Chords for Room at the Top of the Stair
Tempo:
150.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[Am] [B]
[Em] [G]
[D]
But this is a song I wrote for my eldest son the Christmas after he graduated from high school.
[D#] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
There's a room [A] in our house [Bm] at the top of [F#] the stair.
[G] Was empty at [D] first, [Em] but we knew [A] you'd be there.
[D] The dog [A] got [G] excited the [Bm] day that [F#] you came.
[G] Guess he thought you smelled [F#] weird, [F#m] [Em] and [A] I thought the same.
But [G] the cries and [D] the changing [A] that came [Bm] every [B] night [Em] were changing [D] me too.
[G] Till I thought [A] that I might [D] just stand [F#m] in the doorway [G] for hours and [F#] stare [D] in [G] that room
[A] at the top [D] of the [C#] stair.
[Bm]
[G] [A]
[D] There's a room [A] in our [G] house at the top of [F#] the stair.
[G] Was all yours [F#] for years, [A] but then you had to share.
And [D] your calm world [A] was burst [G]
by this [D] loud little kid [Gm] who mimicked [D] and learned [Em] everything
[A] that you did.
[G] The games [D] and adventures, the [A] books [Bm]
and the [B] plays, [Em] the hours [D] of [G] fantasy went on [A] for days.
[D] And I [A] watched in amazement [G] this most [F#m] unlikely pair [G] in that room [A] at the [D] top of the stair.
[G] [Em] [A]
[D] There's a [A] room in our house [G] at the top [D] of the stair.
[G] Was empty [F#m] one night, [A] and we called everywhere.
All [D] those demons [A] and danger [G] that lurk in [F#m] your heart [G] slipped in through the [F#m] door [A] and tore [D] us apart.
[A]
[G] Till we found [D] you at last in another [Bm]
[B] boy's home, [Em] safe [D] and asleep [G] and forgetting [A] to phone.
[D] And I [A] lay awake lost [Bm] in a pure grateful [D] prayer [Em] in that room [A] at the [Bm] top of the [A] stair.
[G]
[A] There's [D] a room [A] in our house [G] at the [D] top of the stair.
[G] Now the door is [D] shut tight [Em] and [A] the stereo blares.
[D] Your [A] mother is [G] worried about your [D] young years.
[G]
No one [D] has seen [A] your carpeted years [G] and the hole in [D] the wall that you [A] made [Bm] with your fist.
[B] [Em] The anger [D] of [G] aging was too hard [A] to resist.
[D] But the long [F#m] light of love [G] cast its shadow [D] in there, in [G] that room [A] at [D] the top of the stair.
[G] [C]
[G] [Em]
[F] [C]
[Am] [A]
[D] There's a room [A] in our [G] house at the top of [D] the stair.
[G] Now the bed has [F#m] clean sheets [E] and the [D] floors are all [A] bare.
[D]
An [A] acceptable place when [G] folks come [D] to stay.
[G] Your brother and [F#m] you, [Em] boxed and [A] mowed your way [G] to a duplex [D] apartment [A] just [Bm] across [B] town.
[Em] Now I sit on the [Bm] bed and [G] as the memories [D] rain down, there's a hole in [A] my heart [G] where you'll
[D] always be there.
[G] In that room [A] at the [Bm] top of the stair.
[A]
In [G] that room [A] of [D] the [C#] stair.
[Bm]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[N]
[D] [N]
Thank you.
I don't mean to overdo this, but this is something I wrote for the same son two [D] Christmases later.
There's a room [A] in our [Bm] house at the top of the [D] stair.
I came home [F#] one day [F#m]
and you'd moved [D] back [F#m] in there.
[D]
The [A] company you worked for [G] went right [D] down the tank.
[G] [D] Seems that you [A] have no more cash in the bank.
[G] You [D] asked if you could and I [A] said [Bm] that'd be [Em] great.
You said just for two [D] months, but [G] now it's [D] going on eight.
And the [A] icebox is empty [G] and your [D] crap's everywhere.
