Blackstairs
Clannad Key
G
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A G/A F G A F G A
(2x)
Verse 1
C D A
Golden eyes, they look to me
C D E7
Stare those eyes at me
Chorus
A G/A
You must be one of those girls
F G A F G A
Who live on the blackstairs
G/A
Yes, you must be one of those girls
F G A F G A
Who live on the blackstairs
Verse 2
C D A
There's no disguise upon your face
C D E7
You're not like anyone I know
F C D7 C D
They give so freely and they come when I come out
F Am Em Am7 D Em
But you're the one, the one I want to understand
Chorus
A G/A
You must be one of those girls
F G A F G A
Who live on the blackstairs
G/A
Yes, you must be one of those girls
F G A F G A
Who live on the blackstairs
Bridge
Em C Em G A
You're not scared, no, you don't answer
Em C Em A
You just stand there, face the stairs going home
Em C Em G A
If I could choose my own way down, down
Em C D
I'd take the road to the blackstairs
Interlude
A G/A F G A F G A
Chorus
A G/A
You must be one of those girls
F G A F G A
Who live on the blackstairs
Verse 3
C D A
The sadness raging in the broken man
C D E7
Stays until the day ends
F C D7 C D
When he is free to think of better days again
F Am Em Am7 D Em
Looks like the scales of love and time are all the same
Chorus
A G/A
You must be one of those girls
F G A F G A
Who live on the blackstairs
G/A
And I long to go up there
F G A F G A
And live on the blackstairs
G/A
Yes, you must be one of those girls
F G A F G A
Who live on the blackstairs
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