Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Staircase Tab

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Intro x1

  E                       
  B                       
  G                       
  D        2     3   2 0  
  A  0                    
  E                       

Riff played throughout most of the song -

  E  8  8  8  8         8  8  8  8       
  B  10 10 10 10        10 10 10 10      
  G  9  9  9  9         9  9  9  9       
  D                                      
  A                                      
  E                                      


  E                                      
  B  3  3  3  3         5  5  5  5       
  G  2  2  2  2         4  4  4  4       
  D  3  3  3  3         5  5  5  5       
  A                                      
  E                                      

play the above three times
then


  E  7  7  7  7          6  6  6  6      
  B  9  9  9  9          9  9  9  9      
  G  8  8  8  8          8  8  8  8      
  D                                      
  A                                      
  E                                      

Repeat the above again

Bridge -

  E                            
  B                            
  G                            
  D        222     333   222   
  A  000                       
  E                            

Repeat the above through first part of verse -    Staircase lying face up
    Staircat sat on the mat looking down
    Looking down..........

Then intro riff for the rest -    Slide down the banister
    Take the escalator
    Slide down the banister
    Or try the elevator.....


  E  8  8  8  8         8  8  8  8       
  B  10 10 10 10        10 10 10 10      
  G  9  9  9  9         9  9  9  9       
  D                                      
  A                                      
  E                                      


  E                                      
  B  3  3  3  3         5  5  5  5       
  G  2  2  2  2         4  4  4  4       
  D  3  3  3  3         5  5  5  5       
  A                                      
  E                                      


  E  7  7  7  7          6  6  6  6      
  B  9  9  9  9          9  9  9  9      
  G  8  8  8  8          8  8  8  8      
  D                                      
  A                                      
  E                                      

Repeat Bridge 1 again, then following into the intro again as for the first verse
    I was standing on the landing
    Now I'm standing in the hall
    Looking up....up up up up

    Won't someone assist me
    Solve this mystery
    Somebody assist me
    Arrange the symmetry...

After verse above play -

  E  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0  
  B   1  1  3  3    1  1  3  3    1  1  3  3    1  1  1  1 
  G    2  2  2  2    2  2  2  2    2  2  2  2    2  2  2  2
  D                                                        
  A                                                        
  E                                                        

Then go straight into the main riff again
    Muffled footsteps on the carpet
    Spiral steps start spinning
    Around...me

    Which floor which ceiling
    You're off balance
    Which floor which ceiling
    It's all upside down

Yes.. you guessed, main riff again
    Staircase lying face up
    Staircat sat on the mat looking down
    Looking down....down
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E 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0
B 1 1 3 3	1 1 3 3	1 1 3 3	1 1 1 1
G 2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2
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A
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