Stan
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Capo 4
[Chorus]
EmMy tea's gone Ccold, I'm wonderin' Dwhy
Got Gout of Dbed at allEm
The morning Crain clouds up my Dwindow
And GI can't Dsee at allEm
And even Cif I could it'll Dall be gray
But your Gpicture Don my wallEm
It reminCds me that it's A/C#not so bad
It's Gnot so DbadEm
EmMy tea's gone Ccold, I'm wonderin' Dwhy
Got Gout of Dbed at allEm
The morning Crain clouds up my Dwindow
And GI can't Dsee at allEm
And even Cif I could it'll Dall be gray
But your Gpicture Don my wallEm
It reminCds me that it's A/C#not so bad
It's Cnot so bad
[Verse 1]
EmDear Slim, I wrote you, Cbut you still ain't callinD
I left my cell, my pager, and my Ghome phone at the botDtomEm
I sent two letters back in AutuCmn, you must not have got 'emD
There probably was a problem with the Gpost office or Dsomethin'
EmSometimes I scribble addresses too Csloppy when I jot 'emD
But anyway, what's been Gup man, how's your Ddaughter?Em
My girlfriend's pregnant too, I'm bout to be Ca father
If I have a A/C#daughter, guess what I'm a call herC
I'm a name her BonnieEm
I read about your Uncle CRonnie too, I'm sorry
I Dhad a friend kill himself over sGome b**** who didn't Dwant himEm
I know you probably hear this every dayC, but I'm your biggest fanD
I even got that undergrGound s*** that you did with DSkamEm
I got a room full of your Cposters and your pictures manD
I like that s*** you did with GRawkus too, that Ds*** was phatEm
Anyways, I hope you Cget this man, hit me back
A/C#Just to chat, truly yours, your Cbiggest fan, this is Stan
[Chorus]
EmMy tea's gone Ccold, I'm wonderin' Dwhy
Got Gout of Dbed at allEm
The morning Crain clouds up my Dwindow
And GI can't Dsee at allEm
And even Cif I could it'll Dall be gray
But your Gpicture Don my wallEm
It reminCds me that it's A/C#not so bad
It's Cnot so badEm
[Verse 2]
Dear EmSlim, you still ain't called or wCrote, I hope you have a chance,
DI ain't mad, I think it's just Gf***** up that you don't answer fansEm
If you didn't wanna talk to Cme outside your concert
You didn't Dhave to, but you could've signed an Gautograph for DMatthew
That's my Emlittle brother man, he's only Csix years old
We waited in the Dblistering cold for you
For Gfour hours and you Djust said noEm
That's pretty s****y man, you're Clike his f***ing idol
He A/C#wants to be just like you man, he lCikes you more than I doEm
I ain't that mad though, CI just don't like being lied to
RemembDer when we met in DenverG, you said if I Dwrite you
You would Emwrite back, see I'm just like Cyou in a way
I never knew my Dfather neither
He used to Galways cheat on my Dmom and beat herEm
I can relate to what you're Csaying in your songs
So when I Dhave a s****y day, I drift Gaway and put em Don
Cause I don't Emreally got s*** else, so that s*** Chelps when I'm depressed
A/C#I even got a tattoo of your Cname across the chest
EmSometimes I even cut myself to Csee how much it bleeds
Its like Dadrenaline, the pain is such Ga sudden rush Dfor me
See everEmthing you say is real, and I resCpect you cause you tell it
My girlDfriend's jealous, because I talk Gabout you 24/7D
EmBut she don't know you like I know you Cslim, no one does
DShe don't know what it was like for people Glike us growin' uDp
You gotta Emcall me man, I'll be the biggest Cfan you'll ever lose
Sincerely A/C#yours, Stan, p.s.
CWe should be together too
[Chorus]
EmMy tea's gone Ccold, I'm wonderin' Dwhy
Got Gout of Dbed at allEm
The morning Crain clouds up my Dwindow
And GI can't Dsee at allEm
And even Cif I could it'll Dall be gray
But your Gpicture Don my wallEm
It reminCds me that it's A/C#not so bad
It's Cnot so bad
[Verse 3]
EmDear Mr I'm-Too-Good-To-CCall-Or-Write-My-FansD
This'll be the last package I Gever send your a**D
It's been six Emmonths and still no words
I don't desCerve it
I know you got my Dlast two letters
I wrote the addGresses on them perfectD
EmSo this is my cassette I'm sending youC, I hope you hear it
I'm Din the car right now, I'm doin' G90 on the freewaDy
EmHey Slim, I drank a fifth of Cvodka, dare me to driveA/C#?
