Intro: CEm
She looks at the clock, it's a quarter past nine
AmFG
She hears his car as he pulls in the drive
CEm
Dinner's still waiting from hours before
D7G
She knows he's been drinking when he walks through the door
Dm7G
In anger he strikes out and she starts to cry
Dm7G
How much more can she take, how much more can she lie
Chorus:
CFG
And she fell down the stairs again
AmEmFG
But it hasn't happened since she don't know when
FG
Was it in spring when she packed up the kids
Dm7G
Or maybe in winter with his job on the skids
AmEmF
Oh, but just like before she'll have to pretend
Dm7GC
That she fell down the stairs again
EmA short time ago, she started a job
AmFG
Serving chicken fried steak and corn on the cob
CEm
She started out shy, but she ended up sure
D7G
That a ticket to anywhere could be the cure
Dm7G
But he couldn't handle her change for the better
Dm7G
She tried to leave him, but he wouldn't let her
Bridge:
FG
He says he's sorry, he didn't mean it
CEmAmC
He swears it won't happen again
FG
But she's so confused, she wants to believe it
Dm7G
She just wants this nightmare to end
Chorus:
CFG
And she fell down the stairs again
AmEmFG
But it hasn't happened since she don't know when
FG
Was it in spring when she packed up the kids
Dm7G
Or maybe in winter with his job on the skids
AmEmF
Oh, but just like before she'll have to pretend
Dm7GC
That she fell down the stairs again
AmEmF
Just like before she'll have to pretend
Dm7GC
That she fell down the stairs again
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