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[Intro]
AmooooooooGh, FooooooooCh, AmooooooooGh Foooooooh
[Verse]
CThe sun shone high those Amfew summer days
CLeft us in a soft, Amwide-eyed hazeDm  
DmIt shone like Ggold
DmIt shone like Ggold
CBut just as the moon it Amshall stray
CSo dawn Amgoes down today
DmNo gold can Gstay
DmNo gold can Gstay
[Chorus]
FWhat if our hard work ends in despair?
CWhat if the road won't take me there?
AmOh, I wish, for Gonce, we coFuld stay gold
FWhat if to love and be loved's not enough?
CWhat if I fall and can't bear to get up?
AmOh, I wish, foGr once, we coFuld stay gold
We could sAmtay goGldddddFddddddCdddddAmdddddddGdddddFdd
[Verse]
CWe're on our way through ruAmgged land
CTop of that mountain we wAmanted to stand
DmWith hearts of Ggold
DmWith hearts of Ggold
CBut there is only forward, nAmo other way
CTomorrow was your hope at tAmhe end of the day
DmAnd gold turns gGray
DmAnd gold turns Ggray
[Chorus]
FWhat if our hard work ends in despair?
CWhat if the road won't take me there?
AmOh, I wish, for Gonce, we coFuld stay gold
FWhat if to love and be loved's not enough?
CWhat if I fall and can't bear to get up?
AmOh, I wish, foGr once, we coFuld stay gold
We could sAmtay goGldddddFddddddCdddddAmdddddddGdddddFdd
[Bridge]
FAll of my dCreams, they fEmall and Fform a bridge
FOf memories where EmI can get Fback
FAll of my dCreams, they fEmall and Fform a bridge
FOf memories where I Emcan't get Fback to AmyouuuGuuuuuuFuuuuuuCuuuuAmuuuuuGuuuuuFu
[Chorus]
FWhat if our hard work ends in despair?
CWhat if the road won't take me there?
AmOh, I wish, for Gonce, we coFuld stay gold
FWhat if to love and be loved's not enough?
CWhat if I fall and can't bear to get up?
AmOh, I wish, foGr once, we coFuld stay gold
We could sAmtay goGldddddFddddddCdddddAmdddddddGdddddFdd
AmCould sGtay golFdC  
AmStay gold G  F  

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Stay Gold

by First Aid Kit

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G F C Am G F

ooooooooh, ooooooooh, ooooooooh oooooooh

[Verse]

C Am

The sun shone high those few summer days

C Am Dm

Left us in a soft, wide-eyed haze

Dm G

It shone like gold

Dm G

It shone like gold

C Am

But just as the moon it shall stray

C Am

So dawn goes down today

Dm G

No gold can stay

Dm G

No gold can stay

[Chorus]

What if our hard work ends in despair?

What if the road won't take me there?

Am G F

Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold

What if to love and be loved's not enough?

What if I fall and can't bear to get up?

Am G F

Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold

Am G F C Am G F

We could stay goldddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

[Verse]

C Am

We're on our way through rugged land

C Am

Top of that mountain we wanted to stand

Dm G

With hearts of gold

Dm G

With hearts of gold

C Am

But there is only forward, no other way

C Am

Tomorrow was your hope at the end of the day

Dm G

And gold turns gray

Dm G

And gold turns gray

[Chorus]

What if our hard work ends in despair?

What if the road won't take me there?

Am G F

Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold

What if to love and be loved's not enough?

What if I fall and can't bear to get up?

Am G F

Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold

Am G F C Am G F

We could stay goldddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

[Bridge]

F C Em F

All of my dreams, they fall and form a bridge

F Em F

Of memories where I can get back

F C Em F

All of my dreams, they fall and form a bridge

F Em F Am G F C Am G F

Of memories where I can't get back to youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[Chorus]

What if our hard work ends in despair?

What if the road won't take me there?

Am G F

Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold

What if to love and be loved's not enough?

What if I fall and can't bear to get up?

Am G F

Oh, I wish, for once, we could stay gold

Am G F C Am G F

We could stay goldddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

Am G F C

Could stay gold

Am G F

Stay gold

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