Ill Build A Stairway To Paradise chords by Rufus Wainwright

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



C:
A    5-7-7-6-5-5
A7   5-7-5-6-5-5
Ab   4-6-6-5-4-4
Ab7   4-6-4-5-4-4
B    2-2-4-4-4-2
B7   7-9-9-8-7-7
Bb   1-1-3-3-3-1
Bb7   6-8-8-7-6-6
C    3-3-5-5-5-3
C#dim  6-x-5-6-5-x
C7   81010-9-8-8
Cdim  5-x-4-5-4-x
D7   5-x-4-5-2-x
Dm7   5-x-3-5-3-x
E7   7-x-6-7-5-x
Eb7   6-x-5-6-4-x
Em   7-7-9-9-8-7
Em7   7-7-9-7-8-7
F#7   2-4-2-3-2-2
F#dim  2-x-1-2-1-x
F#m7  3-x-3-3-3-3
F7   1-3-1-2-1-1
G7   3-5-3-4-3-3
G7#5  3-x-3-4-4-x
G7b5  3-x-3-4-2-x
G7sus4 3-5-3-5-3-3
G9   x-2-3-2-3-x

Intro:
C G7 C7 G7 C C7
F C7 F7 Dm7 C Cdim G7sus4 G7
G9#5

Verse:
C
All you preachers
Eb7            Ab
Who delight in panning the dancing teachers,
E7             A
Let me tell you there are a lot of features
F7              Bb
Of the dance that carry you through
A7 Ab7  G7 F#7 F7
The gates of Hea-ven.

Verse:
Bb
It's madness
F#7          B
To be always sitting around in sadness,
G7               C
When you could be learning the steps of gladness.
Ab7
You'll be happy when you can do
C7  B7 Bb7 A7 Ab7
Just six or sev-en;

Verse:
G7    G7b5
Begin to day!
    Dm7   G9
You'll find it nice,
C      Gdim  C  G7#5
The quickest way to paradise.
E
When you practice,
F#m7    B7
Here's the thing to know,
Em Em7  C#dim   G7
 Simply say as you go...

Chorus:
C       G7     C7
I'll build a stairway to Paradise
G7   C        C7
With a new step ev'ry day !
F     C7      F7
I'm gonna get there at any price;
Dm7   C    Cdim G7sus4 G7
Stand aside, I'm on my way !
G9#5     C
I've got the blues
C
And up above it's so fair.
Ab7
Shoes ! Go on and carry me there !
C      G7#5    C7
I'll build a stairway to Paradise
C#dim D7    Dm7  G7 C   F#dim G9
With a new step ev'ry  day.

Instrumental:
C Ab7 C G7#5 C7 G7#5
C#dim D7 Dm7 G7 C F#dim G9

Chorus:
C       G7     C7
I'll build a stairway to Paradise
G7   C        C7
With a new step ev'ry day!
F     C7      F7
I'm gonna get there at any price;
Dm7   C    Cdim G7sus4 G7
Stand aside, I'm on my way!
G9#5     C
I've got the blues
C
And up above it's so fair.
Ab7
Shoes! Go on and carry me there!
C      G7#5    C7
I'll build a stairway to Paradise
C#dim D7    Dm7  G7 C   F#dim G9
With a new step ev'ry  day.