In [G] that room [A] at the top [D] of [A] the stair.
[D] [N] [Em]
[Am] [B]
[Em] [G]
[D]
But this is a song I wrote for my eldest son the Christmas after he graduated from high school.
[D#] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
There's a room [A] in our house [Bm] at the top of [F#] the stair.
[G] Was empty at [D] first, [Em] but we knew [A] you'd be there.
[D] The dog [A] got [G] excited the [Bm] day that [F#] you came.
[G] Guess he thought you smelled [F#] weird, [F#m] [Em] and [A] I thought the same.
But [G] the cries and [D] the changing [A] that came [Bm] every [B] night [Em] were changing [D] me too.
[G] Till I thought [A] that I might [D] just stand [F#m] in the doorway [G] for hours and [F#] stare [D] in [G] that room
[A] at the top [D] of the [C#] stair.
[Bm]
[G] [A]
[D] There's a room [A] in our [G] house at the top of [F#] the stair.
[G] Was all yours [F#] for years, [A] but then you had to share.
And [D] your calm world [A] was burst [G]
by this [D] loud little kid [Gm] who mimicked [D] and learned [Em] everything
[A] that you did.
[G] The games [D] and adventures, the [A] books [Bm]
and the [B] plays, [Em] the hours [D] of [G] fantasy went on [A] for days.
[D] And I [A] watched in amazement [G] this most [F#m] unlikely pair [G] in that room [A] at the [D] top of the stair.
[G] [Em] [A]
[D] There's a [A] room in our house [G] at the top [D] of the stair.
[G] Was empty [F#m] one night, [A] and we called everywhere.
All [D] those demons [A] and danger [G] that lurk in [F#m] your heart [G] slipped in through the [F#m] door [A] and tore [D] us apart.
[A]
[G] Till we found [D] you at last in another [Bm]
[B] boy's home, [Em] safe [D] and asleep [G] and forgetting [A] to phone.
[D] And I [A] lay awake lost [Bm] in a pure grateful [D] prayer [Em] in that room [A] at the [Bm] top of the [A] stair.
[G]
[A] There's [D] a room [A] in our house [G] at the [D] top of the stair.
[G] Now the door is [D] shut tight [Em] and [A] the stereo blares.
[D] Your [A] mother is [G] worried about your [D] young years.
[G]
No one [D] has seen [A] your carpeted years [G] and the hole in [D] the wall that you [A] made [Bm] with your fist.
[B] [Em] The anger [D] of [G] aging was too hard [A] to resist.
[D] But the long [F#m] light of love [G] cast its shadow [D] in there, in [G] that room [A] at [D] the top of the stair.
[G] [C]
[G] [Em]
[F] [C]
[Am] [A]
[D] There's a room [A] in our [G] house at the top of [D] the stair.
[G] Now the bed has [F#m] clean sheets [E] and the [D] floors are all [A] bare.
[D]
An [A] acceptable place when [G] folks come [D] to stay.
[G] Your brother and [F#m] you, [Em] boxed and [A] mowed your way [G] to a duplex [D] apartment [A] just [Bm] across [B] town.
[Em] Now I sit on the [Bm] bed and [G] as the memories [D] rain down, there's a hole in [A] my heart [G] where you'll
[D] always be there.
[G] In that room [A] at the [Bm] top of the stair.
[A]
In [G] that room [A] of [D] the [C#] stair.
[Bm]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[N]
[D] [N]
Thank you.
I don't mean to overdo this, but this is something I wrote for the same son two [D] Christmases later.
There's a room [A] in our [Bm] house at the top of the [D] stair.
I came home [F#] one day [F#m]
and you'd moved [D] back [F#m] in there.
[D]
The [A] company you worked for [G] went right [D] down the tank.
[G] [D] Seems that you [A] have no more cash in the bank.
[G] You [D] asked if you could and I [A] said [Bm] that'd be [Em] great.
You said just for two [D] months, but [G] now it's [D] going on eight.
