Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
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.