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Fountain Stairs

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[Verse 1]
AI forgot my Dbook
AAt the fountain Dstairs
AAt a chapter on Dsymmetry
ANobody Dcares
AAnd I had a Dsmoke
AWhile I traced the Dsquares
APut my finger to Dconcrete
AFelt the autumn Dair
[Chorus]
GWhen I look arAound
GI can feel it Aspinning
GFeet on the Aground
GHead on the Aceiling
[Interlude]
G   A
G   A
G   A
G   A  A  E
[Verse 2]
ASun on my Dshirt
ASweat on my Dhands
AAll falling in Dretrograde
ACancel all my Dplans
AAnd I had to Dlook
AAt the marching Dband
ASkip across the Dpavement
ANobody's Dthere
[Chorus]
GWhen I look arAound
GI can feel it Aspinning
GFeet on the Aground
GHead on the Aceiling
[Interlude]
G   A
G   A
G   A
G   A  A  E

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Fountain Stairs

by Deerhunter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

A D

I forgot my book

A D

At the fountain stairs

A D

At a chapter on symmetry

A D

Nobody cares

A D

And I had a smoke

A D

While I traced the squares

A D

Put my finger to concrete

A D

Felt the autumn air

[Chorus]

G A

When I look around

G A

I can feel it spinning

G A

Feet on the ground

G A

Head on the ceiling

[Interlude]

G A

G A A E

[Verse 2]

A D

Sun on my shirt

A D

Sweat on my hands

A D

All falling in retrograde

A D

Cancel all my plans

A D

And I had to look

A D

At the marching band

A D

Skip across the pavement

A D

Nobody's there

[Chorus]

G A

When I look around

G A

I can feel it spinning

G A

Feet on the ground

G A

Head on the ceiling

[Interlude]

G A

G A A E

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