The Staircase chords by Lorraine Feather

Chords with lyrics

Gmaj7Gmaj7              |  Cmaj7/E E minorEm
I will open up the door,       Knowing what I know,
Cmaj7Cmaj7    D7D7         |       (Cmaj7Cmaj7)  D7D7    G+G
Ushering you in          Beyond the blasting wind and snow.
Gmaj7/E             |    Em/C
I will take your winter coat,  Three feet from the stair,
Cmaj7Cmaj7    Cmaj9/D       |    D7D7    G+G
Simply overcome to see you    standing there.


Gmaj7Gmaj7              |  Cmaj7/E E minorEm
We will slowly climb the steps,     Hand in trembling hand,
Cmaj7Cmaj7    D7D7         |       (Cmaj7Cmaj7)  D7D7    G+G
To a second story,            And an undiscovered land.
Gmaj7/E             |    Em/C
I will give my growing trust,      Haltingly confess
Cmaj7Cmaj7    Cmaj9/D       |    D7D7    G+G
How yours can break my heart,      appearing limitless,

E minorEm     F#m7(b5) E MajorE
And in one kiss will dwell the years
Emaj7(b5)     Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
When I will be the slave of fate,
Amaj7(no5) Abmaj7Abmaj7 Fm7Fm7
Trying to slow the setting sun,
D7D7         DbDb
If you should be an hour late.


Gmaj7Gmaj7              |  Cmaj7/E E minorEm
I will hear your patient knock,      Muffled by the gale,
Cmaj7Cmaj7    D7D7         |       (Cmaj7Cmaj7)  D7D7    G+G
See you from my window,         Looking resolute and pale,
Gmaj7/E             |    Em/C
Hurry down to let you in,        Reach to touch your face,
Cmaj7Cmaj7    Cmaj9/D       |    D7D7    G+G
Holding back my eagerness       To drown in your embrace,


Gmaj7Gmaj7              |  Cmaj7/E E minorEm
And when I do, your voice will be  A augmentedA broken murmur in my ear,
Cmaj7Cmaj7    D7D7         |       (Cmaj7Cmaj7)  D7D7    G+G
Saying a thousand things to me.    Each one will mean, “The search ends here.”


A augmentedA   A/Ab   GbmGbm      | Eb7Eb7      Abmaj7Abmaj7        |
Up the steep and narrow stair,  We will slowly climb.


C#sus2C#sus2 Fm7Fm7  Dbmaj7Dbmaj7      | Eb7Eb7        Abmaj7Abmaj7       ||
I never said I loved you,     But I knew it all the time.


F#m7(b5) = F#F# C majorC E MajorE A augmentedA
Amaj7(no5) = A augmentedA AbAb C#C#
C#Maj9C#maj9 = C majorC BB C majorC G+G
C#sus2C#sus2 = C#C# Eb MajorEb AbAb C#C#