Neck Deep - Staircase Wit: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Staircase Wit" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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             G
The feeling starts
F#m     D
to sink in But
it's beginning
       G
to rust Still
hanging onto the
things that we
   Bm
discussed But the
                A
point that was made
                G
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 And
the gloom that I
Bm
felt for a year
          A
And the clouds are
always shaped just
 G
like you But there's
           Em   F#m D
a parting light

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

Don't judge me on my bad habits
I could pick out every flaw of yours
And unearth all your imperfections (Ah, ah)
Beneath the surface, I have seen (Ah, ah)
The ugly truth behind the beauty queen

Chorus

         D
Held it back
Lost the nerve
         Em
Was too scared
to talk when you
 G
gave me your hand
And you gave me
your heart When
Bm    A
you should have
                G
kept it to yourself

D Em
    You should have
G       Bm
kept it kept
    A      G   D Em G
it to yourself
             Bm
I wish you'd kept
A          G
it to yourself


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Staircase Wit" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Staircase Wit" by Neck Deep.