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          Stay Away – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Ben Weisman/Sid Wayne
From the movie “Stay Away, Joe” (1967)
Now on: “Elvis Double Features: Kissin' Cousins, Clambake and Stay Away, Joe”
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
capo: 1st fret
play: Em
key: Fm
For original chords transpose this tab +1 (and "use flats").
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CHORDS
     E-A-D-G-B-e
A7   x-0-2-0-2-0
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[Intro]
|  Em|  A|  D|  Bm| 
|  Em|  A|  D| % | 
[Verse 1]
Ten Emthousand Amiles even F#mthough I Bmroam
I can Emhear the F#call of the Bmhills of home
The Emcanyons Ahigh and the F#mvalleys Bmlow
Echo "EmHow can you Bstay aEmway?"
[Verse 2]
My Emdreams are A7there where the F#meagle Bmflies
Where the Emmountain F#tops seem to Bmtouch the sky
The Emwinding A7streams and the F#mwinds that Bmblow
Ask me "EmHow can you Bstay aEmway?"
[Bridge]
GFar too long have I F#mstayed aBmpart
From this Emland that I Clove and deBmnied my heart
GNow, now I know F#mI must Bmgo
Where the Emhills say "BDon't stay aEmway!"
                         Em    B[  Em]
Where the hills say "Don't stay away!"
[Outro]
|  Em|  A|  D|  Bm| 
|  Em|  A|  D|  Bm| 
(repeat and fade)

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Stay Away – Elvis Presley

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Written by: Ben Weisman/Sid Wayne

From the movie “Stay Away, Joe” (1967)

Now on: “Elvis Double Features: Kissin' Cousins, Clambake and Stay Away, Joe”

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

capo: 1st fret

play: Em

key: Fm

For original chords transpose this tab +1 (and "use flats").

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

A7 x-0-2-0-2-0

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[Intro]

Em A D Bm

| | | | |

Em A D

| | | | % |

[Verse 1]

Em A F#m Bm

Ten thousand miles even though I roam

Em F# Bm

I can hear the call of the hills of home

Em A F#m Bm

The canyons high and the valleys low

Em B Em

Echo "How can you stay away?"

[Verse 2]

Em A7 F#m Bm

My dreams are there where the eagle flies

Em F# Bm

Where the mountain tops seem to touch the sky

Em A7 F#m Bm

The winding streams and the winds that blow

Em B Em

Ask me "How can you stay away?"

[Bridge]

G F#m Bm

Far too long have I stayed apart

Em C Bm

From this land that I love and denied my heart

G F#m Bm

Now, now I know I must go

Em B Em

Where the hills say "Don't stay away!"

Em B Em

[ ]

Where the hills say "Don't stay away!"

[Outro]

Em A D Bm

| | | | |

Em A D Bm

| | | | |

(repeat and fade)

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Learn how to play Stay Away by Elvis Presley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Stay Away chords”, “Stay Away guitar chords”, or “Elvis Presley Stay Away chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Stay Away chords and for experienced players who want accurate Stay Away lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, Fm, E, A, D, G.

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