Death On The Stairs Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][D]
[Em][Am]
[D][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]From
way far across the sea
Came [D]an Eritrean maiden she
[Em]Had a one-track mind
mind and eyes for me
Half blinded in a war
[Am]With

[Verse 2]
a pale, young [C]Anglican
Who said [D]he'd help her all he can
[G]Showed her Jesus and his
little [C]unholy friend
She [Am]had no mind to please him
[D]Just say 'ta-ra' and leave him be[G]hind

[Verse 3]
A [G]little boy in a stairwell who
[D]Says 'I hate people like you'
I [Em]got matchsticks and cable TV
Half of less [C]than 50P
[Am]We all clambered over [C]the balcony
Banging [D]on the window, waking Steve
[G]Bringing with the true love
his [C]unholy friend
[Am]Singing, 'If you really need it
[D]You just won't leave it
[G]behind'

[Verse 4]
So, baby, please kill [G]me
Oh, baby, [C]don't kill me
But don't bring [D]that ghost
'round to my door
I don't want to see him anymore
[G]Please kill me
Oh, baby, [C]don't kill me
Just don't [D]bang on about yesterday
You know I wouldn't know about
that anyway

[Verse 5]
Monkey [G]asked to the mouse [D]before
If she loved [Em]anybody more than he
Turns you into stone
Now I'm revers[Am]ing down
the lonely [C]street
[D]Cheap hotel where I can meet [G]the past
Pay it off and keep [C]it sweet
[Am]
(aw) It's sweet and it's nothing, [D]no
It's just like nothing [Em]at
[G]all

[Verse 6]
You know I've seen [G]you there
How could [D]i help but stare?
It rips [Em]the heart out of your, baby
I've taken too far [Am]too much to see
or think or touch [D]what's real
Stranded on this [G]street that
paved my [D]only [C]way home
[Am]If you really need it al[D]l
You just won't leave him behind
[G]

[Verse 7]
Oh please kill me
Oh no don't [C]kill [D]me
Don't bring that ghost
'round to my door
I don't want to see him anymore
Please [G]kill me
Oh no [C]don't kill me
And don't try [D]joke about yesterday
You know I wouldn't know
about that anyway
[G]It's sweet like nothing

[Verse 8]
no
[D][G]
[D][Em][G]
[D][G]
It's sweet like nothing [D]at all
[Em]It's sweet like nothing no
It's [Am]sweet like nothing [C]at [D]all
It's [G]sweet [C]lik[Am]e
noth[C]ing [D]no
It's sweet like nothing [G]at all