And the [A] icebox is empty [G] and your [D] crap's everywhere.
In [G] that room [A] at the top [D] of [A] the stair.
[D] [N] [Em]
Key:
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
But this is a song I wrote for my eldest son the Christmas after he graduated from high school. _ _
_ [D#] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a room [A] in our house [Bm] at the top of [F#] the stair.
_ [G] Was empty at [D] first, [Em] but we knew [A] you'd be there.
[D] The dog [A] got [G] excited the [Bm] day that [F#] you came.
[G] Guess he thought you smelled [F#] weird, [F#m] [Em] and [A] I thought the same.
But [G] the cries and [D] the changing [A] that came [Bm] every [B] night [Em] were changing [D] me too.
[G] Till I thought [A] that I might [D] just stand [F#m] in the doorway [G] for hours and [F#] stare [D] in [G] that room
[A] at the top [D] of the [C#] stair.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] There's a room [A] in our [G] house at the top of [F#] the stair.
[G] Was all yours [F#] for years, [A] but then you had to share.
And [D] your calm world [A] was burst [G]
by this [D] loud little kid [Gm] who mimicked [D] and learned [Em] everything
[A] that you did.
[G] The games [D] and adventures, the [A] books [Bm]
and the [B] plays, [Em] the hours [D] of [G] fantasy went on [A] for days.
[D] And I [A] watched in amazement [G] this most [F#m] unlikely pair [G] in that room [A] at the [D] top of the stair.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] There's a [A] room in our house [G] at the top [D] of the stair.
[G] Was empty [F#m] one night, [A] and we called everywhere.
All [D] those demons [A] and danger [G] that lurk in [F#m] your heart [G] slipped in through the [F#m] door [A] and tore [D] us apart.
[A] _
[G] Till we found [D] you at last in another [Bm]
[B] boy's home, [Em] _ safe [D] and asleep [G] and forgetting [A] to phone.
[D] And I [A] lay awake lost [Bm] in a pure grateful [D] prayer [Em] in that room [A] at the [Bm] top of the [A] stair.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ There's _ _ _ _ _ [D] a room [A] in our house [G] at the [D] top of the stair.
[G] Now the door is [D] shut tight [Em] and [A] the stereo blares.
[D] Your [A] mother is [G] worried about your [D] young years.
[G] _
No one [D] has seen [A] your carpeted years _ [G] and the hole in [D] the wall that you [A] made [Bm] with your fist.
[B] _ [Em] The anger [D] of [G] aging was too hard [A] to resist.
[D] But the long [F#m] light of love [G] cast its shadow [D] in there, in [G] that room [A] at [D] the top of the stair.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] There's a room [A] in our [G] house at the top of [D] the stair.
[G] Now the bed has [F#m] clean sheets [E] and the [D] floors are all [A] bare.
_ [D]
An [A] acceptable place when [G] folks come [D] to stay.
[G] Your brother and [F#m] you, [Em] boxed and [A] mowed your way [G] to a duplex [D] apartment [A] just [Bm] across [B] town.
[Em] Now I sit on the [Bm] bed and [G] as the memories [D] rain down, there's a hole in [A] my heart [G] where you'll
[D] always be there.
[G] In that room _ [A] at the [Bm] top of the stair.
[A] _
In [G] that room [A] of _ _ [D] the _ [C#] stair.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ Thank you.
I don't mean to overdo this, but this is something I wrote for the same son _ two [D] Christmases later. _ _ _ _
There's a room [A] in our [Bm] house at the top of the [D] stair.
_ I came home [F#] one day [F#m] _
and you'd moved [D] back [F#m] in there.
[D] _ _
The [A] company you worked for [G] went right [D] down the tank.
[G] _ [D] Seems that you [A] have no more cash in the bank.
[G] You [D] asked if you could and I [A] said [Bm] that'd be [Em] great.
You said just for two [D] months, but [G] now it's [D] going on eight.
And the [A] icebox is empty [G] and your _ [D] crap's everywhere.
