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Stay - The Saints
Author note:
 1st verse can be strummed or arpeggiated
 2nd verse should be palm muted
[Intro]
   C     F     Bb      Cx2
[Verse 1]
CLike a deserted Ftown in winter
The Bbsun has gone and I Clinger on
The Ccoloured lights on the Fpier
Have disapBbpeared and the radio Cplays a sad song
Like a ship lost at Fsea I'm drowning
BbAs the world closes Cin
Strength where are you Fnow
Are you with me Bbon this precipCice
[Chorus]
   GYou can stay if you Cwant Cto
But FI must drift aCwayC  
   GYou can do what you Cwant Cto
I'm Fleaving the ghosts beBbhindBb  
[Verse 2]
   C5Frozen like a F5memory
1 Bb5close my eyes and C5then it's gone
As night turns into F5day
The clock is Bb5waiting to have its C5say
In a minute it's F5years
And the Bbend is closing C5in
Strength where are you F5now
Are you with me Bb5on this precipC5ice?

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Stay

by The Saints

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Bb5

Stay - The Saints

Author note:

1st verse can be strummed or arpeggiated

2nd verse should be palm muted

[Intro]

C F Bb C

[Verse 1]

C F

Like a deserted town in winter

Bb C

The sun has gone and I linger on

C F

The coloured lights on the pier

Bb C

Have disappeared and the radio plays a sad song

Like a ship lost at sea I'm drowning

Bb C

As the world closes in

Strength where are you now

Bb C

Are you with me on this precipice

[Chorus]

G C C

You can stay if you want to

F C C

But I must drift away

G C C

You can do what you want to

F Bb Bb

I'm leaving the ghosts behind

[Verse 2]

C5 F5

Frozen like a memory

Bb5 C5

1 close my eyes and then it's gone

As night turns into day

Bb5 C5

The clock is waiting to have its say

In a minute it's years

Bb C5

And the end is closing in

Strength where are you now

Bb5 C5

Are you with me on this precipice?

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