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Stay, as performed by Alison Krauss
written by Allyson Taylor-Larry Byrom
charted by Bo Frazer 
with help from Emer M. Doherty
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Notes: Alison does this in F#, (capo on fret #4)
If you can play the style where you hit the bass string and then
strum, then (on both verse and chorus) hit the bass notes in the
D to Em progression in a descending scale; i.e., 
D   A/7  Bm  A  G  D/3  Em   so the bass notes are:
D   C#   B   A  G  F#   E
Stay
[Verse]
DWhere Ahave you Bmbeen,
My Along lost Gfriend? 
It's Dgood to Emsee you agAain.
DCome and Asit for a Bmwhile;
I've Amissed your Gsmile.
ToDday the Empast is goodAbye.
FTime Emcan't eDrase
FA lovEmer's embDrace.A  
Can't you hear it Bmcalling?
A new day Edawning
You were Glonging to Ffind.G  
[Verse]
DLove's Ataken you Bmfar 
AwaAy from my hGeart,
And DI've been Emhere all alAone.
DHave your Aeyes failed to Bmfind
What Atook you from miGne,
A Dvision that's Emfaded through Atime?
FBut yoEmu sail aDway,
FFarther Emthan a summer's Dday,A  
Cause you heard it Bmcalling,
A new day Edawning,
You were Glonging to Ffind.G  
[Chorus]
DThere Ais a Bmway to mAake you sGtay.
DDarlin Emdon't turn aAway.
DDon't Adoubt your Gheart, and Akeep us Gapart;
DI'm right Fwhere you Gare.
DStay.
(solo over verse)
[Chorus]
DThere Ais a Bmway to mAake you sGtay.
DDarlin Emdon't turn aAway.
DDon't Adoubt your Gheart, and Akeep us Gapart;
DI'm right Fwhere you Gare.
DStay.

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Stay

by Alison Krauss

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Stay, as performed by Alison Krauss

written by Allyson Taylor-Larry Byrom

charted by Bo Frazer

with help from Emer M. Doherty

-------------------------------------------

Notes: Alison does this in F#, (capo on fret #4)

If you can play the style where you hit the bass string and then

strum, then (on both verse and chorus) hit the bass notes in the

D to Em progression in a descending scale; i.e.,

D A/7 Bm A G D/3 Em so the bass notes are:

D C# B A G F# E

Stay

[Verse]

D A Bm

Where have you been,

A G

My long lost friend?

D Em A

It's good to see you again.

D A Bm

Come and sit for a while;

A G

I've missed your smile.

D Em A

Today the past is goodbye.

F Em D

Time can't erase

F Em D A

A lover's embrace.

Can't you hear it calling?

A new day dawning

G F G

You were longing to find.

[Verse]

D A Bm

Love's taken you far

A G

Away from my heart,

D Em A

And I've been here all alone.

D A Bm

Have your eyes failed to find

A G

What took you from mine,

D Em A

A vision that's faded through time?

F Em D

But you sail away,

F Em D A

Farther than a summer's day,

Cause you heard it calling,

A new day dawning,

G F G

You were longing to find.

[Chorus]

D A Bm A G

There is a way to make you stay.

D Em A

Darlin don't turn away.

D A G A G

Don't doubt your heart, and keep us apart;

D F G

I'm right where you are.

Stay.

(solo over verse)

[Chorus]

D A Bm A G

There is a way to make you stay.

D Em A

Darlin don't turn away.

D A G A G

Don't doubt your heart, and keep us apart;

D F G

I'm right where you are.

Stay.

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