----RIFFS----
Intro/first half of verses
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|
A|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
E|-0-0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-0-0---0---0---0-|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-1-1---1---1---1-|-----------------|-1-1---1-3-3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D6
Second half of verses
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|---------5-------|---------2-------|
E|-0-0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----5-------5---|-----2-----------|
B|-----------------|-1-1---1---1---1-|-3-3---3---3---3-|-0-0---0---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Em Cmaj7 D B
Chorus power chords
Am: x577xxx
Am/G: x355xxx
F#m7-5: x234xxx
Fmaj7: x133xxx
G: x355xxx
--END RIFFS--
ORDER: I V1 C INT1 V2 C B INT2 FC O
[INTRO]
Em
Em | Em/D | A7/C# | Cmaj7 C6 D |
Em | Bm/D | C#m7-5 | Cmaj7 C6 D |
Em
(guitar)
Em | Cmaj7 | Em | Cmaj7 D6 |
(drums/bass/vocals)
Em | Cmaj7 | Em | Cmaj7 D6 |
[VERSE 1]
Em Cmaj7
Seven seconds to the rise
Em
Can't believe I'm still alive
Cmaj7 D
And heaven was wait - ing for me
Em Cmaj7-5
I thought this would be the end
D
But I know you'll understand
B
All that is keep - ing me here
[CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[INTERLUDE 1]
Em | |
[VERSE 2]
Em Cmaj7
I sense this time maybe I have changed
Em
But one thing still remains
Cmaj7 D
I'm torn and the hate still lin - gers
Em Cmaj7
I slowly start to realize
D
We won't reunite
B
I still have to march on through
[CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[BRIDGE]
E F
Is it a curse or a for - tune?
E Am
Have I been blind - ed by regret?
G Fmaj7
Redemption awaits
Dm
My soul is at stake
C E7
Will I find a stair - way to the skies
Am
In the end?
[INTERLUDE 2]
Am | Am/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Am/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
[FINAL CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[OUTRO]
Am | Am/G | F#m7-5 |
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
(repeat to fade)