Stairs To The Attic
The AntlersVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(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.)
I decided on that evening
That I was through with sitting still
I stood up and started moving
With a childlike fascination
For those doors that don't have locks
And the stairways that were blocked
So I dug through the obstruction
Put my fist around the railing
And each step was far apart
And far away from steps before it
And the air was getting thinner
Until I couldn't breathe at all
And if I happened to look behind me
There were miles and miles of stairs
Enough so I couldn't see the doorway
But I knew that it was there
And on the last step I was dizzy
Because there were stairs in all directions
But I found another door
And through the door there was the attic
Without old clothes
Without a ceiling
Everything had opened wide
Into the jaws of something bigger
And suddenly I saw that I was
Upstairs and outside and freezing on the roof
Finally it had found me
The answer, the feeling, and the truth:
That I'm small
That I'm small
That I'm small
I'm smaller than the smallest fireball
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Readable chord sheet for Stairs To The Attic by The Antlers
[G] [C]
[G] [C] [Am] [C]
[Em] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[Em] [G] [C] [Em] [A] [C]
[G] [Em] [C] [G] [A] [Am]
[C](No[G]te: 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.)
I de[G]cided on that evening
That I was [C]through with sitting still
I stood [Am]up and started moving
With a [C]childlike fascination
For those [G]doors that don't have locks
And the [C]stairways that were blocked
So I dug [Am]through the obstruction
Put my [C]fist around the railing
And each [G]step was far apart
And far a[C]way from steps before it
And the [Am]air was getting thinner
Until I [C]couldn't breathe at all
And if I [G]happened to look behind me
There were [C]miles and miles of stairs
Enough so I [Am]couldn't see the doorway
But I [C]knew that it was there
And on the [G]last step I was dizzy
Because there were [C]stairs in all directions
But I [Am]found another door
And through the [C]door there was the attic
Without old [G]clothes
Without a ceiling
Every[C]thing had opened wide
Into the [Am]jaws of something bigger
And [C]suddenly I saw that I was
[Em]Upstairs and [G]outside and [C]freezing on the [G]roof [D]
[Em]Finally it had [G]found me
The [C]answer, the [Em]feeling, and the [A]truth: [C]
That I'm [G]small
That I'm [Em]small
That I'm [C]small [G]
I'm sm[A]aller than the smallest fire[Am]ball
[G], [Em], [C], [G], [A], [Am] to end