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[Intro]
   C     G    Am2x 
[Verse]
CFloating Ghigh above the Amground
CI draw Gfaces in the Amclouds
FSome seem Chappy in their Dmsun
Fothers Cgrey have come Dmundone
And tChere's youG  Am  
it's CyouG  Am  
[Chorus]
So why do we staAmy? 
FYeah why do we Cstay?G  
When there's everything Amout thereF  
and nothing will Cchange at aGll
AmThe pale blue dot will keep on Fturning fGor you now
C   G   Am
[Verse]
CFighting Ghard to cross your Amsea
Csome grand illGusion set me Amfree
FYet the wCaves still push me Dmhome
Fto a sChore I dream Dmalone
And thCere's youG  Am  
it's CyouG  Am  
[Chorus]
So why do we staAmy? 
FYeah why do we Cstay?G  
When there's everything Amout thereF  
and nothing will Cchange at aGll
AmThe pale blue dot will keep on Fturning fGor you now
[Bridge]
DmThis is home, Amplease come home, Fit is not the same without you
DmDisown me Amor hold meF, either way, I need a feeling
FEither way, you have to heal me
Am   F   C   G
[Chorus]
So why do we staAmy? 
FYeah why do we Cstay?G  
When there's everything Amout thereF  
and nothing will Cchange at aGll
It's a beautiful AmworldF  
it's a wide open sCpaceG  
There is so much to Amlive forF  
and we both can cChangeG  
AmThe pale blue dot will keep on Fturning fGor you now

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Why Do We Stay

by Lonely Robot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Am

[Verse]

C G Am

Floating high above the ground

C G Am

I draw faces in the clouds

F C Dm

Some seem happy in their sun

F C Dm

others grey have come undone

C G Am

And there's you

C G Am

it's you

[Chorus]

So why do we stay?

F C G

Yeah why do we stay?

Am F

When there's everything out there

C G

and nothing will change at all

Am F G

The pale blue dot will keep on turning for you now

C G Am

[Verse]

C G Am

Fighting hard to cross your sea

C G Am

some grand illusion set me free

F C Dm

Yet the waves still push me home

F C Dm

to a shore I dream alone

C G Am

And there's you

C G Am

it's you

[Chorus]

So why do we stay?

F C G

Yeah why do we stay?

Am F

When there's everything out there

C G

and nothing will change at all

Am F G

The pale blue dot will keep on turning for you now

[Bridge]

Dm Am F

This is home, please come home, it is not the same without you

Dm Am F

Disown me or hold me, either way, I need a feeling

Either way, you have to heal me

Am F C G

[Chorus]

So why do we stay?

F C G

Yeah why do we stay?

Am F

When there's everything out there

C G

and nothing will change at all

Am F

It's a beautiful world

C G

it's a wide open space

Am F

There is so much to live for

C G

and we both can change

Am F G

The pale blue dot will keep on turning for you now

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