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The Load-Out - Stay

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 G   Bm   C    Em   C   D    G   C    G2x
Now the Gseats are all Bmempty,
Let the Croadies take the Emstage.
Pack it Cup and tear it GdowCn.G  
They re the first to come,
And Emlast to leave.
Working Cfor that minimum Emwage.
They ll Cset it up in aGnother townC.G  
Tonight the Empeople were so B7fine.
They Cwaited there in A7line,
And when they Ggot up on their Emfeet
They made the CshowG.
And that was sweet but I can Bmhear the sound,
Of slamming Cdoors and folding Emchairs.
And that s a Csound they ll Dnever GknowC.G  
Now Groll them cases out and Clift them amps.
GHaul them trusses down and Cget em up them ramps.
 GCause when it comes to Bmmovin me,
You Cknow, you guys are the Dchamps.
But when that Glast guitar s been Cpacked away,
GYou know that CI still want to Emplay.
So just make Csure you got it all set to Emgo,
Before you Dcome, for my pianGo.
 G   Bm   C    Em   C   D   G   C    G2x
But the Emband s on the B7bus,
And they re Cwaiting to A7go.
We ve got to Gdrive all Emnight,
And do a Dshow in CChicaGgo.
Or DeGtroit, I don t Bmknow,
We do Cso many shows in a Emrow.
And these Ctowns all Dlook the Gsame.
We just pass the time in the Chotel rooms,
And Gwander  Cround backEmstage.
Till those Clights come up,
And we Emhear that crowd,
And we reGmember Dwhy we came.
 G   Bm   C    Em   C   D   G   C    G2x
Now, we got GCountry & Western Con the bus, R & EmB.
We got CDisco and 8-tracks,
And cassettes in sterGeo.D  
GWe've got rural scenes & mCagazines,
And we've got Gtruckers on CEmB.
And we got Richard CPryor on the Dvideo.
We got Gtime to think of the Cones we love,
While the Gmiles roll aEmway.
But the Conly time that Emseems too short,
Is the Gtime that we get to Dplay.
People Gyou've got the power,
Over Cwhat we do,
You can Gsit there and wait,
Or you can Cpull us through.
Come aGlong, sing the Csong,
GYou know that Emyou can't go Cwrong.
 Cause when that Gmorning sun comes Cbeatin down,
You're going to Gwake up in your Emtown.
But Cwe'll be scheduled to aEmppear,
A Dthousand Cmiles away from Ghere.
People GstEmay Cjust a Dlittle bit GloEmngeCr.D  
We want to GplEmay Cay just a Dlittle bit GloEmngeCr.D  
Now, the proGmoter don't EmminCd.D  
And the Gunion don't EmminCd.D  
If we Gtake a little Emtime,
And we Cleave it all beDhind,
And Emsing (one more song...)
Oh oh, won't you GstEmay Cay.
Just a Dlittle bit Glonger Emer-eCr Der.
GPlease, Emplease, Cplease, Dsay you Emwill.
(Say you will.)
solo
Oh won't you GstayEm-ay-Cay.
Just a Dlittle bit GloEmngeCr.D  
Oh-oh, Gplease, Emplease, Cstay-ay-ay.
Just a Dlittle bit GmoEmre.C  D  
Ay-ee-ay-ee-ay.
Wooo!
Now, the proGmoter don't EmminCd.D  
And the Groadies don't EmminCd.D  
If we Gtake a little Emtime,
And we Cleave this all beDhind,
And sing Emone more song.
G Em C D
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The Load-Out - Stay

by Jackson Browne

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The Load Out and Stay chords

G Bm C Em C D G C G

G Bm

Now the seats are all empty,

C Em

Let the roadies take the stage.

C G C G

Pack it up and tear it down.

They re the first to come,

And last to leave.

C Em

Working for that minimum wage.

C G C G

They ll set it up in another town.

Em B7

Tonight the people were so fine.

C A7

They waited there in line,

G Em

And when they got up on their feet

C G

They made the show.

And that was sweet but I can hear the sound,

C Em

Of slamming doors and folding chairs.

C D G C G

And that s a sound they ll never know.

G C

Now roll them cases out and lift them amps.

G C

Haul them trusses down and get em up them ramps.

G Bm

Cause when it comes to movin me,

C D

You know, you guys are the champs.

G C

But when that last guitar s been packed away,

G C Em

You know that I still want to play.

C Em

So just make sure you got it all set to go,

D G

Before you come, for my piano.

G Bm C Em C D G C G

Em B7

But the band s on the bus,

C A7

And they re waiting to go.

G Em

We ve got to drive all night,

D C G

And do a show in Chicago.

G Bm

Or Detroit, I don t know,

C Em

We do so many shows in a row.

C D G

And these towns all look the same.

We just pass the time in the hotel rooms,

G C Em

And wander round backstage.

Till those lights come up,

And we hear that crowd,

G D

And we remember why we came.

G Bm C Em C D G C G

G C Em

Now, we got Country & Western on the bus, R & B.

We got Disco and 8-tracks,

G D

And cassettes in stereo.

G C

We've got rural scenes & magazines,

G Em

And we've got truckers on CB.

C D

And we got Richard Pryor on the video.

G C

We got time to think of the ones we love,

G Em

While the miles roll away.

C Em

But the only time that seems too short,

G D

Is the time that we get to play.

People you've got the power,

Over what we do,

You can sit there and wait,

Or you can pull us through.

G C

Come along, sing the song,

G Em C

You know that you can't go wrong.

G C

Cause when that morning sun comes beatin down,

G Em

You're going to wake up in your town.

C Em

But we'll be scheduled to appear,

D C G

A thousand miles away from here.

G Em C D G Em C D

People stay just a little bit longer.

G Em C D G Em C D

We want to play ay just a little bit longer.

G Em C D

Now, the promoter don't mind.

G Em C D

And the union don't mind.

G Em

If we take a little time,

C D

And we leave it all behind,

And sing (one more song...)

G Em C

Oh oh, won't you stay ay.

D G Em C D

Just a little bit longer er-er er.

G Em C D Em

Please, please, please, say you will.

(Say you will.)

solo

G Em C

Oh won't you stay-ay-ay.

D G Em C D

Just a little bit longer.

G Em C

Oh-oh, please, please, stay-ay-ay.

D G Em C D

Just a little bit more.

Ay-ee-ay-ee-ay.

Wooo!

G Em C D

Now, the promoter don't mind.

G Em C D

And the roadies don't mind.

G Em

If we take a little time,

C D

And we leave this all behind,

And sing one more song.

G Em C D

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