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Staircase

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BPM 117
[Verse]
    DLate at night   Ait's kind of early   Bmfor making promises G  
   DBut I'll trAy to keep them Bmall G  
  DSo when it's hard   Aand when it's easier   BmAnd when it's adventuGrous 
   DI just need   Ato know you know , You Bmknow G  
[Chorus]
  BmI was standing at the stairGcase 
  DStaring into sApace I thought I had it aBmll 
  Just try to do it your wGay 
   DYou'll make a lot of friAends you'll make a lot of fDoes A  Bm  G  
[Verse 2]
   DOn your own it Acan be easieBmr to do things for a whilGe 
   DBut these trapAs don't catch their own Bm  G  
   DSo with all this disAtraction And with aBmll of my empty words G  D  
I will gAive you all of my soldBmiers hearts D  A  
[Chorus 2]
   BmI was standing at the staiGrcase 
   DStaring into spAace I thought I had it aBmll 
   Just try to do it your wGay 
   DYou'll make a lot of frAiends you'll make a lot of Bmfoes
   Standing at the staiGrcase    DStaring into spAace I thought I had it 
[Bridge]
  DSo I climb a little higher   Gand I'll reach a little closer to yDou 
I'll step a little higher  Gcause you said it's not over 
[Chorus 3]
    BmI was standing at the staGircase 
   DStaring into sA/F#pace I thought I had it all Bm  
   Just try to do it your wGay 
  DYou'll make a lot of friA/F#ends you'll make a lot of foBmes 
   Now I'm standing at the staiGrcase 
  DStaring into sA/F#pace   I thought I had it aBmll 
  Just try to do it yoGur way 
  AI've made a lot of friends, I've made a lot of foDesA  Bm  D  

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Staircase

by New Empire

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/F#

BPM 117

[Verse]

D A Bm G

Late at night it's kind of early for making promises

D A Bm G

But I'll try to keep them all

D A Bm G

So when it's hard and when it's easier And when it's adventurous

D A Bm G

I just need to know you know , You know

[Chorus]

Bm G

I was standing at the staircase

D A Bm

Staring into space I thought I had it all

Just try to do it your way

D A D A Bm G

You'll make a lot of friends you'll make a lot of foes

[Verse 2]

D A Bm G

On your own it can be easier to do things for a while

D A Bm G

But these traps don't catch their own

D A Bm G D

So with all this distraction And with all of my empty words

A Bm D A

I will give you all of my soldiers hearts

[Chorus 2]

Bm G

I was standing at the staircase

D A Bm

Staring into space I thought I had it all

Just try to do it your way

D A Bm

You'll make a lot of friends you'll make a lot of foes

G D A

Standing at the staircase Staring into space I thought I had it

[Bridge]

D G D

So I climb a little higher and I'll reach a little closer to you

I'll step a little higher cause you said it's not over

[Chorus 3]

Bm G

I was standing at the staircase

D A/F# Bm

Staring into space I thought I had it all

Just try to do it your way

D A/F# Bm

You'll make a lot of friends you'll make a lot of foes

Now I'm standing at the staircase

D A/F# Bm

Staring into space I thought I had it all

Just try to do it your way

A D A Bm D

I've made a lot of friends, I've made a lot of foes

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