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FOURTH FLOOR by “The Waifs”
Capo on 4
Intro:
GVersGe 1:C  G  C  D  G  
GOn the fCourth floor of a building
GIn a shaCllow window box,
GShe’s diCgging in the soil with a silver spoon
With her Ghands iDnside of rubber gloves
GPanting Cseed, pulling out weed
GThe cyclCe of life is complete
GWho woulCd have thought it in a city of stone?
GFour floDors abovGe the street.
Chord Progression stays the same for the rest of the song…
I cannot tell what kind of flowers they are
I’m too far below on the street
But the colour they add to the building so drab
Is a warm splash of welcome relief
Yeah it’s something worthwhile for the sun to shine on
A reason to radiate heat
Yeah that small window box it puts a skip in my feet
Four floors above the street
Repeat chord progression once
And for every good seed she plants in the soil
There’s a dozen bad waiting to grow
To strangle the goodness she’s trying to nurture
And kill all the seeds that she’s sown
Every time you water the garden
You also water the weeds
A profound illustration of sin and temptation
Four floors above the street
Some people don’t understand why she does it
Some people ask for a reason
Maybe she just likes the feel of the soil
And keeping in tune with the seasons
Maybe she has so much pride in herself
Got to keep it all visually pleasing
A small paradise in a world of concrete
Four floors above the street.
(Repeat last two lines and then end on a G).

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Fourth Floor

by The Waifs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

FOURTH FLOOR by “The Waifs”

Capo on 4

Intro:

G G C G C D G

Verse 1:

G C

On the fourth floor of a building

G C

In a shallow window box,

G C

She’s digging in the soil with a silver spoon

G D

With her hands inside of rubber gloves

G C

Panting seed, pulling out weed

G C

The cycle of life is complete

G C

Who would have thought it in a city of stone?

G D G

Four floors above the street.

Chord Progression stays the same for the rest of the song…

I cannot tell what kind of flowers they are

I’m too far below on the street

But the colour they add to the building so drab

Is a warm splash of welcome relief

Yeah it’s something worthwhile for the sun to shine on

A reason to radiate heat

Yeah that small window box it puts a skip in my feet

Four floors above the street

Repeat chord progression once

And for every good seed she plants in the soil

There’s a dozen bad waiting to grow

To strangle the goodness she’s trying to nurture

And kill all the seeds that she’s sown

Every time you water the garden

You also water the weeds

A profound illustration of sin and temptation

Four floors above the street

Some people don’t understand why she does it

Some people ask for a reason

Maybe she just likes the feel of the soil

And keeping in tune with the seasons

Maybe she has so much pride in herself

Got to keep it all visually pleasing

A small paradise in a world of concrete

Four floors above the street.

(Repeat last two lines and then end on a G).

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