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Step 1 / 32Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--C0---0---0--Dm-1--|-Am-----------Am/G-----|-Am-----------Am/G-----|-Am-----------Am/G-----|
B|--1---1---1---3--|--1---1---1---1--|--1---1---1---1--|--1---1---1---1--|
G|--0---0---0---2--|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--|
D|--2---2---2---0--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--3---3---3------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|
E|-----------------|--------------3--|--------------3--|--------------3--|
e|--C0---0---0--Dm-1--|-Am-----------Am/G-----|-Am-----------Am/G-----|-Am-----------Am/G-----|
B|--1---1---1---3--|--1---1---1---1--|--1---1---1---1--|--1---1---1---1--|
G|--0---0---0---2--|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--|
D|--2---2---2---0--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--3---3---3------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|
E|-----------------|--------------3--|--------------3--|--------------3--|
[Verse 1]
            C       Dm      Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|
All along it was a fever
            C              Dm      Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|
A cold sweat hot headed believer
                            C     Dm          Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|
I threw my hands in the air said show me something
                   C   Dm             Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|
She said if you dare come a little closer
[Pre-Chorus 1]
RFound and around and aDmround and around we Amgo
Oh nFow tell me now, tell me Dmnow tell me now, you kGnow
[Chorus 1]
CNot really sure how to fDmeel about it
SoAmmething in the way you mFove
MaCkes me feel like I cDman't live without you
And Amit take me out the wFay
                C   Dm   Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|
I want you to stayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
[Verse 2]
             C      Dm           Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|
It's not much of a life you're living
                      C      Dm        Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|
It's not just something you take it's given
[Pre-Chorus 2]
RFound and around and aDmround and around we Amgo
Oh nFow tell me now, tell me nDmow tell me now, you kGnow
[Chorus 2]
CNot really sure how to fDmeel about it
SoAmmething in the way you mFove
MaCkes me feel like I cDman't live without you
And Amit take me out the wFay
                C   Dm   Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|  Am|  Am/G|
I want you to stayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
[Bridge]
OhFhh OhAmhhh The reason I hDmold onEm  
OhFhh OhAmhhh Cause I need this hDmole goneEm  
FuFnny you're the broken one
But DmI'm the only one who needed saAmvingAsus2  
Cause wFhen you never see the light
It's hAmard to know which one of is caGving
[Outro]
CNot really sure how to fDmeel about it
SoAmmething in the way you mFove
MaCkes me feel like I cDman't live without you
And Amit take me out the wFay
I want you to sCtaDmyyyAmyyyFy
I want you to sCtaDmyyyAmyyyFy
I want you to sCtaDmyyyAmyyyFy
I want you to sCtaDmyyyAmyyyFy
               N.C.
I want you to stayyyyyyy

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Stay

by Thirty Seconds To Mars

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

Asus2

[Intro]

C Dm Am Am/G Am Am/G Am Am/G

e|--0---0---0---1--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|--1---1---1---3--|--1---1---1---1--|--1---1---1---1--|--1---1---1---1--|

G|--0---0---0---2--|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--|

D|--2---2---2---0--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A|--3---3---3------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|

E|-----------------|--------------3--|--------------3--|--------------3--|

C Dm Am Am/G Am Am/G Am Am/G

e|--0---0---0---1--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|--1---1---1---3--|--1---1---1---1--|--1---1---1---1--|--1---1---1---1--|

G|--0---0---0---2--|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2--|

D|--2---2---2---0--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A|--3---3---3------|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|

E|-----------------|--------------3--|--------------3--|--------------3--|

[Verse 1]

C Dm Am Am/G Am Am/G Am Am/G

| | | | | |

All along it was a fever

C Dm Am Am/G Am Am/G Am Am/G

| | | | | |

A cold sweat hot headed believer

C Dm Am Am/G Am Am/G Am Am/G

| | | | | |

I threw my hands in the air said show me something

C Dm Am Am/G Am Am/G Am Am/G

| | | | | |

She said if you dare come a little closer

[Pre-Chorus 1]

F Dm Am

Round and around and around and around we go

F Dm G

Oh now tell me now, tell me now tell me now, you know

[Chorus 1]

C Dm

Not really sure how to feel about it

Am F

Something in the way you move

C Dm

Makes me feel like I can't live without you

Am F

And it take me out the way

C Dm Am Am/G Am Am/G Am Am/G

| | | | | |

I want you to stayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Verse 2]

C Dm Am Am/G Am Am/G Am Am/G

| | | | | |

It's not much of a life you're living

C Dm Am Am/G Am Am/G Am Am/G

| | | | | |

It's not just something you take it's given

[Pre-Chorus 2]

F Dm Am

Round and around and around and around we go

F Dm G

Oh now tell me now, tell me now tell me now, you know

[Chorus 2]

C Dm

Not really sure how to feel about it

Am F

Something in the way you move

C Dm

Makes me feel like I can't live without you

Am F

And it take me out the way

C Dm Am Am/G Am Am/G Am Am/G

| | | | | |

I want you to stayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Bridge]

F Am Dm Em

Ohhh Ohhhh The reason I hold on

F Am Dm Em

Ohhh Ohhhh Cause I need this hole gone

Funny you're the broken one

Dm Am Asus2

But I'm the only one who needed saving

Cause when you never see the light

Am G

It's hard to know which one of is caving

[Outro]

C Dm

Not really sure how to feel about it

Am F

Something in the way you move

C Dm

Makes me feel like I can't live without you

Am F

And it take me out the way

C Dm Am F

I want you to stayyyyyyy

C Dm Am F

I want you to stayyyyyyy

C Dm Am F

I want you to stayyyyyyy

C Dm Am F

I want you to stayyyyyyy

N.C.

I want you to stayyyyyyy

About Stay Chords by Thirty Seconds To Mars

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