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Stay Free- Black Mountain
Open C# Tuning: C# F# C# F# A# C#
Chords: (By Shape)
C#:
C#|-0-|
A#|-0-|
F#|-0-|
C#|-0-|
F#|-0-|
C#|-0-|
Am7C#|-0-|
A#|-1-|
F#|-0-|
C#|-2-|
F#|-0-|
C#|-0-|
G(open)
C#|-0-|
A#|-3-|
F#|-0-|
C#|-5-|
F#|-0-|
C#|-0-|
AmC#|-0-|
A#|-1-|
F#|-2-|
C#|-2-|
F#|-0-|
C#|-0-|
AC#|-7-|
A#|-7-|
F#|-7-|
C#|-7-|
F#|-7-|
C#|-7-|
G(bar)
C#|-5-|
A#|-5-|
F#|-5-|
C#|-5-|
F#|-5-|
C#|-5-|
G(bar) 7
C#|-5-|
A#|-5-|
F#|-5-|
C#|-7-|
F#|-5-|
C#|-5-|
Fill 1:
C#|-5-7-9b-7---|
A#|------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|
Fill 2:
C#|-10-9-5-7---|
A#|------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|
F#|------------|
C#|------------|
Fill 3:
C#|-9-5-7--5h7--10-9-7-5-2-0----------|
A#|--------------------------------0--|
F#|-----------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------| 
Intro: |: C#   Am7Go  C#   Am7Go Am7:|
Verse 1:
AmAnd there comes a time 
when you when you oughta knC#ow Am7  C#  Am7  C#  Am7  C#  
well it's stAmormy outside 
so quit, C#so Am7quit C#alAm7l thC#at Am7runnC#in' 
we’re biArds on the street 
oh Gbthe Gb7sweGbat Gb7in yGbour Gb7porGbes 
	     AmIntro
oh stay free 
Verse 2: Repeat Chord Progression
Our bodies, at sundown 
stiff on their knees 
oh beautiful ponies 
so beautiful 
they'll kill us all. 
lets hide ourselves together 
down under the stairs 
don't you leave 
Bridge:
         A              Gb      C#Fill 1
hey, hey what did they say, 
             A          Gb  C#/   Fill 2
to get you so lonesome today? 
AHey, hey rGbestless brown C#eyes, 
           Am/ Fill 3           Intro
don't you sigh. 
Verse 3: Repeat Chord Progression
and there comes a time 
when you, when you oughta know 
oh there comes a time
so quit, so quit all that runnin' 
we’re fire in the sky 
oh the death at your door 
oh stay free

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Stay Free

by Black Mountain

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Gb7

Stay Free- Black Mountain

Open C# Tuning: C# F# C# F# A# C#

Chords: (By Shape)

C#:

C#|-0-|

A#|-0-|

F#|-0-|

C#|-0-|

F#|-0-|

C#|-0-|

Am7

C#|-0-|

A#|-1-|

F#|-0-|

C#|-2-|

F#|-0-|

C#|-0-|

G(open)

C#|-0-|

A#|-3-|

F#|-0-|

C#|-5-|

F#|-0-|

C#|-0-|

A#|-1-|

F#|-2-|

C#|-2-|

F#|-0-|

C#|-0-|

C#|-7-|

A#|-7-|

F#|-7-|

C#|-7-|

F#|-7-|

C#|-7-|

G(bar)

C#|-5-|

A#|-5-|

F#|-5-|

C#|-5-|

F#|-5-|

C#|-5-|

G(bar) 7

C#|-5-|

A#|-5-|

F#|-5-|

C#|-7-|

F#|-5-|

C#|-5-|

Fill 1:

C#|-5-7-9b-7---|

A#|------------|

F#|------------|

C#|------------|

F#|------------|

C#|------------|

Fill 2:

C#|-10-9-5-7---|

A#|------------|

F#|------------|

C#|------------|

F#|------------|

C#|------------|

Fill 3:

C#|-9-5-7--5h7--10-9-7-5-2-0----------|

A#|--------------------------------0--|

F#|-----------------------------------|

C#|-----------------------------------|

F#|-----------------------------------|

C#|-----------------------------------|

C# Am7 C# Am7 Am7

Intro: |: Go Go :|

Verse 1:

And there comes a time

C# Am7 C# Am7 C# Am7 C#

when you when you oughta know

well it's stormy outside

C# Am7 C# Am7 C# Am7 C#

so quit, so quit all that runnin'

we’re birds on the street

Gb Gb7 Gb Gb7 Gb Gb7 Gb

oh the sweat in your pores

Intro

oh stay free

Verse 2: Repeat Chord Progression

Our bodies, at sundown

stiff on their knees

oh beautiful ponies

so beautiful

they'll kill us all.

lets hide ourselves together

down under the stairs

don't you leave

Bridge:

A Gb C#

Fill 1

hey, hey what did they say,

A Gb C#

/ Fill 2

to get you so lonesome today?

A Gb C#

Hey, hey restless brown eyes,

/ Fill 3 Intro

don't you sigh.

Verse 3: Repeat Chord Progression

and there comes a time

when you, when you oughta know

oh there comes a time

so quit, so quit all that runnin'

we’re fire in the sky

oh the death at your door

oh stay free

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