You know that song by Phil CCollins, In the Air of the Night
EmAbout that guy who could've saved that Cother guy from drowning
But Ddidn't, but Phil saw it all, Gthen at a show he found hDim
EmThat's kinda how this is, you could've Crescued me from drowning
Now it's Dtoo late, I'm on a 1,000 Gdowners now, DI'm drowsy
EmAnd all I wanted was a lousy Cletter or a call
DI hope you know I ripped all of your Gpictures off Dmy wall
EmI love you Slim, we could've Cbeen together, think about A/C#it
You ruined it now, I Chope you can't sleep and you dream about itEm
And when you dream, I hope you Ccan't sleep and you scream about it
DI hope your conscience eats at Gyou and you can't Dbreathe without mEme
See Slim, shuCt up b****, I'm trying to talk
DHey Slim, that's my girlGfriend screamin' in the Dtrunk
EmBut I didn't slit her throat, I just tied her Cup, see I ain't like you
DCause if she suffocates, she'll suffer Gmore, then she'll Ddie tooEm
Well, gotta go, CI'm almost under the bridge nowA/C#
Oh s***, I forgot, Chow am I supposed to send this s*** out?
[Instrumental] x2
Em C A/C# C
[Chorus]
EmMy tea's gone Ccold, I'm wonderin' Dwhy
Got Gout of Dbed at allEm
The morning Crain clouds up my Dwindow
And GI can't Dsee at allEm
And even Cif I could it'll Dall be gray
But your Gpicture Don my wallEm
It reminCds me that it's A/C#not so bad
It's Cnot so bad
[Verse 4]
EmDear Stan, I meant to write you soonerC, but I've just been busy
DYou say your girlfriend's pregnant nowG, how far along is Dshe?
EmLook, I'm really flattered you would Ccall your daughter that
And here's an Dautograph for your brother
I Gwrote it on Dthis Starter capEm
I'm sorry I didn't Csee you at the show, I must've missed you
DDon't think I did that s*** Gintentionally Djust to dis youEm
But what's that s*** you said Cabout you like to cut your wrists too?A/C#
I say that s*** just clownin' dogC
C'mon, how f***ed up is you?Em
You got some issues, Stan, I Cthink you need some counseling
DTo keep your a** from bouncin' off the Gwalls when you get Ddown someEm
And what's this s*** about us Cmeant to be together?
DThat type of s*** will make me not Gwant us to meet each DotherEm
I really think you and your Cgirlfriend need each other
DOr maybe you just need to treat her Gbetter
DI hope you get to Emread this letter, I hope it Creaches you in time
Before you A/C#hurt yourself, I think that you'll Cbe doin just fine
If you reEmlax a little, I'm glad that I inCspire you, but Stan
Why Dare you so mad? Try to underGstand, that I do Dwant you as a Emfan
I just don't want you to Cdo some crazy s***
I seen this Done s*** on the news a couple of Gweeks ago that Dmade me sickEm
Some dude was drunk and drove his Ccar over a bridge
And had his Dgirlfriend in his trunk and she was Gpregnant with his Dkid
And in the Emcar they found a tape, didn't Csay who it was to
Come to A/C#think about it, his name was, Cit was you...Em
Ending
EmDamn
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Stan
by Eminem
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
C
D
G
A/C#
Standard Tuning
Capo 4
[Chorus]
Em C D
My tea's gone cold, I'm wonderin' why
G D Em
Got out of bed at all
C D
The morning rain clouds up my window
G D Em
And I can't see at all
C D
And even if I could it'll all be gray
G D Em
But your picture on my wall
C A/C#
It reminds me that it's not so bad
G D Em
It's not so bad
Em C D
My tea's gone cold, I'm wonderin' why
G D Em
Got out of bed at all
C D
The morning rain clouds up my window
G D Em
And I can't see at all
C D
And even if I could it'll all be gray
G D Em
But your picture on my wall
C A/C#
It reminds me that it's not so bad
C
It's not so bad
[Verse 1]
Em C D
Dear Slim, I wrote you, but you still ain't callin
G D Em
I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom
C D
I sent two letters back in Autumn, you must not have got 'em
G D
There probably was a problem with the post office or somethin'
Em C D
Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot 'em
G D Em
But anyway, what's been up man, how's your daughter?
C
My girlfriend's pregnant too, I'm bout to be a father
A/C# C
If I have a daughter, guess what I'm a call her
Em
I'm a name her Bonnie
C
I read about your Uncle Ronnie too, I'm sorry
D G D Em
I had a friend kill himself over some b**** who didn't want him
C D
I know you probably hear this every day, but I'm your biggest fan
G D Em
I even got that underground s*** that you did with Skam
C D
I got a room full of your posters and your pictures man
G D Em
I like that s*** you did with Rawkus too, that s*** was phat
C
Anyways, I hope you get this man, hit me back
A/C# C
Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Stan
[Chorus]
Em C D
My tea's gone cold, I'm wonderin' why
G D Em
Got out of bed at all
C D
The morning rain clouds up my window
G D Em
And I can't see at all
C D
And even if I could it'll all be gray
G D Em
But your picture on my wall
C A/C#
It reminds me that it's not so bad
C Em
It's not so bad
[Verse 2]
Em C
Dear Slim, you still ain't called or wrote, I hope you have a chance,
D G Em
I ain't mad, I think it's just f***** up that you don't answer fans
C
If you didn't wanna talk to me outside your concert
D G D
You didn't have to, but you could've signed an autograph for Matthew
Em C
That's my little brother man, he's only six years old
D
We waited in the blistering cold for you
G D Em
For four hours and you just said no
C
That's pretty s****y man, you're like his f***ing idol
A/C# C Em
He wants to be just like you man, he likes you more than I do
C
I ain't that mad though, I just don't like being lied to
D G D
Remember when we met in Denver, you said if I write you
Em C
You would write back, see I'm just like you in a way
D
I never knew my father neither
G D Em
He used to always cheat on my mom and beat her
C
I can relate to what you're saying in your songs
D G D
So when I have a s****y day, I drift away and put em on
Em C
Cause I don't really got s*** else, so that s*** helps when I'm depressed
A/C# C
I even got a tattoo of your name across the chest
Em C
Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds
D G D
Its like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me
Em C
See everthing you say is real, and I respect you cause you tell it
D G D
My girlfriend's jealous, because I talk about you 24/7
Em C
But she don't know you like I know you slim, no one does
D G D
She don't know what it was like for people like us growin' up
Em C
You gotta call me man, I'll be the biggest fan you'll ever lose
A/C#
Sincerely yours, Stan, p.s.
