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[Intro]
C F C F
[Verse 1]
CI wait in hope of every Fday
That changes come as changes Cmay
With every fear that I alFlay
[Verse 2]
CI have a horror of this Fplace
Yet I'm accustomed to its Cface
And I am safe within its Fmaze
[Chorus]
GBut you leave me nothing Fin my hometown
GAnd now you want to pull us Fdown
But I can Chope
And I can Gpray
And I will Bbstay
[Verse 3]
CI traced my way from Bluebell FHill
To the park, and further Cstill
Onto the rise beyond the Fmounds
[Verse 4]
CAnd from this point I could Fsee
My life in its entireCty
Mapped before me on the Fground
[Chorus]
GBut you leave me nothing Fin my hometown
GAnd now you want to pull us Fdown
But I can Chope
And I can Gpray
And I will Bbstay
[Solo]
G C Bb
G C F
[Verse 5]
CLet the cold air bite my Fface
For I am angry at this Cplace
Wherein nothing stays the Fsame
[Verse 6]
CIt breaks my heart to let you Fgo
When deep inside us, we both Cknow
That you will not be back aFgain
[Chorus]
GBut you leave me nothing Fin my hometown
GAnd now you want to pull us Fdown
But I can Chope
And I can Gpray
And I will BbstayC  

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Stay

by Alison Moyet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse 1]

C F

I wait in hope of every day

That changes come as changes may

With every fear that I allay

[Verse 2]

C F

I have a horror of this place

Yet I'm accustomed to its face

And I am safe within its maze

[Chorus]

G F

But you leave me nothing in my hometown

G F

And now you want to pull us down

But I can hope

And I can pray

And I will stay

[Verse 3]

C F

I traced my way from Bluebell Hill

To the park, and further still

Onto the rise beyond the mounds

[Verse 4]

C F

And from this point I could see

My life in its entirety

Mapped before me on the ground

[Chorus]

G F

But you leave me nothing in my hometown

G F

And now you want to pull us down

But I can hope

And I can pray

And I will stay

[Solo]

G C Bb

G C F

[Verse 5]

C F

Let the cold air bite my face

For I am angry at this place

Wherein nothing stays the same

[Verse 6]

C F

It breaks my heart to let you go

When deep inside us, we both know

That you will not be back again

[Chorus]

G F

But you leave me nothing in my hometown

G F

And now you want to pull us down

But I can hope

And I can pray

Bb C

And I will stay

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