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[Intro]
 F   C   G   Dmx2
[Verse 1]
FFootsteps through the hollow Csound
Like the Gwind blew through the sDmouth cold
FHadn't looked down, feared sComething
Beneath the Gold me, without any Dmtime
We Fall drifted out from these Cshores
Finding Gphotographs and loveletters in Dmbottles battered, worn
FShallow saltwater singing Csore
You may not be GmineDm  
FFriends they were shopping next Cdoor
Spending Gmoney on things that they Dmcouldn't afford
FTide pulls too deep for me to Chold
Standing Gstill, still changing Dmtide
F (1/4 Bar)
[Chorus]
Stay Amopen, stay Eopen
To Ccatch Emy fFault
What a Amshame that
I would Esplinter you
Or Chinder yEou at Fall
Won't Amgive my love for Efree
Won't Cgive my Elove for Ffree
Oh, but Fmplease, take it from meC  E  F  
[Verse 2]
FTrying to send my bitter Crhyme
But outsGide from your jokes I'm left to Dmdie cold
It is a Flong drive in my Cthoughts
GDance slow behindDm  
FShow me that you dried in the Csand
Your favorite Gbook with no pages, I'm a Dmshell of a man
I'm Ffumbling with two sets of Ckeys
But I'm setting 'em dowGnDm  
FWords crawl under my Cskin
Like the Gwind from the north of your Dmhair
LFast fall we buried dead Cplans
Choke dying GplansDm  
FLast fall we buried dead Cplans
Choke dying GplansDm  
F (1/4 bar)
[Chorus]
Stay Amopen, stay Eopen
To Ccatch Emy faultF  
What a Amshame that
I would Esplinter you
Or Chinder Eyou at allF  
Won't Amgive my love for Efree
Won't Cgive Emy love for Ffree
                               Fm   C   E   F(X4)
Oh, but please, take it from me
[Outro]
COh my Emgod is falling in Fpieces
COh my Emgod this is falling apaAmrtDm  
COh my Emgod is being turned Fover
COh my Emgod, this is out of my AmhandDm  
Stay Amopen, stay Eopen (oh my god, falling to pieces)
To Ccatch Emy Ffault
What a Amshame that (oh my god, falling apart)
I would Esplinter you
Or Chinder Eyou at Fall
Won't Amgive my love for Efree (Oh my god , turning it over)
Won't Cgive Emy love for Ffree
                               Fm   C   E   F(X4)
Oh but please, take it from me

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Stay Open

by The Districts

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F C G Dm

[Verse 1]

F C

Footsteps through the hollow sound

G Dm

Like the wind blew through the south cold

F C

Hadn't looked down, feared something

G Dm

Beneath the old me, without any time

F C

We all drifted out from these shores

G Dm

Finding photographs and loveletters in bottles battered, worn

F C

Shallow saltwater singing sore

G Dm

You may not be mine

F C

Friends they were shopping next door

G Dm

Spending money on things that they couldn't afford

F C

Tide pulls too deep for me to hold

G Dm

Standing still, still changing tide

F (1/4 Bar)

[Chorus]

Am E

Stay open, stay open

C E F

To catch my fault

What a shame that

I would splinter you

C E F

Or hinder you at all

Am E

Won't give my love for free

C E F

Won't give my love for free

Fm C E F

Oh, but please, take it from me

[Verse 2]

F C

Trying to send my bitter rhyme

G Dm

But outside from your jokes I'm left to die cold

F C

It is a long drive in my thoughts

G Dm

Dance slow behind

F C

Show me that you dried in the sand

G Dm

Your favorite book with no pages, I'm a shell of a man

F C

I'm fumbling with two sets of keys

G Dm

But I'm setting 'em down

F C

Words crawl under my skin

G Dm

Like the wind from the north of your hair

F C

Last fall we buried dead plans

G Dm

Choke dying plans

F C

Last fall we buried dead plans

G Dm

Choke dying plans

F (1/4 bar)

[Chorus]

Am E

Stay open, stay open

C E F

To catch my fault

What a shame that

I would splinter you

C E F

Or hinder you at all

Am E

Won't give my love for free

C E F

Won't give my love for free

Fm C E F

(X4)

Oh, but please, take it from me

[Outro]

C Em F

Oh my god is falling in pieces

C Em Am Dm

Oh my god this is falling apart

C Em F

Oh my god is being turned over

C Em Am Dm

Oh my god, this is out of my hand

Am E

Stay open, stay open (oh my god, falling to pieces)

C E F

To catch my fault

What a shame that (oh my god, falling apart)

I would splinter you

C E F

Or hinder you at all

Am E

Won't give my love for free (Oh my god , turning it over)

C E F

Won't give my love for free

Fm C E F

(X4)

Oh but please, take it from me

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