C
We should be together too
[Chorus]
Em C D
My tea's gone cold, I'm wonderin' why
G D Em
Got out of bed at all
C D
The morning rain clouds up my window
G D Em
And I can't see at all
C D
And even if I could it'll all be gray
G D Em
But your picture on my wall
C A/C#
It reminds me that it's not so bad
C
It's not so bad
[Verse 3]
Em C D
Dear Mr I'm-Too-Good-To-Call-Or-Write-My-Fans
G D
This'll be the last package I ever send your a**
Em
It's been six months and still no words
C
I don't deserve it
D
I know you got my last two letters
G D
I wrote the addresses on them perfect
Em C
So this is my cassette I'm sending you, I hope you hear it
D G D
I'm in the car right now, I'm doin' 90 on the freeway
Em C A/C#
Hey Slim, I drank a fifth of vodka, dare me to drive?
C
You know that song by Phil Collins, In the Air of the Night
Em C
About that guy who could've saved that other guy from drowning
D G D
But didn't, but Phil saw it all, then at a show he found him
Em C
That's kinda how this is, you could've rescued me from drowning
D G D
Now it's too late, I'm on a 1,000 downers now, I'm drowsy
Em C
And all I wanted was a lousy letter or a call
D G D
I hope you know I ripped all of your pictures off my wall
Em C A/C#
I love you Slim, we could've been together, think about it
C Em
You ruined it now, I hope you can't sleep and you dream about it
C
And when you dream, I hope you can't sleep and you scream about it
D G D Em
I hope your conscience eats at you and you can't breathe without me
C
See Slim, shut up b****, I'm trying to talk
D G D
Hey Slim, that's my girlfriend screamin' in the trunk
Em C
But I didn't slit her throat, I just tied her up, see I ain't like you
D G D Em
Cause if she suffocates, she'll suffer more, then she'll die too
C A/C#
Well, gotta go, I'm almost under the bridge now
C
Oh s***, I forgot, how am I supposed to send this s*** out?
[Instrumental] x2
Em C A/C# C
[Chorus]
Em C D
My tea's gone cold, I'm wonderin' why
G D Em
Got out of bed at all
C D
The morning rain clouds up my window
G D Em
And I can't see at all
C D
And even if I could it'll all be gray
G D Em
But your picture on my wall
C A/C#
It reminds me that it's not so bad
C
It's not so bad
[Verse 4]
Em C
Dear Stan, I meant to write you sooner, but I've just been busy
D G D
You say your girlfriend's pregnant now, how far along is she?
Em C
Look, I'm really flattered you would call your daughter that
D
And here's an autograph for your brother
G D Em
I wrote it on this Starter cap
C
I'm sorry I didn't see you at the show, I must've missed you
D G D Em
Don't think I did that s*** intentionally just to dis you
C A/C#
But what's that s*** you said about you like to cut your wrists too?
C
I say that s*** just clownin' dog
Em
C'mon, how f***ed up is you?
C
You got some issues, Stan, I think you need some counseling
D G D Em
To keep your a** from bouncin' off the walls when you get down some
C
And what's this s*** about us meant to be together?
D G D Em
That type of s*** will make me not want us to meet each other
C
I really think you and your girlfriend need each other
D G
Or maybe you just need to treat her better
D Em C
I hope you get to read this letter, I hope it reaches you in time
A/C# C
Before you hurt yourself, I think that you'll be doin just fine
Em C
If you relax a little, I'm glad that I inspire you, but Stan
D G D Em
Why are you so mad? Try to understand, that I do want you as a fan
C
I just don't want you to do some crazy s***
D G D Em
I seen this one s*** on the news a couple of weeks ago that made me sick
C
Some dude was drunk and drove his car over a bridge
D G D
And had his girlfriend in his trunk and she was pregnant with his kid
Em C
And in the car they found a tape, didn't say who it was to
A/C# C Em
Come to think about it, his name was, it was you...
Ending
Em
Damn
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