Stay

Tabber: Carl Martin Ortega
May 9 2004
This is my first complete tab for this song. I tried the other ones but this is much better. 
Put the capo on the 5th fret. It will sound much the same to the song. You can also capo on the 6th fret.

Capo 5th fret
Intro:
Gadd9              Em7                  Am7               G/B
|-------5-----+-----------0-------+------0------------+--------2----------|
|-----3-------+-------1p0---------+--------1p3--------+------------3p1----|
|---0---------+-----0-------------+----0--------------+-----0-------------|
|-------------+---2---------------+-------------------+-------------------|
|-------------+-------------------+--0----------------+--2----------------|
|-------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------|

C2 or Cadd9
|-------3------3---+
|--------------3---+
|-----0---0----0---+
|--------------2---+
|---3----------3---+
|------------------+

Verse:
Gadd9              Em7                  Am7               G/B
|---------5--+-----------------0----+--------0----------+--------2----------|
|-----3------+------------1p0-------+-----------1p3-----+------------3p1----|
|-0----------+--------0-------------+-----0-------------+-----0-------------|
|------------+---2------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
|------------+----------------------+--0----------------+--2----------------|
|------------+----------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
    You say   I only hear what I want to 



C2 or Cadd9
|-------3------3---+
|--------------3---+
|-----0---0----0---+
|--------------2---+
|---3----------3---+
|------------------+

Gadd9              Em7                          Am7               G/B
|---------5--+-----------------0-----+--------0----------+--------2--------|
|-----3------+------------1p0--------+-----------1p3-----+----------3p1----|
|-0----------+--------0--------------+-----0-------------+-----0-----------|
|------------+---2-------------------+-------------------+-----------------|
|------------+-----------------------+--0----------------+--2--------------|
|------------+-----------------------+-------------------+-----------------|
       You say   I talk so all the time -so 
Cadd9
|-------3------3---+
|--------------3---+
|-----0---0----0---+
|--------------2---+
|---3----------3---+
|------------------+

Strum Chords:   
Am7                     G                       Am7           G
|------0------+------3---------+-------0-----------+--------3---------+
|------1------+------3---------+-------1-----------+--------3---------+
|------0------+------0---------+-------0-----------+--------0---------+
|------2------+------0---------+-------2-----------+--------0---------+
|------0------+------2---------+-------0-----------+--------2---------+
|------0------+------3---------+-------0-----------+--------3---------+
And I thought what I  felt was simple  And I thought that I  don't belong

        



Am7             G          Am7           G              Cadd9       Cm
|------0------+----3----+----0------+----3-----+-----3-----+-----3----+
|------1------+----3----+----1------+----3-----+-----3-----+-----4----+
|------0------+----0----+----0------+----0-----+-----0-----+-----5----+
|------2------+----0----+----2------+----0-----+-----2-----+-----5----+
|------0------+----2----+----0------+----2-----+-----3-----+-----3----+
|------0------+----3----+----0------+----3-----+-----------+----------+
And now that I am leaving, Now I know that I did something wrong cause I missed you, Yeah       



Am7                     G 
|------0------+--------3----+
|------1------+--------3----+
|------0------+--------0----+
|------2------+--------0----+
|------0------+--------2----+
|------0------+--------3----+

I missed you...                 

Am7                     G       (2x)
|------0------+--------3----+
|------1------+--------3----+
|------0------+--------0----+
|------2------+--------0----+
|------0------+--------2----+
|------0------+--------3----+

Gadd9              Em7                          Am7               G/B
|--------5--+---------------0-----+-------0----------+-------2----------|
|------3----+----------1p0--------+----------1p3-----+-----------3p1----|
|---0-------+------0--------------+-----0------------+-----0------------|
|-----------+---2-----------------+------------------+------------------|
|-----------+---------------------+--0---------------+--2---------------|
|-----------+---------------------+------------------+------------------|
   You say,  I only hear what I want to, I don't listen hard, I don't pay attention

