Stairwell Song chords by Bright Eyes

Chords with lyrics

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

Verse 1:
  C majorC             E minorEm
Underneath, an awning concentrating on the rain
      FF              A minorAm  G+G
Hearing laughter in the stairwell, it reverberates
     C majorC                E minorEm
They’re talking ’bout the weekend, all the plans that they have made
        FF             A minorAm G+G
Said it’s just nice to have something to anticipate


Refrain:
     C majorC
We were dressed alike
      E minorEm
Though you were one of a kind
         FF
For an enigmatic guy
       A minorAm G+G
You seemed relatable

Chorus:
      C majorC               E minorEm
You were smart, but so foolish with your heart
             FF
Eyed the exit from the start
    F minorFm       FF       A minorAm G+G
In the end, couldn’t tell what you pretended
    C majorC               E minorEm
Always wild with your sly renegade smile
        FF
Perfectly disheveled style
    F minorFm          A minorAm G+G
What a waste, I regret it to this day


Verse 2:
      C majorC                 E minorEm
When I’m trapped inside my bedroom planning out my last resort
          FF          A minorAm G+G
I have a great imagination, so I just teleport
     C majorC                E minorEm
And I’m back with you in Benson, sitting on that rotting porch
        FF               A minorAm  G+G
Where we only drank the good stuff that we could afford


Bridge:
     C majorC              E minorEm
Could be so damn mean, but you were always sweet to me
   FF                A minorAm G+G
You swept me off my feet and we went flying
      C majorC                  E minorEm
Tried your best to hide all the sadness in your eyes
            FF          A minorAm G+G
But I caught you every time that that was possible


Chorus 2:
     C majorC            E minorEm
You were kind, existential and refined
             FF
Always something on your mind
   F minorFm    FF        A minorAm G+G
Even then, our love was not in question
     C majorC                    E minorEm
Nothing changed, you just packed your things one day
           FF      F minorFm
Didn’t bother to explain what happened
 FF         A minorAm G+G
You like cinematic endings