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You Can Stay

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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(Guitar riff at the beginning of each chorus)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---2h4p2p0-------|
E|-----------2-----|
[Intro] (x2)
F#m D A E
[Verse]
F#mLooking down the Ebarrel of deAfeat 
F#mBottle's all be Ebroken in the Agarden where you sleep 
The F#mthorns that Ecrown your Dmind 
            Hm(D)     E  
Will drag you down in time 
F#mLet your vision Eout on city Alights
F#mHigh above the Erooftops where you're Aplotting her demise
F#mThis disEharmoDny 
             Hm(D)    E  
Will fade when you concede
[Chorus]
You can F#mstay, you can Dstay, you can Astay but you Egotta let it F#mgo... D  A  E  
You can F#mstay, you can Dstay, you can Astay but you Egotta let it F#mgo, let it
DGo-oAah… E  
[Instrumental] (x2)
F#m D A E
[Verse]
F#mTrapped inside the Ejungle of your Amind
F#mTape deck on the Ecounter that Ayou cannot rewind 
This F#mburden Ethat you Dhold 
                Hm(D)        E  
Is based upon the axis you revolve 
And F#mnow you're Eready to be Afree
F#mSoaking up the Emedicine to Acure your disease
F#mOpen up the Efloodgates and Dswim on out to sea 
           Hm(D)       E  
And if, you, wash, to, shore, be sure to… 
[Chorus]
F#mStay, you can Dstay, you can Astay but you Egotta let it F#mgo, let it
DGo-oAah..E. 
You can F#mstay, you can Dstay, you can Astay but you Egotta let it F#mgo, let it 
DGo-oAah… E  
[Bridge]
F#mWoah…Doh-AwoaEh-oh
F#mWoah.D..oAh-wEoah-oh
[Bridge]
HmOoooF#mh X5 Hm  F#m  F#m  D  E  
[Chorus]
F#mStay, you can Dstay, you can Astay but you Egotta let it F#mgo, let it
DGo-oAah..E. 
You can F#mstay, you can Dstay, you can Astay but you Egotta let it F#mgo, let it 
DGo-oAah… E  
[Outro]
F#mWoah…Doh-AwoaEh-oh
F#mWoah.D.. Aoh-Ewoah-oh

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You Can Stay

by Woody Pitney

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F#m

(Guitar riff at the beginning of each chorus)

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------|

A|---2h4p2p0-------|

E|-----------2-----|

[Intro] (x2)

F#m D A E

[Verse]

F#m E A

Looking down the barrel of defeat

F#m E A

Bottle's all be broken in the garden where you sleep

F#m E D

The thorns that crown your mind

Hm D E

()

Will drag you down in time

F#m E A

Let your vision out on city lights

F#m E A

High above the rooftops where you're plotting her demise

F#m E D

This disharmony

Hm D E

()

Will fade when you concede

[Chorus]

F#m D A E F#m D A E

You can stay, you can stay, you can stay but you gotta let it go...

F#m D A E F#m

You can stay, you can stay, you can stay but you gotta let it go, let it

D A E

Go-oah…

[Instrumental] (x2)

F#m D A E

[Verse]

F#m E A

Trapped inside the jungle of your mind

F#m E A

Tape deck on the counter that you cannot rewind

F#m E D

This burden that you hold

Hm D E

()

Is based upon the axis you revolve

F#m E A

And now you're ready to be free

F#m E A

Soaking up the medicine to cure your disease

F#m E D

Open up the floodgates and swim on out to sea

Hm D E

()

And if, you, wash, to, shore, be sure to…

[Chorus]

F#m D A E F#m

Stay, you can stay, you can stay but you gotta let it go, let it

D A E

Go-oah...

F#m D A E F#m

You can stay, you can stay, you can stay but you gotta let it go, let it

D A E

Go-oah…

[Bridge]

F#m D A E

Woah…oh-woah-oh

F#m D A E

Woah...oh-woah-oh

[Bridge]

Hm F#m Hm F#m F#m D E

Ooooh X5

[Chorus]

F#m D A E F#m

Stay, you can stay, you can stay but you gotta let it go, let it

D A E

Go-oah...

F#m D A E F#m

You can stay, you can stay, you can stay but you gotta let it go, let it

D A E

Go-oah…

[Outro]

F#m D A E

Woah…oh-woah-oh

F#m D A E

Woah... oh-woah-oh

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