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                           Gmaj7|      Cmaj7/E                                  Em  
I will open up the door,             Knowing what I know,
        Cmaj7                   D7|             (Cmaj7)          D7                G  
Ushering you in                    Beyond the blasting wind and snow.
                         Gmaj7/E|                                           Em/C  
I will take your winter coat,   Three feet from the stair,
       Cmaj7               Cmaj9/D|              D7                                G  
Simply overcome to see you        standing there.
                           Gmaj7|      Cmaj7/E     Em  
We will slowly climb the steps,         Hand in trembling hand,
        Cmaj7                   D7|             (Cmaj7)          D7     G  
To a second story,                       And an undiscovered land.
                         Gmaj7/E|        Em/C  
I will give my growing trust,           Haltingly confess
       Cmaj7               Cmaj9/D|              D7       G  
How yours can break my heart,            appearing limitless,
         EmF#m7(b5)                            E  
And in one kiss will dwell the years
Emaj7(b5)When I will be the Ebmaj7slave of fate,
Amaj7(no5)   Abmaj7                            Fm7  
Trying to slow the setting sun,
D7If you should be an Dbhour late.
                           Gmaj7|      Cmaj7/E                  Em  
I will hear your patient knock,           Muffled by the gale,
        Cmaj7                   D7|             (Cmaj7)          D7     G  
See you from my window,                 Looking resolute and pale,
                         Gmaj7/E|                   Em/C  
Hurry down to let you in,               Reach to touch your face,
       Cmaj7               Cmaj9/D|              D7       G  
Holding back my eagerness              To drown in your embrace,
                           Gmaj7|      Cmaj7/E   Em  
And when I do, your voice will be    A broken murmur in my ear,
        Cmaj7                   D7|             (Cmaj7)          D7     G  
Saying a thousand things to me.       Each one will mean, “The search ends here.”
      A        A/Ab              Gbm|              Eb7                  Abmaj7|
Up the steep and narrow stair,   We will slowly climb.
  C#sus2      Fm7             Dbmaj7|                 Eb7               Abmaj7||
I never said I loved you,          But I knew it all the time.
F#m7(b5) =  F#   C   E   A  
Amaj7(no5) =  A   Ab  C#  
 C#maj9=  C   B   C  G  
 C#sus2=  C#   Eb   Ab  C#  

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The Staircase

by Lorraine Feather

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Cmaj7/E

Cmaj7

Gmaj7/E

Em/C

Cmaj9/D

Emaj7(b5)

Ebmaj7

Abmaj7

Fm7

A/Ab

Gbm

Eb7

C#sus2

Dbmaj7

Gmaj7 Cmaj7/E Em

I will open up the door, Knowing what I know,

Cmaj7 D7 Cmaj7 D7 G

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Ushering you in Beyond the blasting wind and snow.

Gmaj7/E Em/C

I will take your winter coat, Three feet from the stair,

Cmaj7 Cmaj9/D D7 G

Simply overcome to see you standing there.

Gmaj7 Cmaj7/E Em

We will slowly climb the steps, Hand in trembling hand,

Cmaj7 D7 Cmaj7 D7 G

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To a second story, And an undiscovered land.

Gmaj7/E Em/C

I will give my growing trust, Haltingly confess

Cmaj7 Cmaj9/D D7 G

How yours can break my heart, appearing limitless,

Em E

F#m7(b5)

And in one kiss will dwell the years

Emaj7(b5) Ebmaj7

When I will be the slave of fate,

Abmaj7 Fm7

Amaj7(no5)

Trying to slow the setting sun,

D7 Db

If you should be an hour late.

Gmaj7 Cmaj7/E Em

I will hear your patient knock, Muffled by the gale,

Cmaj7 D7 D7 G

| (Cmaj7)

See you from my window, Looking resolute and pale,

Gmaj7/E Em/C

Hurry down to let you in, Reach to touch your face,

Cmaj7 Cmaj9/D D7 G

Holding back my eagerness To drown in your embrace,

Gmaj7 Cmaj7/E Em

And when I do, your voice will be A broken murmur in my ear,

Cmaj7 D7 Cmaj7 D7 G

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Saying a thousand things to me. Each one will mean, “The search ends here.”

A A/Ab Gbm Eb7 Abmaj7

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Up the steep and narrow stair, We will slowly climb.

C#sus2 Fm7 Dbmaj7 Eb7 Abmaj7

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I never said I loved you, But I knew it all the time.

F# C E A

F#m7(b5) =

A Ab C#

Amaj7(no5) =

C#maj9 C B C G

C#sus2 C# Eb Ab C#

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