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Tuning: low to high -- Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
All chords are relative to half step down tuning
Intro Riff x1
Eb|------------3-----------------------|
Bb|------------3-------1p0-------------|
Gb|----5---4---0-----------------------|
Db|2---5---5---2-----------------------|
Ab|3---3---3---3-------3p2-------------|
Eb|3---3-------------------------------|
 Verse:  
(palm mute) G 
            so you think that you're in love
(open)             G      D(D#)                      Em     Bm  
        but you're not. it isn't anything like you thought.
                      G   D(D#)                          Em       G      D  Bm  
while you wait by the door, you'll realize that you need more.
Intro Riff x1
(palm mute) G 
            so you do all that you can 
(open)        G       D(D#)            Em  Bm  
      to keep her, to keep him, from leaving.
                                      G       D(D#)
you don't want to be alone out on your own. 
Emso you'll stay miserGable.D  Bm  
Chorus:
when she sCits on your lGap, Bmshe'll stay on your Emmind.
he's evCerything to Gyou, but then Bmhe'll leave you beEmhind.
(palm mute)C  
       but you stay stay stay, stay
Intro Riff x 1
Bridge:
EmwhooDoooCoaaaa, we're both iDn the same EmboooDaaaCat.
if one of Dus gets EmooooDuuuCut, then what we Dhave will EmdrooDoooCoown, if Dwe stay.
Chorus:
when she Csits on your Glap, Bmshe'll stay on your Emmind.
she's eCverything to yGou, but then Bmshe'll leave you Embehind.
(mess around on) C
Solo: chords:
then...
Eb|------------------------0-----|
Bb|------------------------0-----|
Gb|-5---4------------------0-----|
Db|-5---4------------------2-----|
Ab|-3---2------------------2-----|
Eb|---------2-2h3p2--------0-----|
Chord chart:
G..  3,2,0,0,3,3
D..  X,X,0,2,3,2
Em.  0,2,2,0,0,0
Bm.  X,2,4,4,3,2
C..  X,3,2,0,1,0

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Stay

by The Appreciation Post

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: low to high -- Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

All chords are relative to half step down tuning

Intro Riff x1

Eb|------------3-----------------------|

Bb|------------3-------1p0-------------|

Gb|----5---4---0-----------------------|

Db|2---5---5---2-----------------------|

Ab|3---3---3---3-------3p2-------------|

Eb|3---3-------------------------------|

Verse:

(palm mute) G

so you think that you're in love

G D D# Em Bm

(open) ()

but you're not. it isn't anything like you thought.

G D D# Em G D Bm

()

while you wait by the door, you'll realize that you need more.

Intro Riff x1

(palm mute) G

so you do all that you can

G D D# Em Bm

(open) ()

to keep her, to keep him, from leaving.

G D D#

()

you don't want to be alone out on your own.

Em G D Bm

so you'll stay miserable.

Chorus:

C G Bm Em

when she sits on your lap, she'll stay on your mind.

C G Bm Em

he's everything to you, but then he'll leave you behind.

(palm mute)

but you stay stay stay, stay

Intro Riff x 1

Bridge:

Em D C D Em D C

whooooooaaaa, we're both in the same boooaaaat.

D Em D C D Em D C D

if one of us gets oooouuuut, then what we have will drooooooown, if we stay.

Chorus:

C G Bm Em

when she sits on your lap, she'll stay on your mind.

C G Bm Em

she's everything to you, but then she'll leave you behind.

(mess around on) C

Solo: chords:

then...

Eb|------------------------0-----|

Bb|------------------------0-----|

Gb|-5---4------------------0-----|

Db|-5---4------------------2-----|

Ab|-3---2------------------2-----|

Eb|---------2-2h3p2--------0-----|

Chord chart:

G.. 3,2,0,0,3,3

D.. X,X,0,2,3,2

Em. 0,2,2,0,0,0

Bm. X,2,4,4,3,2

C.. X,3,2,0,1,0

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