Chords for at the top of the stairs-- the formations-- northern soul
Tempo:
66.225 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#
Bm
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [B] [C#m] [F#] [D] Oh, at the top of the stairs there's [Bm] darkness, my [E] life is mad, there's [F#] no happiness, [B] just
a [E] life of [B] wanting, my [E] life is a sad little [B] tent, [F#] I [G#m] feel the [F#] sight of [E] darkness, [D#m] cause
I can [C#m] see the [F#] shadow of [D] happiness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's darkness, I'm [E] afraid
of that shadow [D] of loneliness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's darkness, my [E] life is mad,
[F#] there's no [B] happiness, just [E] a life on the [B] border, my [E] love I've been taking from that [B] order, my
[F#] life is [G#m] a [F#] sorrow, [E] I'll be [C#m] falling down today and you'll [D] be falling down tomorrow, at [A#] the top of the stairs
[Bm] there's darkness, I'm [E] afraid of that shadow [D] of loneliness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's
darkness, my [E] life is mad, [F#] there's no [C] happiness, [Bm] when [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] [B] [F#] I had [G#m] you [F#] it was [E] not happy, [D#m] how could I
[C#m] judge you, [F#] [D] at the [F#] top of the stairs there's [Bm] darkness, I'm [E] afraid of that shadow [D] of loneliness,
at the [F#] top of the stairs there's [Bm] darkness, my [E] life is mad, there's no happiness,
[Bm] [E] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] [E] [D] [F#]
[Bm] [E] [D] [N]
a [E] life of [B] wanting, my [E] life is a sad little [B] tent, [F#] I [G#m] feel the [F#] sight of [E] darkness, [D#m] cause
I can [C#m] see the [F#] shadow of [D] happiness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's darkness, I'm [E] afraid
of that shadow [D] of loneliness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's darkness, my [E] life is mad,
[F#] there's no [B] happiness, just [E] a life on the [B] border, my [E] love I've been taking from that [B] order, my
[F#] life is [G#m] a [F#] sorrow, [E] I'll be [C#m] falling down today and you'll [D] be falling down tomorrow, at [A#] the top of the stairs
[Bm] there's darkness, I'm [E] afraid of that shadow [D] of loneliness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's
darkness, my [E] life is mad, [F#] there's no [C] happiness, [Bm] when [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] [B] [F#] I had [G#m] you [F#] it was [E] not happy, [D#m] how could I
[C#m] judge you, [F#] [D] at the [F#] top of the stairs there's [Bm] darkness, I'm [E] afraid of that shadow [D] of loneliness,
at the [F#] top of the stairs there's [Bm] darkness, my [E] life is mad, there's no happiness,
[Bm] [E] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] [E] [D] [F#]
[Bm] [E] [D] [N]
Key:
E
F#
Bm
D
B
E
F#
Bm
[E] _ [B] _ [C#m] _ [F#] [D] Oh, at the top of the stairs there's [Bm] darkness, my [E] life is mad, there's [F#] no happiness, [B] just
a [E] life of [B] wanting, my [E] life is a sad little [B] tent, [F#] I [G#m] feel the [F#] sight of [E] darkness, [D#m] cause
I can [C#m] see the [F#] shadow of [D] happiness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's darkness, I'm [E] afraid
of that shadow [D] of loneliness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's darkness, my [E] life is mad,
[F#] there's no [B] happiness, just [E] a life on the [B] border, my [E] love I've been taking from that [B] order, my
[F#] life is [G#m] a [F#] sorrow, [E] I'll be [C#m] falling down today and you'll [D] be falling down tomorrow, at [A#] the top of the stairs
[Bm] there's darkness, I'm [E] afraid of that shadow [D] of loneliness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's
darkness, my [E] life is mad, [F#] there's no [C] happiness, _ [Bm] when [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] I had [G#m] you [F#] it was [E] not happy, [D#m] how could I
[C#m] judge you, [F#] _ [D] at the [F#] top of the stairs there's [Bm] darkness, I'm [E] afraid of that shadow [D] of loneliness,
at the [F#] top of the stairs there's [Bm] darkness, my [E] life is mad, there's no happiness,
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [N] _
a [E] life of [B] wanting, my [E] life is a sad little [B] tent, [F#] I [G#m] feel the [F#] sight of [E] darkness, [D#m] cause
I can [C#m] see the [F#] shadow of [D] happiness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's darkness, I'm [E] afraid
of that shadow [D] of loneliness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's darkness, my [E] life is mad,
[F#] there's no [B] happiness, just [E] a life on the [B] border, my [E] love I've been taking from that [B] order, my
[F#] life is [G#m] a [F#] sorrow, [E] I'll be [C#m] falling down today and you'll [D] be falling down tomorrow, at [A#] the top of the stairs
[Bm] there's darkness, I'm [E] afraid of that shadow [D] of loneliness, at [F#] the top of the stairs [Bm] there's
darkness, my [E] life is mad, [F#] there's no [C] happiness, _ [Bm] when [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] I had [G#m] you [F#] it was [E] not happy, [D#m] how could I
[C#m] judge you, [F#] _ [D] at the [F#] top of the stairs there's [Bm] darkness, I'm [E] afraid of that shadow [D] of loneliness,
at the [F#] top of the stairs there's [Bm] darkness, my [E] life is mad, there's no happiness,
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [N] _