Stairs to the Attic
Chords by Hrad
Quick map:
Intro - G, C
Verse - G, C, Am, C
Chorus - Em, G, C, G, D
Em, G, C, Em, A, COutro (x32010@1)- G, Em, C, G, A, Am
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Intro:
C, G
(Note: these are played in quick sets of three, with the first two being one chord
and the third being a switch to the next one. So it goes "GGC, CCG, GGC, CCG" etc.)
Verse:
G (320003@1)
I decided on that evening
CThat (x32010@1)I was through with sitting still
AmI (x02210@1)stood up and started moving
CWith (x32010@1)a childlike fascination
GFor (320003@1)those doors that don't have locks
CAnd (x32010@1)the stairways that were blocked
AmSo (x02210@1)I dug through the obstruction
CPut (x32010@1)my fist around the railing
GAnd (320003@1)each step was far apart
CAnd (x32010@1)far away from steps before it
AmAnd (x02210@1)the air was getting thinner
CUntil (x32010@1)I couldn't breathe at all
GAnd (320003@1)if I happened to look behind me
CThere (x32010@1)were miles and miles of stairs
AmEnough (x02210@1)so I couldn't see the doorway
CBut (x32010@1)I knew that it was there
GAnd (320003@1)on the last step I was dizzy
CBecause (x32010@1)there were stairs in all directions
AmBut (x02210@1)I found another door
CAnd (x32010@1)through the door there was the attic
GWithout (320003@1)old clothes
Without a ceiling
CEverything (x32010@1)had opened wide
AmInto (x02210@1)the jaws of something bigger
CAnd (x32010@1)suddenly I saw that I was
Chorus:
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DUpstairs (xx0232@1)and outside and freezing on the roof
Em (022000@1) GFinally (320003@1)it had found me
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) CThe (x32010@1)answer, the feeling, and the truth:
Outro:
GThat (320003@1)I'm small
EmThat (022000@1)I'm small
C (x32010@1) GThat (320003@1)I'm small
A (x02220@1) AmI'm (x02210@1)smaller than the smallest fireball
G, Em, C, G, A, Am to end
