Ill Build A Stairway To Paradise chords by Rufus Wainwright

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


C:
A augmentedA    5-7-7-6-5-5
A7A7   5-7-5-6-5-5
AbAb   4-6-6-5-4-4
Ab7Ab7   4-6-4-5-4-4
BB    2-2-4-4-4-2
B7B7   7-9-9-8-7-7
Bb majorBb   1-1-3-3-3-1
Bb7Bb7   6-8-8-7-6-6
C majorC    3-3-5-5-5-3
C#dimC#dim  6-x-5-6-5-x
C7C7   81010-9-8-8
CdimCdim  5-x-4-5-4-x
D7D7   5-x-4-5-2-x
Dm7Dm7   5-x-3-5-3-x
E7E7   7-x-6-7-5-x
Eb7Eb7   6-x-5-6-4-x
E minorEm   7-7-9-9-8-7
E minor 7Em7   7-7-9-7-8-7
F#7F#7   2-4-2-3-2-2
F#dimF#dim  2-x-1-2-1-x
F#m7F#m7  3-x-3-3-3-3
F7F7   1-3-1-2-1-1
G7G7   3-5-3-4-3-3
G7#5  3-x-3-4-4-x
G7b5G7b5  3-x-3-4-2-x
G7sus4G7sus4 3-5-3-5-3-3
G9G9   x-2-3-2-3-x

Intro:
C majorC G7G7 C7C7 G7G7 C majorC C7C7
FF C7C7 F7F7 Dm7Dm7 C majorC CdimCdim G7sus4G7sus4 G7G7
G9#5

Verse:
C majorC
All you preachers
Eb7Eb7            AbAb
Who delight in panning the dancing teachers,
E7E7             A augmentedA
Let me tell you there are a lot of features
F7F7              Bb majorBb
Of the dance that carry you through
A7A7 Ab7Ab7  G7G7 F#7F#7 F7F7
The gates of Hea-ven.

Verse:
Bb majorBb
It's madness
F#7F#7          BB
To be always sitting around in sadness,
G7G7               C majorC
When you could be learning the steps of gladness.
Ab7Ab7
You'll be happy when you can do
C7C7  B7B7 Bb7Bb7 A7A7 Ab7Ab7
Just six or sev-en;

Verse:
G7G7    G7b5G7b5
Begin to day!
    Dm7Dm7   G9G9
You'll find it nice,
C majorC      GdimGdim  C majorC  G7#5
The quickest way to paradise.
E MajorE
When you practice,
F#m7F#m7    B7B7
Here's the thing to know,
E minorEm E minor 7Em7  C#dimC#dim   G7G7
 Simply say as you go...

Chorus:
C majorC       G7G7     C7C7
I'll build a stairway to Paradise
G7G7   C majorC        C7C7
With a new step ev'ry day !
FF     C7C7      F7F7
I'm gonna get there at any price;
Dm7Dm7   C majorC    CdimCdim G7sus4G7sus4 G7G7
Stand aside, I'm on my way !
G9#5     C majorC
I've got the blues
C majorC
And up above it's so fair.
Ab7Ab7
Shoes ! Go on and carry me there !
C majorC      G7#5    C7C7
I'll build a stairway to Paradise
C#dimC#dim D7D7    Dm7Dm7  G7G7 C majorC   F#dimF#dim G9G9
With a new step ev'ry  day.

Instrumental:
C majorC Ab7Ab7 C majorC G7#5 C7C7 G7#5
C#dimC#dim D7D7 Dm7Dm7 G7G7 C majorC F#dimF#dim G9G9

Chorus:
C majorC       G7G7     C7C7
I'll build a stairway to Paradise
G7G7   C majorC        C7C7
With a new step ev'ry day!
FF     C7C7      F7F7
I'm gonna get there at any price;
Dm7Dm7   C majorC    CdimCdim G7sus4G7sus4 G7G7
Stand aside, I'm on my way!
G9#5     C majorC
I've got the blues
C majorC
And up above it's so fair.
Ab7Ab7
Shoes! Go on and carry me there!
C majorC      G7#5    C7C7
I'll build a stairway to Paradise
C#dimC#dim D7D7    Dm7Dm7  G7G7 C majorC   F#dimF#dim G9G9
With a new step ev'ry  day.