Stairway To The Bottom chords by Kris Kristofferson

Stairway to the Bottom
From the album Feeling Mortal

[INTRO]

   G Am Bm  C
e|--------------12-/13-/12---10-/8-|
B|-5-/6-/7-/8---13-/13-/13---10-/8-|
G|-5-/7-/8-/9----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
  * - elec. guitar w/ slide

[VERSE]
               C
Well, you've started again with the wife of a friend
                                       G
On another night you hope you won't recall

And the wine that you're drinking doesn't keep you from thinking
                                          C
Of the bitter taste that lingers in your soul

[CHORUS]

            C
And as you listen to your lies, once again you realize
                                        F
That she doesn't mean a thing to you at all
                                            C
And I watch you climb that stairway to the bottom
      G                              C
Every evening in that mirror on the wall

[INTERLUDE - KEY CHANGE]

C C/B A7

[VERSE]

           D
You take pride in deceiving one who tried hard believing in you
                             A
Even after all the lies you told

And the lies that you've spoken and each vow that you've broken
                                      D
Was a new nail in the coffin of your soul

[CHORUS]

             D
And if you think someone's crying for the love that is dying
                                              G
With the trust that you betray each time you fall
                                         D
Look around you on that stairway to the bottom
          A                               D
No one's watching but that mirror on the wall

 G                                       D
Look around you on that stairway to the bottom
          A                               D
No one's watching but that mirror on the wall

A G D



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