e------------------------------------------------|
H------------------------------------------------|
G---------4---------4---4h6----------------------|
D----4/6-------4/6------------4---4h6-4h6-4---2--|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
[ Over the single notes it goes:
E F#m ]
e---------------------------------------------|
H---------------------------------------------|
G---------4-------4---4h6---------------------|
D----4/6-----4/6-------------4-------2-2h4-2--|
A---------------------------------4-----------|
E---------------------------------------------|


[Verse 2]

E F#m
Who's to say I can't do everything but I can try
E
And as I roll along I begin to find
F#m
Things aren't always just what they seem
E
I wanna turn the whole thing


[Chorus]

E F#m
Upside down
A B
I'll find the things they say
E F#m
Just can't be found
A B E F#m
I'll share this love I find with everyone
A B E F#m
We'll sing and dance to Mother Nature's song
A B
This world keeps spinning and there's...

G#m F#m
...no time to waste
G#m A
Well it all keeps spinning, spinning
B
round and round


[Bridge]

E F#m
Upside down
A B E F#m
Who's to say what's impossible and can't be found
A B E
I don't want this feeling to go away


[Outro]

[ very close! ]
e------------0---------------2-----------------|
H------------0---------------2-----------------|
G---------4--1------4---4h6--2-----------------|
D----4/6-----2-4/6-----------44----------------|
A------------2---------------4-----------------|
E------------0---------------2-----------------|
F#m E
Please don't go away
[ very close! ]
e------------0---------------2-----------------|
H------------0---------------2-----------------|
G---------4--1------4---4h6--2-----------------|
D----4/6-----2-4/6-----------44----------------|
A------------2---------------4-----------------|
E------------0---------------2-----------------|
F#m E
Please don't go away
[ simultaneously ]
e------------0----------------2---------------|
H------------0-----5--5h7-----2---------------|
G---------4--1-4/6---------4h62---------------|
D----4/6-----2----------------4---------------|
A------------2----------------4---------------|
E------------0----------------2---------------|
F#m E
Please don't go away

[ Some fiddling at the G and B String till the end... ]
Is this how it's supposed to be....

Is this how it's supposed to be......
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
---------------------------
Jack Johnson - Upside Down
---------------------------


Verses :
E F#m E F#m
E|------------0-------------2--------------0-------------2------------------|
B|------------0-------------2--------------0-------------2------------------|
G|------------1-------------2--------------1-------------2------------------|
D|------------2-------------4--------------2-------------4------------------|
A|------------2-------------4--------------2-------------4------------------|
E|------------0-------------2--------------0-------------2------------------|

Chorus :
E F#m A B
|-------------0-------------2--------------5-------------7-------------------|
|-------------0-------------2--------------5-------------7-------------------|
|-------------1-------------2--------------6-------------8-------------------|
|-------------2-------------4--------------7-------------9-------------------|
|-------------2-------------4--------------7-------------9-------------------|
|-------------0-------------2--------------5-------------7-------------------|

Bridge :
G#m F#m G#m F#m G#m
|---------4-----------2-----------4-----------2------------4------------------|
|---------4-----------2-----------4-----------2------------4------------------|
|---------4-----------2-----------4-----------2------------4------------------|
|---------6-----------4-----------6-----------4------------6------------------|
|---------6-----------4-----------6-----------4------------6------------------|
|---------4-----------2-----------4-----------2------------4------------------|

Solo :
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0----2-----------------------0-------0---2-----------------------|
|--1------1----------------1--1--------1-------1-------------------------------|
|-----------------------4----------4------------------------4-------2---4---2--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


I'll add some lyrics later on, but this is a good start!
Hope it is helpful

- gonza -
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Hey there, this is my tab for Jack Johnson's "Upside Down", from the
album "Sing-a-longs and Lullabies for the film Curious George.

This is my little interpretation of it, with a little information borrowed
from some of the other tabs and songs.

The whole thing is pretty straightforward, only thing that might throw a
reader off is my lyric system. The key words at the start of a line corresponds
to the note directly above it, so try to read the lyrics diagonally. Sorry if
it can be confusing.

and remember,

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note



Intro 1.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-----------------4--4h6---------------------------------|
D|--------2----4/6----------2----4/6----------4~-------4h6-4h6--4------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-----------------4--4h6---------------------------------|
D|--------2----4/6----------2----4/6----------4~-------4h6-4h6--4------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse 1.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1------1--1--1h2-1-------------1----------------1------------------|
D|------2---2-----------------4-\2---2/4--4~--------4-4-4---4-2p1------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Who's to say, This world keeps
what's impossible have spinning and with
they forgot?

