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Break
Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 B-    x24442
 A-    x02220
 E/G#- 476xxx
 F#m-  244222
 C4-   x34x4x
 G#/C- x365xx
Intro: A B E x3 A(hold)
Verse 1:
  APark the Bcar
aEround the
Ablock BI walk
Einto AI Bwalk
inEto the Adark
Verse 2:
  AIf BI aEvoid the
Aeyes of BeveryEone
I Asee noBbody
Eknows it’s Ame
Chorus 1:
   E/G#I never played
with F#mfire I
didn’t know it’d
C4hurt You Bsaid you
wouldn’t AburnE/G#  
    E/G#You loved me
so F#mmuch so much
I tore you aC4part
and I Bbroke
my own Aheart
Verse 3:
  AYou Bcan’t build
Eon the Adead but
Bwe tried EanyAway
when Bno one
Ewas aAround
Verse 4:
  ADreamt Bof
a Ebetter Alife
while BI slept
Esoundly  A  Bin two
Edifferent Abeds
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
E/G# E G#/C C#m
  E/G#I know I
said I would
sE/G#tayE  G#/C  C#m  
  ABut I meant
everyE/G#thingE  G#/C  C#m  
  AI know I said
I would sE/G#tayE  G#/C  C#m  A  A  
Interlude:
A B E x3 A(hold)
Verse 5:
  AI Bwasn’t C#mlying
  A    B  C#mwhen I Asaid
I Bsaid that
C#mI loved F#myou
  AI Bwasn’t C#mlying
  A    B  C#mwhen I Asaid
I Bsaid that
C#mwe should F#mmove
Interlude:
E/G# E G#/C C#m A
E/G# E G#/C C#m G#/C
Chorus 3:
E/G# E G#/C C#m
  G#/CI know I
said I would
sE/G#tayE  G#/C  C#m  
  G#/CBut I meant
everyE/G#thingE  G#/C  C#m  
  AI know I said
I would sE/G#tayE  G#/C  C#m  G#/C  A  

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Stay

by Slingshot Dakota

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

F#m

G#/C

C#m

Break

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

- x02220

E/G#

- 476xxx

F#m

- 244222

- x34x4x

G#/C

- x365xx

Intro: A B E x3 A(hold)

Verse 1:

A B

Park the car

around the

A B

block I walk

E A B

into I walk

E A

into the dark

Verse 2:

A B E

If I avoid the

A B E

eyes of everyone

A B

I see nobody

E A

knows it’s me

Chorus 1:

E/G#

I never played

F#m

with fire I

didn’t know it’d

C4 B

hurt You said you

A E/G#

wouldn’t burn

E/G#

You loved me

F#m

so much so much

I tore you apart

and I broke

my own heart

Verse 3:

A B

You can’t build

E A

on the dead but

B E A

we tried anyway

when no one

E A

was around

Verse 4:

A B

Dreamt of

E A

a better life

while I slept

E A B

soundly in two

E A

different beds

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

E/G# E G#/C C#m

E/G#

I know I

said I would

E/G# E G#/C C#m

stay

But I meant

E/G# E G#/C C#m

everything

I know I said

E/G# E G#/C C#m A A

I would stay

Interlude:

A B E x3 A(hold)

Verse 5:

A B C#m

I wasn’t lying

A B C#m A

when I said

I said that

C#m F#m

I loved you

A B C#m

I wasn’t lying

A B C#m A

when I said

I said that

C#m F#m

we should move

Interlude:

E/G# E G#/C C#m A

E/G# E G#/C C#m G#/C

Chorus 3:

E/G# E G#/C C#m

G#/C

I know I

said I would

E/G# E G#/C C#m

stay

G#/C

But I meant

E/G# E G#/C C#m

everything

I know I said

E/G# E G#/C C#m G#/C A

I would stay

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