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Lead Me Upstairs

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/* ~~~~~~~ Capo on 7th fret chords releative to capo: ~~~~~~~ */
D:2	A:0	G:0
  3	  3	  3
/* ~~~~~~ Intro: ~~~~~~ */
 D  A        G   G
 D  A        G   G
DI care lAittle for my bGody shGe said
DI couldn't care lAess about my sGouGl
Dand as she lAead me upstairs in wGhiGspers 	
Dmy whole suAmmer turned cGoldG  
/* ~~~~~~ Chorus: ~~~~~~~ */
DI leAad you GupsGtairs
DI leAad you uGpstGairs
Dif you've got no worAries 
then GI've got Gno cares
DI lAead you upGstaGirs
DI tolAd heGr Gpeople had been talking
Dabout Ahow daGrk Gshe was inside
Dshe saAid my hopes GaGre buried in the soil
Ddeep in the AearGth Goutside
Dand wiAth one twiGst Gof the world
Dshe brAoughGt mGe to her side
Dshe asAked mGe Gfor the truth one time
Dand alAl I did Gwas Glie
/* ~~~~~~ Chorus: ~~~~~~~ */
DI leAad you GupsGtairs
DI leAad you uGpstGairs
Dif you've got no worAries 
then GI've got Gno cares
DI lAead you upGstaGirs
DI'm Aleading ya nowG  G  
/* ~~~~~~ Outro: ~~~~~~ */
 D  A        G   G
 D  A        G   G
 D  A        G   G
 D  A        G   G
DI leAad you GupsGtairs
DI leAad you uGpstGairs
Dif you've got no worAries 
then GI've got Gno cares
DI lAead you upGstaGirs
DI leAad you GupsGtairs
DI leAad you uGpstGairs
Dif you've got no worAries 
then GI've got Gno cares
DI lAead you upGstaGirs
/*~~~~~ Strum slower and quiter on last chorus: ~~~~~~~ */
DI leAad you GupsGtairs
DI leAad you uGpstGairs
Dif you've got no worAries 
then I'Gve got no cares

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Lead Me Upstairs

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

/* ~~~~~~~ Capo on 7th fret chords releative to capo: ~~~~~~~ */

D A G

:2 :0 :0

3 3 3

/* ~~~~~~ Intro: ~~~~~~ */

D A G G

I care little for my body she said

D A G G

I couldn't care less about my soul

D A G G

and as she lead me upstairs in whispers

D A G G

my whole summer turned cold

/* ~~~~~~ Chorus: ~~~~~~~ */

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A

if you've got no worries

G G

then I've got no cares

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A G G

I told her people had been talking

D A G G

about how dark she was inside

D A G G

she said my hopes are buried in the soil

D A G G

deep in the earth outside

D A G G

and with one twist of the world

D A G G

she brought me to her side

D A G G

she asked me for the truth one time

D A G G

and all I did was lie

/* ~~~~~~ Chorus: ~~~~~~~ */

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A

if you've got no worries

G G

then I've got no cares

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A G G

I'm leading ya now

/* ~~~~~~ Outro: ~~~~~~ */

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A

if you've got no worries

G G

then I've got no cares

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A

if you've got no worries

G G

then I've got no cares

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

/*~~~~~ Strum slower and quiter on last chorus: ~~~~~~~ */

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A G G

I lead you upstairs

D A

if you've got no worries

then I've got no cares

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