In [G] that room [A] at the top [D] of [A] the stair.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
But this is a song I wrote for my eldest son the Christmas after he graduated from high school. _ _
_ [D#] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a room [A] in our house [Bm] at the top of [F#] the stair.
_ [G] Was empty at [D] first, [Em] but we knew [A] you'd be there.
[D] The dog [A] got [G] excited the [Bm] day that [F#] you came.
[G] Guess he thought you smelled [F#] weird, [F#m] [Em] and [A] I thought the same.
But [G] the cries and [D] the changing [A] that came [Bm] every [B] night [Em] were changing [D] me too.
[G] Till I thought [A] that I might [D] just stand [F#m] in the doorway [G] for hours and [F#] stare [D] in [G] that room
[A] at the top [D] of the [C#] stair.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] There's a room [A] in our [G] house at the top of [F#] the stair.
[G] Was all yours [F#] for years, [A] but then you had to share.
And [D] your calm world [A] was burst [G]
by this [D] loud little kid [Gm] who mimicked [D] and learned [Em] everything
[A] that you did.
[G] The games [D] and adventures, the [A] books [Bm]
and the [B] plays, [Em] the hours [D] of [G] fantasy went on [A] for days.
[D] And I [A] watched in amazement [G] this most [F#m] unlikely pair [G] in that room [A] at the [D] top of the stair.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] There's a [A] room in our house [G] at the top [D] of the stair.
[G] Was empty [F#m] one night, [A] and we called everywhere.
All [D] those demons [A] and danger [G] that lurk in [F#m] your heart [G] slipped in through the [F#m] door [A] and tore [D] us apart.
[A] _
[G] Till we found [D] you at last in another [Bm]
[B] boy's home, [Em] _ safe [D] and asleep [G] and forgetting [A] to phone.
[D] And I [A] lay awake lost [Bm] in a pure grateful [D] prayer [Em] in that room [A] at the [Bm] top of the [A] stair.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ There's _ _ _ _ _ [D] a room [A] in our house [G] at the [D] top of the stair.
[G] Now the door is [D] shut tight [Em] and [A] the stereo blares.
[D] Your [A] mother is [G] worried about your [D] young years.
[G] _
No one [D] has seen [A] your carpeted years _ [G] and the hole in [D] the wall that you [A] made [Bm] with your fist.
[B] _ [Em] The anger [D] of [G] aging was too hard [A] to resist.
[D] But the long [F#m] light of love [G] cast its shadow [D] in there, in [G] that room [A] at [D] the top of the stair.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] There's a room [A] in our [G] house at the top of [D] the stair.
[G] Now the bed has [F#m] clean sheets [E] and the [D] floors are all [A] bare.
_ [D]
An [A] acceptable place when [G] folks come [D] to stay.
[G] Your brother and [F#m] you, [Em] boxed and [A] mowed your way [G] to a duplex [D] apartment [A] just [Bm] across [B] town.
[Em] Now I sit on the [Bm] bed and [G] as the memories [D] rain down, there's a hole in [A] my heart [G] where you'll
[D] always be there.
[G] In that room _ [A] at the [Bm] top of the stair.
[A] _
In [G] that room [A] of _ _ [D] the _ [C#] stair.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ Thank you.
I don't mean to overdo this, but this is something I wrote for the same son _ two [D] Christmases later. _ _ _ _
There's a room [A] in our [Bm] house at the top of the [D] stair.
_ I came home [F#] one day [F#m] _
and you'd moved [D] back [F#m] in there.
[D] _ _
The [A] company you worked for [G] went right [D] down the tank.
[G] _ [D] Seems that you [A] have no more cash in the bank.
[G] You [D] asked if you could and I [A] said [Bm] that'd be [Em] great.
You said just for two [D] months, but [G] now it's [D] going on eight.
And the [A] icebox is empty [G] and your _ [D] crap's everywhere.
In [G] that room [A] at the top [D] of [A] the stair.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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