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1------1--1--1h2-1-------------1----------------1------------------|
D|------2---2-----------------4-\2---2/4--4~--------4-4-4---4-2p1------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Each new day, And as the surface
I can feel a change in breaks re-
everything.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1------1--1--1h2-1-------------1----------------1------------------|
D|------2---2-----------------4-\2---2/4--4~--------4-4-4---4-2p1------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-flections fade, And as my mind
But in someways they re- begins to
-main the same.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1------1--1--1h2-1-------------1----------------1------------------|
D|------2---2-----------------4-\2---2/4--4~--------4-4-4---4-2p1------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

spread it's wings, I want to turn the
theres no stopping whole thing
curiousity.



Chorus 1.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4--1~---4-4-4-4---1-------------4--1~---4-4-4-4---1----------------|
D|------2-------------------------4-\2--2-------------------------4-\2-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Upside down. say just find with..
I'll find the can't be found.
things they I'll share this love I

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4--1~---4-4-4-4---1-------------4--1~---4-4-4-4-4-\1-1-------------|
D|------2-------------------------4-\2--2-------------------------4-4--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

everyone. Nature's songs.
We'll sing and I don't want this
dance to Mother feeling to
go a-

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-----------------4--4h6---------------------------------|
D|-------\2----4/6----------2----4/6----------4~-------4h6-4h6--4------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-way..



Intro 2.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-----------------4--4h6---------------------------------|
D|--------2----4/6----------2----4/6----------4~-------4h6-4h6--4------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-----------------4--4h6---------------------------------|
D|--------2----4/6----------2----4/6----------4~-----------2--2h4------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------4--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse 2.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1------1--1--1h2-1-------------1----------------1------------------|
D|------2---2-----------------4-\2---2/4--4~--------4-4-4---4-2p1------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Who's to say, I can try. And as I roll
I can't do every- along I be-
-thing well

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1------1--1--1h2-1-------------1----------------1------------------|
D|------2---2-----------------4-\2---2/4--4~--------4-4-4---4-2p1------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-gin to find, I want to turn the
Things aren't always just whole thing
what they seem.



Chorus 2.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4--1~---4-4-4-4---1-------------4--1~---4-4-4-4---1----------------|
D|------2-------------------------4-\2--2-------------------------4-\2-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Upside down. say just find with..
I'll find the can't be found.
things they I'll share this love I

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4--1~---4-4-4-4---1-------------4--1~---4-4-4-4-\1-1-----4-4-------|
D|------2-------------------------4-\2--2------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

everyone. Nature's songs.
We'll sing and This world keeps
dance to Mother spinning and there's



Bridge.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------4---4/6-8-6----4-4-4---4-----6-p4--6-p4--6-p4--6-p4------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

No time to waste. spinning round and..
When it all spinning
keeps round and



Chorus 3.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4--1~---4-4-4--4-4-4--1-------------4--1~---4-4-4-4-4-\1-1---------|
D|------2-------------------------4-\2-----2--------------------------4-4----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Upside down. can't be found?
Who's to say what's I don't want this
impossible and feeling to
go a-



Outro.

E F#m

e|-------0-----------------0------------------2--------2---------------------|
B|-------0-----------------0------------------2--------2---------------------|
G|-------1----------4------1----------4--4h6--2--------2---------------------|
D|-------2----4/6----------2----4/6-----------4--------4---------------------|
A|-------2-----------------2------------------4--------4---------------------|
E|-------0-----------------0------------------2--------2---------------------|

-way.. Please don't go away..

E F#m

e|-------0-----------------0------------------2--------2---------------------|
B|-------0-----------------0------------------2--------2---------------------|
G|-------1----------4------1----------4--4h6--2--------2---------------------|
D|-------2----4/6----------2----4/6-----------4--------4---------------------|
A|-------2-----------------2------------------4--------4---------------------|
E|-------0-----------------0------------------2--------2---------------------|

Please don't go away..

E F#m

e|-------0-----------------0------------------2--------2---------------------|
B|-------0-----------------0----------5--5h7--2--------2---------------------|
G|-------1----------4------1----4/6-----------2--------2---------------------|
D|-------2----4/6----------2------------------4--------4---------------------|
A|-------2-----------------2------------------4--------4---------------------|
E|-------0-----------------0------------------2--------2---------------------|

Please don't go away..

E F#m

e|-------0-----------------0------------------2--------2---------------------|
B|-------0----5h7---5------0------------------2--------2---------------------|
G|-------1-----------------1----4h6-4---1/4---2--------2---------------------|
D|-------2-----------------2------------------4--------4---------------------|
A|-------2-----------------2------------------4--------4---------------------|
E|-------0-----------------0------------------2--------2---------------------|

Is this how it's supposed

E F#m E

e|-------0----------------------------2----------------------------0---------|
B|-------0----------------------------2----------------------------0---------|
G|-------1----------------------------2----------------------------1---------|
D|-------2----------------------------4----------------------------2---------|
A|-------2----------------------------4----------------------------2---------|
E|-------0----------------------------2----------------------------0---------|

to be.. Is this how it's supposed to be..




And there you have it. Any questions or comments at all, just email me at rz.amtf@gmail.com.

Cheers to that!
Song info
Upside Down
Jack Johnson
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Acoustic
  • Vocal
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