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Stay Away

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

So just listen to the song and figure out what the strumming is...
Tuning: HALF-STEP DOWN (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb)
CHORDS:
e|--E0---B0--C#m-0---A0--C2-0--|
b|--0---0---0---0---0--|
G|--4---4---4---4---4--|
D|--2---4---2---2---2--|
A|--2---2---4---0---x--|
E|--0---x---x---x---4--|
e|--E0---Bx--C#m-x----Ax--C2-x--|
b|--0---x---x----x---x--|
G|--9---x---x----x---x--|
D|--6---9---11---7---6--|
A|--7---9---11---7---6--|
E|--x---7---9----5---4--|
[Intro](strumming is like down-down-down) 
 C#m-  A-  E- C2  
[Verse]
C#mSomething isn't Aright, 
I'm Elosing faith in C2everything I C#mknow, A  
What do I Eknow? C2  
You C#mtold me I should Afight, 
Not be Eself destructive C2thinking I should C#mgo, A  
what do i Eknow? C2  
[Chorus]
C#mStay aAway from Eme! 
I C2need you too Abadly, 
And it's Btearing me apart! 
Won't you C#mstay a Apart of Eme? 
I C2need you too Abadly, 
I need you too Bbadly, 
I need you too C#mbadly. 
[Verse]
I C#mwrote this song toAnight, 
EJust to feel like C2I was not alC#mone, A  
But I am aElone. C2  
C#mI don't have the Aright to Eask for your 
ForC2giveness on the C#mphone, A  
Cause I am aElone. C2  
[Chorus]
C#mStay aAway from Eme! 
I C2need you too Abadly, 
And it's Btearing me apart! 
Won't you C#mstay a Apart of Eme? 
I C2need you too Abadly, 
I need you too Bbadly, 
I need you too Abadly. 
[Bridge]
This Afeelings never ending, 
And BI can't keep pretending, 
That it's C#myou I want, 
That it's Eyou. 
I'm not Aokay, 
I'm not Bokay. 
[Chorus]
C#mStay aAway from Eme! 
I C2need you too Abadly, 
And it's Btearing me apart! 
Won't you C#mstay a Apart of Eme? 
I C2need you too Abadly, 
I need you too Bbadly, 
I need you too C#mbadly. 
End on C#m  

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Stay Away

by Secondhand Serenade

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C#m

So just listen to the song and figure out what the strumming is...

Tuning: HALF-STEP DOWN (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb)

CHORDS:

E B C#m A C2

e|--0---0---0---0---0--|

b|--0---0---0---0---0--|

G|--4---4---4---4---4--|

D|--2---4---2---2---2--|

A|--2---2---4---0---x--|

E|--0---x---x---x---4--|

E B C#m A C2

e|--0---x---x----x---x--|

b|--0---x---x----x---x--|

G|--9---x---x----x---x--|

D|--6---9---11---7---6--|

A|--7---9---11---7---6--|

E|--x---7---9----5---4--|

[Intro](strumming is like down-down-down)

C#m A E C2

- - -

[Verse]

C#m A

Something isn't right,

E C2 C#m A

I'm losing faith in everything I know,

E C2

What do I know?

C#m A

You told me I should fight,

E C2 C#m A

Not be self destructive thinking I should go,

E C2

what do i know?

[Chorus]

C#m A E

Stay away from me!

C2 A

I need you too badly,

And it's tearing me apart!

C#m A E

Won't you stay a part of me?

C2 A

I need you too badly,

C#m

I need you too badly.

[Verse]

C#m A

I wrote this song tonight,

E C2 C#m A

Just to feel like I was not alone,

E C2

But I am alone.

C#m A E

I don't have the right to ask for your

C2 C#m A

Forgiveness on the phone,

E C2

Cause I am alone.

[Chorus]

C#m A E

Stay away from me!

C2 A

I need you too badly,

And it's tearing me apart!

C#m A E

Won't you stay a part of me?

C2 A

I need you too badly,

I need you too badly.

[Bridge]

This feelings never ending,

And I can't keep pretending,

C#m

That it's you I want,

That it's you.

I'm not okay,

I'm not okay.

[Chorus]

C#m A E

Stay away from me!

C2 A

I need you too badly,

And it's tearing me apart!

C#m A E

Won't you stay a part of me?

C2 A

I need you too badly,

C#m

I need you too badly.

C#m

End on

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