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For the intro part, I just play octaves (i.e. for E I play x7×9xx, D is x5×7xx, etc.)
The Chords
 E   D   C   B   A   G\
   F     F     C/ x2
FYou did the best that you could Cdo.
GYou were a great crew,
Fwho tried to nurture and preserve your
Gfaith in you.
FAnd with the bureau chiefsC  
Gand the shrugging spies
FYou could stay, but wGhy.
G
AmYou see a light and then another
Fand everything you fought for
naught's Cuncovered.
You're not a fighter, you're a lover.
You got no business Amin here, brother
so... Fstay.G  
Stay.
E D C B A G C
 E   D   C   B   A   G\
 F   F         C/ x2
FIs it the worst that you could Cdo?
GYou were a great you,
Fwho tried to nurture and preserve your
Gfaith in you
Fand with the bureau chiefsC  
Gand the shrugging spies
Fyou could stay and Gwhy.
AmCause you see a light and then another.
FEverything you thought you
sought's Cuncovered.
You're a fighter and a lover
and there's no one up Amabove her
so ...Fstay.G  
Stay.
E D C B A G C
F C
FAll things being balanced,
it's balanced and called Cbalancing
somewhere beyond everything Fit's being
balanced not for the
sake of balance but Cbalancing between
the throes of learning
and the Bbentire thing
entirelyC  
Bbbalancing.
E D C B A G C

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Stay

by The Tragically Hip

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For the intro part, I just play octaves (i.e. for E I play x7×9xx, D is x5×7xx, etc.)

The Chords

E D C B A G

F F C

/ x2

F C

You did the best that you could do.

You were a great crew,

who tried to nurture and preserve your

faith in you.

F C

And with the bureau chiefs

and the shrugging spies

F G

You could stay, but why.

You see a light and then another

and everything you fought for

naught's uncovered.

You're not a fighter, you're a lover.

You got no business in here, brother

F G

so... stay.

Stay.

E D C B A G C

E D C B A G

F F C

/ x2

F C

Is it the worst that you could do?

You were a great you,

who tried to nurture and preserve your

faith in you

F C

and with the bureau chiefs

and the shrugging spies

F G

you could stay and why.

Cause you see a light and then another.

Everything you thought you

sought's uncovered.

You're a fighter and a lover

and there's no one up above her

F G

so ...stay.

Stay.

E D C B A G C

F C

All things being balanced,

it's balanced and called balancing

somewhere beyond everything it's being

balanced not for the

sake of balance but balancing between

the throes of learning

and the entire thing

entirely

balancing.

E D C B A G C

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