Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: D
πΈ Intro:
F#m Gmaj7 x4
πΈ Verse 1:
F#m G F#m G D Em7 Bm G
The rescue team report one casualty at number 16 Terrance Road
F#m G F#m G D Em7 Bm G
The excavated site, and truly spick and span as it was ever so
F#m G A Bm
There was no wrecking ball, no sign of dynamite
F#m G C Bm
No evidence at all of foul play
πΈ Chorus 1:
F#m G A Bm C Bm
There simply came a day when poor old Nathan's loft
Gm Bm
Came tumbling down upon him
F#m G D/A F#7/A# Bm Bm7/A G
Crumbling beneath the weight of years of lofty expectation
F#m Gmaj7 x6
πΈ Verse 2:
F#m G F#m G D Em7 Bm G
He spent his days collecting endless possibilities, he kept them safe
F#m G F#m G D Em7 Bm G
Locked in the loft, they slept, waiting till the day he'd call them to his aid
F#m G A Bm
No sign of disrepair, no, not the slightest tear
F#m G C Bm
In the fabric of the showroom house that lay beneath
πΈ Chorus 2:
F#m G A Bm C Bm
Imagine the disbelief when poor old Nathan's loft
Gm Bm
Came tumbling down upon him
F#m G D/A F#7/A# Bm Bm7/A G
Crumbling beneath the weight of years of lofty expectation
C Bm Gm Bm
Nathan's loft came tumbling down upon him
F#m G D/A F#7/A# Bm Bm7/A G
He lost it all despite an overwhelming sense of preservation
πΈ Outro:
F#m Gmaj7 F#m Gmaj7 F#m Gmaj7
Nathan's loft (Nathan's loft)
F#m Gmaj7 F#m Gmaj7
Nathan's loft (Nathan's loft)
F#m Gmaj7 F#m Gmaj7
Nathan's loft
F#m
Song History
Published: October 20, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025