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U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close)
Capo: 1
[Chords]
    Dxx0232
   E7020130
    G320003
   Em022000
  F#m244222
    Ax02220
[Intro]
D    E7    G    D
[Verse 1]
Green Dlight, Seven-EE7leven
You stop Gin for a Dpack of cigarettes
You don't Dsmoke, don't even E7want to
GHey now, check your Dchange
Dressed Dup like a E7car crash
Your Gwheels are turnin' but you're Dupside down
 EmYou say when he hits you, you don't Dmind
 EmBecause when he hurts you, you feel Dalive
E7Oh, is Gthat what it is?D  
[Verse 2]
Red Dlights, grey E7morning
You Gstumble out of a Dhole in the ground
A Dvampire or a E7victim?
It deGpends on who's aroundD  
You used to Dstay in to watch the E7adverts
You could Glip-synch to the Dtalk shows
[Pre-chorus]
 EmAnd if you look, you look through me
 F#mAnd when you talk, you talk at me
 GAnd when I touch you, you don't Afeel a thing
[Chorus]
If I could Emstay then the night would give you Dup
EmStay and the day would keep its Dtrust
EmStay and the nGight would be eDnough
[Verse 3]
FaraDway, so E7close
Up with the Gstatic and the Dradio
With satelDlite televiE7sion
you can go GanywhereD  
MiDami, New OrE7leans, GLondon, Belfast anDd Berlin
[Pre-chorus]
 EmAnd if you listen I can't call
 F#mAnd if you jump you just might fGall
And if you shout I'll only Ahear you
[Chorus]
If I could Emstay then the night would give you Dup
EmStay then the day would keep its Dtrust
EmStay with the dF#memons you drowned
GStay with the Aspirit I found
EmStay and the nGight would be eDnough
[Solo]
Wo-o-Doo-oo-oo-E7oo, Wo-o-Goo-oo-oo-Doo
Wo-o-Doo-oo-oo-E7oo, Wo-o-Goo-oo-oo-Doo
[Verse 4]
3 o'Dclock in the E7morning
It's Gquiet and there's Dno one around
Just the Dbang and the E7clatter
As an Gangel runs to gDround
Just the Dbang and the E7clatter
As an Gangel hits the groundD  

All chords in this song (6)

The story behind the song

This song, originally conceived during sessions for the 1991 album Achtung Baby, was written with Frank Sinatra in mind, even bearing his surname as its initial working title. It later found its place as the fifth track on U2's 1993 album Zooropa, and an alternative recording was featured in the Wim Wenders film Faraway, So Close! It plays like a reflection on distance and intimacy, a quiet observation of someone or something that remains both near and out of reach.

AI-written from these sources:Stay (Faraway, So Close!) — Wikipedia ↗U2 — Wikipedia ↗

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Stay Faraway So Close

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F#m

U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close)

Capo: 1

[Chords]

xx0232

020130

320003

022000

F#m

244222

x02220

[Intro]

D E7 G D

[Verse 1]

D E7

Green light, Seven-Eleven

G D

You stop in for a pack of cigarettes

D E7

You don't smoke, don't even want to

G D

Hey now, check your change

D E7

Dressed up like a car crash

G D

Your wheels are turnin' but you're upside down

Em D

You say when he hits you, you don't mind

Em D

Because when he hurts you, you feel alive

E7 G D

Oh, is that what it is?

[Verse 2]

D E7

Red lights, grey morning

G D

You stumble out of a hole in the ground

D E7

A vampire or a victim?

G D

It depends on who's around

D E7

You used to stay in to watch the adverts

G D

You could lip-synch to the talk shows

[Pre-chorus]

And if you look, you look through me

F#m

And when you talk, you talk at me

G A

And when I touch you, you don't feel a thing

[Chorus]

Em D

If I could stay then the night would give you up

Em D

Stay and the day would keep its trust

Em G D

Stay and the night would be enough

[Verse 3]

D E7

Faraway, so close

G D

Up with the static and the radio

D E7

With satellite television

G D

you can go anywhere

D E7 G D

Miami, New Orleans, London, Belfast and Berlin

[Pre-chorus]

And if you listen I can't call

F#m G

And if you jump you just might fall

And if you shout I'll only hear you

[Chorus]

Em D

If I could stay then the night would give you up

Em D

Stay then the day would keep its trust

Em F#m

Stay with the demons you drowned

G A

Stay with the spirit I found

Em G D

Stay and the night would be enough

[Solo]

D E7 G D

Wo-o-oo-oo-oo-oo, Wo-o-oo-oo-oo-oo

D E7 G D

Wo-o-oo-oo-oo-oo, Wo-o-oo-oo-oo-oo

[Verse 4]

D E7

3 o'clock in the morning

G D

It's quiet and there's no one around

D E7

Just the bang and the clatter

G D

As an angel runs to ground

D E7

Just the bang and the clatter

G D

As an angel hits the ground

About Stay Faraway So Close Chords by U2

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