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[Intro]
A    A    E
[Verse]
AWhy would you do that? AWhy would you do that?
F#Why would you Eleave us for a DsongE  
AYou know that we need you Aand we hardly see you
F#You´ve already Ebeen gone too Dlong, we
[Pre-Chorus]
DSleep Awith Bone Eeye Awaiting for you, 'til
DEyes Aclose Bfront Edoor F#stumbling through
You should Dknow better now
but you Ego anyhow
[Chorus]
Could you have Astayed home F#tonight
Should you have Astayed home F#tonight
Please just Dstay home Etonight
[Interlude]
A     A    E
[Verse]
AI love you from a distance Amy green bottled mistressE  
F#It may be the Eonly constantD  E  
AA common law marriage, Aa spirited carriage
F#Momentum, Emoss and time spent Dlost
[Pre-Chorus]
St. DMarAy´s BcallEing Afrom down the street
I Dfeel Awarm BchEaos F#beckoning me
If by Ddawn I´m not here
I´ve bedded Edown under stairs
[Outro]
Should have Astayed home F#tonight
Would have Astayed home F#tonight
Won´t you Dstay home Etonight A  

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St Marys

by Joey Cape

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A A E

[Verse]

A A

Why would you do that? Why would you do that?

F# E D E

Why would you leave us for a song

A A

You know that we need you and we hardly see you

F# E D

You´ve already been gone too long, we

[Pre-Chorus]

D A B E A

Sleep with one eye waiting for you, 'til

D A B E F#

Eyes close front door stumbling through

You should know better now

but you go anyhow

[Chorus]

A F#

Could you have stayed home tonight

A F#

Should you have stayed home tonight

D E

Please just stay home tonight

[Interlude]

A A E

[Verse]

A A E

I love you from a distance my green bottled mistress

F# E D E

It may be the only constant

A A

A common law marriage, a spirited carriage

F# E D

Momentum, moss and time spent lost

[Pre-Chorus]

D A B E A

St. Mary´s calling from down the street

D A B E F#

I feel warm chaos beckoning me

If by dawn I´m not here

I´ve bedded down under stairs

[Outro]

A F#

Should have stayed home tonight

A F#

Would have stayed home tonight

D E A

Won´t you stay home tonight

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