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1/17

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 17Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Standard Tuning
Listen to the CD for strumming patterns.
Chords used:  
e|Dm7-1----0----C0---Am7-0--Bbmaj7--x----Bb1---Gm7-3-|
B|-1----6----1----1----6----3----3-|
G|-2-or-5----0----0----7----3----3-|
D|-0----0----2----2----7----3----3-|
A|-x----x----3----0----x----1----5-|
E|-x----x----0----x----6----1----3-|
Riff:
      Dm7    C      Am7    Bbmaj7    (use these chords while finger picking)
e|--------0--0----------0---------|
B|------6-------------1----6------|
G|----5------0------0-------------|
D|--0----------------------7------|
A|-----------3----0---------------|
E|-------------------------6------|
Intro:  Riff x2
Verse 1:  (play riff or chords)
     Dm7    CMorning comes Am7slow tBbmaj7oday,        Dm7   CMemories push Am7through from Bbmaj7yesterday 
     Dm7    CWhere will I Am7be tomBbmaj7orrow,       Dm7  CWhat do I hAm7ave to sBbmaj7how 
Pre-Chorus:
   BbFrom my,    Gm7life, Oh uh oh
Chorus 1:
   DmStaAm7aaaaaBbaay, I Dmneed you here for a Am7new day to Bbbreak 
   DmStaAm7aaaaaBbaay, I Dmwant you near like a Am7shadow in my Bbwake 
Repeat Riff x2
Verse 2:  (play riff or chords)
     Dm7    CFlow with lAm7ife down the Bbmaj7drain,       Dm7    CMemories and Am7force of Bbmaj7will sustain 
     Dm7    CWhere will I Am7be toBbmaj7morrow,      Dm7    CWhat will be Am7left to Bbmaj7show
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus
Solo:  Repeat Chorus Chords
Bridge:
It's the Dmlittle things, Little things, Little Bbthings that Cmake the world 
It's the Dmlittle things, Little things, Little Bbthings that Cmake the world
It's the Dmlittle things, Little things, Little Bbthings that Cmake the world
                                            Dm      Bb(pause)
It's the little things, Little things, Little things 
Chorus 2:
   StaAm7aaaaaBbaay, I Dmneed you here for a Am7new day to Bbbreak 
   DmStaAm7aaaaaBbaay, I Dmwant you near like a Am7shadow in my Bbwake 
StaDmaaaaaaay, Am7ooooBbhhh, Dmhere with me, Am7don't you Bbleave
   DmStaAm7aaaaaBbaay, Dmstay with me, unAm7til the day is Bbover
(Say you'll never leave)

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Stay

by Poets of the Fall

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Am7

Bbmaj7

Gm7

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Standard Tuning

Listen to the CD for strumming patterns.

Chords used:

Dm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7 Bb Gm7

e|-1----0----0----0----x----1----3-|

B|-1----6----1----1----6----3----3-|

G|-2-or-5----0----0----7----3----3-|

D|-0----0----2----2----7----3----3-|

A|-x----x----3----0----x----1----5-|

E|-x----x----0----x----6----1----3-|

Riff:

Dm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7 (use these chords while finger picking)

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

B|------6-------------1----6------|

G|----5------0------0-------------|

D|--0----------------------7------|

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

E|-------------------------6------|

Intro: Riff x2

Verse 1: (play riff or chords)

Dm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7 Dm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7

Morning comes slow today, Memories push through from yesterday

Dm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7 Dm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7

Where will I be tomorrow, What do I have to show

Pre-Chorus:

Bb Gm7

From my, life, Oh uh oh

Chorus 1:

Dm Am7 Bb Dm Am7 Bb

Staaaaaaaay, I need you here for a new day to break

Dm Am7 Bb Dm Am7 Bb

Staaaaaaaay, I want you near like a shadow in my wake

Repeat Riff x2

Verse 2: (play riff or chords)

Dm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7 Dm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7

Flow with life down the drain, Memories and force of will sustain

Dm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7 Dm7 C Am7 Bbmaj7

Where will I be tomorrow, What will be left to show

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Solo: Repeat Chorus Chords

Bridge:

Dm Bb C

It's the little things, Little things, Little things that make the world

Dm Bb C

It's the little things, Little things, Little things that make the world

Dm Bb C

It's the little things, Little things, Little things that make the world

Dm Bb

(pause)

It's the little things, Little things, Little things

Chorus 2:

Am7 Bb Dm Am7 Bb

Staaaaaaaay, I need you here for a new day to break

Dm Am7 Bb Dm Am7 Bb

Staaaaaaaay, I want you near like a shadow in my wake

Dm Am7 Bb Dm Am7 Bb

Staaaaaaaay, oooohhh, here with me, don't you leave

Dm Am7 Bb Dm Am7 Bb

Staaaaaaaay, stay with me, until the day is over

(Say you'll never leave)

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