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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          electric guitar      suggestion for campfire acoustic
          E-A-D-G-B-e          E-A-D-G-B-e
A9        x-x-11-12-12-12      x-0-2-0-0-0
G9        x-x-9-10-10-10       3-x-0-2-0-1
C9        x-x-2-3-3-3          x-3-2-3-3-3
F9        x-x-7-8-8-8          x-8-7-8-8-8
Em11      x-x-7-7-8-7          0-2-0-2-3-3
D/E      (0)x-7-7-7-5          0-2-2-2-3-2
E        (0)x-9-9-9-7          0-2-2-1-0-0
Fmaj9     x-8-7-9-8-x          1-x-2-0-1-0
G         x-x-5-4-3-3          3-x-0-0-0-3
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
  G9This week dragged past me so slowly
  A9The days fell on their knees
 C9Maybe I'll take something to help me
  F9Hope someone takes after me
(break)
[Verse]
  G9I guess there's always some change in the weather
 A9This time I know we could get it together
 C9If I did casually mention tonight
 F9That would be crazy tonight
(break)
[Chorus]
A9Stay, that's what I meant to say or Em11do something
But what I never say is D/Estay this time
I really meant to so Ebadly this time
 Fmaj9'Cause you can never really tell when Gsomebody
                        [  A9]
Wants something you want too
[Interlude]
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 [Verse]
G9Heartwrecker, heartwrecker, make me delight
A9Life is so vague when it brings someone new
C9This time tomorrow I'll know what to do
  F9I know it's happened to you
(break)
[Chorus]
A9Stay, that's what I meant to say or Em11do something
But what I never say is D/Estay this time
I really meant to so Ebadly this time
 Fmaj9'Cause you can never really tell when Gsomebody
                        [  A9]
Wants something you want too
[Outro]
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Stay

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em11

D/E

Fmaj9

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

electric guitar suggestion for campfire acoustic

E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e

A9 x-x-11-12-12-12 x-0-2-0-0-0

G9 x-x-9-10-10-10 3-x-0-2-0-1

C9 x-x-2-3-3-3 x-3-2-3-3-3

F9 x-x-7-8-8-8 x-8-7-8-8-8

Em11 x-x-7-7-8-7 0-2-0-2-3-3

D/E (0)x-7-7-7-5 0-2-2-2-3-2

E (0)x-9-9-9-7 0-2-2-1-0-0

Fmaj9 x-8-7-9-8-x 1-x-2-0-1-0

G x-x-5-4-3-3 3-x-0-0-0-3

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[Intro]

A9 G9

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A9 G9

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[Verse]

This week dragged past me so slowly

The days fell on their knees

Maybe I'll take something to help me

Hope someone takes after me

(break)

[Verse]

I guess there's always some change in the weather

This time I know we could get it together

If I did casually mention tonight

That would be crazy tonight

(break)

[Chorus]

A9 Em11

Stay, that's what I meant to say or do something

D/E

But what I never say is stay this time

I really meant to so badly this time

Fmaj9 G

'Cause you can never really tell when somebody

[ ]

Wants something you want too

[Interlude]

A9 G9

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A9 G9

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A9 G9

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A9 G9

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[Verse]

Heartwrecker, heartwrecker, make me delight

Life is so vague when it brings someone new

This time tomorrow I'll know what to do

I know it's happened to you

(break)

[Chorus]

A9 Em11

Stay, that's what I meant to say or do something

D/E

But what I never say is stay this time

I really meant to so badly this time

Fmaj9 G

'Cause you can never really tell when somebody

[ ]

Wants something you want too

[Outro]

A9 G9

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A9 G9

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About Stay Chords by David Bowie

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