second staircase
Capo 5th Fret
Am x02210 (Dm)
F 133211 (Bb)
F7#11 133200 (Bb7#11)
C x32010 (F)
G 320003 (C)
G7 320001 (C7)
Em 022000 (Am)
Cadd11 x33010 (Fadd11)
Am F7#11 F
There is a second staircase
C G
Leading from a chamber of my heart
Am F7#11 F
Concealed behind the bookcase
C G
Leading up into the dark
F F7#11 F
And the second staircase
F7#11 F C G
Is tearing the house apart
There's a secret number
Written on a ticket in a drawer
I don't know if I love her
But I've been crazy since I saw
There is a second staircase
Only I know what its for
F
And it is burning through my mind
Em
I don't want to leave this all behind
G F
I've built it all up from the ground
G G7
Why would I tear the whole place down
So I blocked the second staircase
Behind some old junk we never use
I threw the ticket in the fireplace
Forgot everything I knew
F F7#11 F
Cause beyond the second staircase
F7#11 F C G
Is life without you
F F7#11 F
I can't take the second staircase
F7#11 F C Cadd11 C
It's all too much to lose
Neil Parry January 2021
(Piano Version)
Bbb5 Bb-D-E (best played Bb-E only)
|Dm |Bb
Dm Bbb5 Bb
There is a second stair-case
F C(2)/E
Leading from a chamber of my heart
Dm Bbb5 Bb
Concealed behind the book-case
F C
Leading up into the dark
Bb Bbb5 Bb
And the second staircase
Bbb5 Bb F C
Is tearing the house apart
Dm Bbb5 Bb
There’s a secret num - ber
F C(2)/E
Written on a ticket in a drawer
Dm Bbb5 Bb
I don’t know if I love her
F C
But I’ve been crazy since I saw
Bb Bbb5 Bb
There is a second stair-case
Bbb5 Bb F
Only I know what it’s for
C Bb
And it is burning through my mind
Am
I don’t wanna leave this all behind
C Bb
I’ve built it all up from the ground
C C7
Why would I tear the whole place down
Dm Bbb5 Bb
So I’ve blocked the second stair-case
F C(2)/E
Behind some old junk we never use
Dm Bbb5 Bb
I threw the ticket in the fire-place
F C
Forgot everything I knew
Bb Bbb5 Bb
‘Cos beyond the second stair-case
Bbb5 Bb F C
Is life without you
Bb Bbb5 Bb
I can’t take the second stair-case
Bbb5 Bb F Fsus2 F
It’s all too much to lose
(Guitar Version)
Bbb5 x13330 Fsus2 133011
|Dm |Bb
Dm Bbb5 Bb
There is a second stair-case
F C/E
Leading from a chamber of my heart
Dm Bbb5 Bb
Concealed behind the book-case
F C
Leading up into the dark
Bb Bbb5 Bb
And the second staircase
Bbb5 Bb F C
Is tearing the house apart
Dm Bbb5 Bb
There’s a secret num - ber
F C/E
Written on a ticket in a drawer
Dm Bbb5 Bb
I don’t know if I love her
F C
But I’ve been crazy since I saw
Bb Bbb5 Bb
There is a second stair-case
Bbb5 Bb F
Only I know what it’s for
C Bb
And it is burning through my mind
Am
I don’t wanna leave this all behind
C Bb
I’ve built it all up from the ground
C C7
Why would I tear the whole place down?
Dm Bbb5 Bb
So I’ve blocked the second stair-case
F C/E
Behind some old junk we never use
Dm Bbb5 Bb
I threw the ticket in the fire-place
F C
Forgot everything I knew
Bb Bbb5 Bb
‘Cos beyond the second stair-case
Bbb5 Bb F C
Is life without you
Bb Bbb5 Bb
I can’t take the second stair-case
Bbb5 Bb F Fsus2 F
It’s all too much to lose
Piano and Guitar Versions - by Americo Jimenez
