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Stay Positive 
by the Hold Steady
The song is quite easy, a good crash course in using power chords if you're a beginner. 
Fun song to play and to sing along, too.
The whole song is played on a heavily overdriven electric. 
You should be able to get the timing and transitions very easily if you listen to the song.
Intro
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D5 F#5 E5 A5 G#5
Verse 
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F#5 G#5 A5 E5 F5
Transition
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D5
Chorus
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D5 F#5 E5 A5 G#5
Post Chorus Verse - Crank the Flanger!
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F#5 A5 D5 E5 B5 F#5
End Lick
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A-----0-2-0--
E-0-2-------0
Order:
Intro - Verse - Transition - Verse - Chorus - Post Chorus Verse - Chorus - End lick

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Stay Positive

by The Hold Steady

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F#5

G#5

Stay Positive

by the Hold Steady

The song is quite easy, a good crash course in using power chords if you're a beginner.

Fun song to play and to sing along, too.

The whole song is played on a heavily overdriven electric.

You should be able to get the timing and transitions very easily if you listen to the song.

Intro

---------------

D5 F#5 E5 A5 G#5

Verse

---------------

F#5 G#5 A5 E5 F5

Transition

---------------

Chorus

---------------

D5 F#5 E5 A5 G#5

Post Chorus Verse - Crank the Flanger!

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F#5 A5 D5 E5 B5 F#5

End Lick

---------------

A-----0-2-0--

E-0-2-------0

Order:

Intro - Verse - Transition - Verse - Chorus - Post Chorus Verse - Chorus - End lick

About Stay Positive Chords by The Hold Steady

Learn how to play Stay Positive by The Hold Steady with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Stay Positive chords”, “Stay Positive guitar chords”, or “The Hold Steady Stay Positive chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Stay Positive chords and for experienced players who want accurate Stay Positive lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D5, F#5, E5, A5, G#5, F5.

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The chords for "Stay Positive" show the original chord names (including D5, F#5, E5, A5, G#5, F5). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.