Richard Walters

Spirit Of The Stairways

Richard Walters


Tom: F

[Intro] F  Dm  F  Bb  F  Dm  F 

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Tires won’t work cause there’s nothing left of them
F            Dm                 F
A fire won’t burn in this cold day
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Before you know there’ll be nothing of my skin
F                        Dm                        F
Before you sail out, why would you be luckless tonight?

F        Dm           C            Bb
Tell me why there is water in the gin
F          Dm            F
Tell me why I keep fighting
F           Dm           C                      Bb
And fires don’t burn out, we just make them overdone
F               Dm               F
The cats won’t sing for you anymore

F           Dm       C           Bb
Before you come and fuck it up again
F          Dm            F
Before I speak as the idiot
F           Dm           C                Bb
Before you know there’ll be nothing of my skin
F                             Dm                    F
Before you sail out, why would you be luckless tonight?

Dm                Bb           F
Why would you be luckless tonight?
Dm                Bb           F
Why would you be luckless tonight?
Dm            Bb  Dm  C  Bb  F
Why would you be?