G D Am C
G D C

[Verse 1]
  G                       D
A long tall daddy and his common law wife
Am                          C
Shuffled out of Buffalo the comfortable life
G                  D                  Am   C
Holding hands they went to meet their maker
G                        D
Just an old fella in his hey day suit
Am                                C
Dreaming all the dreams about the film he'd shoot
        G              D             C
He said Hey you know I ain't no Pennebaker

[Pre-chorus]
F    G      C           Am
 I'm leaving can't keep holding on
F    G
 I'm leaving

[Chorus]
Am C          G       D
 I can't keep holding on
              Am    D          Am   D
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler
Am   C      G            D
 All my old friends are gone
              Am    D          Am   D7/A
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler

[Verse 2]
G                 D
Cast the vote and dim the light
          Am                   C
He's been drinking Ol' Grandad every night
      G                    D                Am    C
Where things are right and where the air is cooler
    G               D
The Glory Days they came and went
    Am             C
His mane it was luxuriant
G               D               C
Now Ol' Grandad he's the uptown ruler

[Pre-chorus]
F    G      C           Am
 I'm leaving can't keep holding on
F    G
 I'm leaving

[Chorus]
Am C          G       D
 I can't keep holding on
              Am    D          Am   D
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler
Am   C      G            D
 All my old friends are gone
              Am    D          Am   D
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler

[Bridge]
C#m                   G           A
 And on the days when time goes by
Bm                 D
 He just hangs his head and sighs
C#m                   G                A
 And on the days when time stands still
Bm                    D
 That's the days when looks could kill

Am C G D Am D Am D (x2)

[Pre-chorus]
F    G      C           Am
 I'm leaving can't keep holding on
F    G
 I'm leaving

[Chorus]
Am C          G       D
 I can't keep holding on
              Am    D          Am   D
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler
Am   C      G            D
 All my old friends are gone
              Am    D          Am   D
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler

[Outro]
          F     G           F       G
An uptown ruler, an I could fool her
              Am   D           Am   D
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler
          F     G      F    G
An uptown ruler, I'm a ruler
              Am   D           Am   D
I'm an uptown ruler, an uptown ruler