Andrew Belle Static Waves The Ladder -- 2010 Capo 5 - Album Version Capo 6 or 7 - Live Tuning - Standard (E A D G B E) Intro - C Em Am G Am G Verse 1 C Em Am I count the steps from where I am G To where I started C Em Am I tap my feet and close the door G To your apartment C Em Am G And I know you're never gonna understand Its too late for you to stop and think Too late to mention I make a move and spill my drink To break the tension And I know youre never gonna understand I'll try my best to follow if I can, but... Chorus F G Am C I would have let you leave F G Am C I would have let you leave F G I would have let you leave Verse 2 - Same as Verse 1 The static waves across the screen Define this notion Back and forth and in between Like my emotion And I know youre never gonna understand And won't you slow this down oh if you can You swayed your hips and stole the breathe That I was taking I touched your lips and held your hand When they were shaking Chorus 2 - Same as Chorus 1 Look how we've fallen upon our knees How we forgot it These empty halls held our disease Before we caught it Now out the door and down the stairs from your apartment I would have let you leave Bridge - Same as Verses Chorus 3 - Same as Chorus 1 & 2 The static waves across the screen Define this notion Back and forth and in between Like my emotion Now out the door and down the stairs From your apartment I count the steps from where I am To where I started Outro F G I would have let you (x2) F G C I would have let you leave