Staircase Wit

	  		Intro 
G A D G 
G A D G 
G A D Bm 
D Em D Em 

verse 1 

D 
The feeling starts to sink in,  
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But it's beginning to rust, 
G                                        Bm 
Still hanging onto the things that we discussed, 
                       A                 G  
But the point that was made isn't said and done... 
        D 
Now the sun shines so bright, but it won't shine for you,  
        G 
You remind me of rain in July 
                     Bm 
And the gloom that I felt for a year,  
          A                            G 
And the clouds are always shaped just like you 
                      Em Fm G 
But there's a parting light... 



D 
I always told you that someday 
                                 G 
I would be packing my bags and I would be on my way, 
D  
You always laughed in my face,  
And made the world seem so grey,  
                        G 
Lay in the bed that you made 
                  D 
So I can finally say that I'm fine,  
You can just say "whatever," 
                              G 
I won't change my mind 'cuz I know that I'm better off, 
D 
But I am cursed with a staircase wit,  
           G                                          Bm 
Always find the words when it's too late to let them slip 


Bridge 1 

Bm                   D 
Don't judge me on my bad habits,  
        Bm       G             D       
I could pick out every flaw of yours,  
                 G 
And unearth all your imperfections. 

Bm              G           Bm            
Beneath the surface I have seen, 
Bm         G                       D  
The ugly truth behind the beauty queen... 



D 
I always told you that someday 
                                 G 
I would be packing my bags and I would be on my way, 
D  
You always laughed in my face,  
And made the world seem so grey,  
                        G 
Lay in the bed that you made 
                  D 
So I can finally say that I'm fine,  
You can just say "whatever," 
                              G 
I won't change my mind 'cuz I know that I'm better off, 
D 
But I am cursed with a staircase wit,  
           G                                          Bm 
Always find the words when it's too late to let them slip 


Bridge 2 

D A D 

D 
Held it back,  
Lost the nerve, 
         G                      D 
Was too scared to talk when you gave me your hand 
         G 
And you gave me your heart, 
D                    A              G  
When you should have kept it to yourself 
D                A             G 
You should have kept it to yourself, 
D             G      A       G  
I wish you'd kept it to yourself