Cadd9
|-------3------3---+
|--------------3---+
|-----0---0----0---+
|--------------2---+
|---3----------3---+
|------------------+
to the distance that you're running or to anyone anywhere

Am7                             G/B
+--------0----------+--------2----------|
+-----------1p3-----+------------3p1----|
+-----0-------------+-----0-------------|
+-------------------+-------------------|
+--0----------------+--2----------------|
+-------------------+-------------------|
  I don't understand, if you really care  

Cadd9
|-------3------3---+
|--------------3---+
|-----0---0----0---+
|--------------2---+
|---3----------3---+
|------------------+
I'm only hearing negative, no no no, bad

(Strum)
Am7                             G5
+---------0----------+--------x-----------|
+---------1----------+--------x-----------|
+---------0----------+--------x-----------|
+---------2----------+--------5-----------|
+---------0----------+--------5-----------|
+---------0----------+--------3-----------|
(Am7)So I turned the radio on (G5)I turned the radio up
(Am7)And this woman was (G5)singing my song
(Am7)The lover's in love (G5)and the other's run away
(Am7)The lover is crying (G5)cause the other won't stay
(Am7)And some of us hover when (G5) we weep for the other (Am7) who
was dying
(G5)Since the day they were born well
(Am7)Well this is not (G5)that
I think that I'm throwing (Am7)but I'm thrown (G5)

Am (strum)
|------0------+
|------1------+
|------1------+
|------2------+
|------0------+
|------0------+
And I thought I'd live forever but now I'm not so sure

Cadd9(Strum)
|---3---+
|---3---+
|---0---+
|---2---+
|---3---+
You try to tell me that I'm clever but that won't take me 

Am7                             G/B          Cadd9
+--------0--------+--------2----------|--------3------3----+
+-----------1p3---+------------3p1----|---------------3----+
+-----0-----------+-----0-------------|------0---0----0----+
+-----------------+-------------------|---------------2----+
+--0--------------+--2----------------|----3----------3----+
+-----------------+-------------------|--------------------+
      anyhow        Or anywhere          with you 






Strum chords
Am7                             G5
+---------0----------+--------x-----------|
+---------1----------+--------x-----------|
+---------0----------+--------x-----------|
+---------2----------+--------5-----------|
+---------0----------+--------5-----------|
+---------0----------+--------3-----------|

(Am7)And you said that (G5) I was naive
(Am7)And I thought that I (G5) was strong
(Am7)I thought "hey (G5)I can leave, I can leave"
But (Am7)now I know that (G5)I was wrong cause I

Cadd9                       Cm
+----------3--------------+-----3--------+
+----------3--------------+-----4--------+
+----------0--------------+-----5--------+
+----------2--------------+-----5--------+
+----------3--------------+-----3--------+
+-------------------------+--------------+
    missed you....              Yeah    



Am7                     G5 
|------0------+--------x----+
|------1------+--------x----+
|------0------+--------x----+
|------2------+--------5----+
|------0------+--------5----+
|------0------+--------3----+

I missed you...                 




Am7                     G5      (2x)
|------0------+--------x----+
|------1------+--------x----+
|------0------+--------x----+
|------2------+--------5----+
|------0------+--------5----+
|------0------+--------3----+

Am (strum)
|------0------+
|------1------+
|------1------+
|------2------+
|------0------+
|------0------+
You said "you caught me cause you want me
And one day I'll let you go"

Cadd9(Strum)
|---3---+
|---3---+
|---0---+
|---2---+
|---3---+
You try to give away a keeper or keep me cause you're know
you're


Am7                             G/B          Cadd9
+--------0--------+--------2----------|--------3------3----+
+-----------1p3---+------------3p1----|---------------3----+
+-----0-----------+-----0-------------|------0---0----0----+
+-----------------+-------------------|---------------2----+
+--0--------------+--2----------------|----3----------3----+
+-----------------+-------------------|--------------------+
    just too            scared to               lose    
                        
Gadd9              Em7          Am7               G/B
|-------5----+-----------0---+------0------------+--------2----------|
|-----3------+-------1p0-----+--------1p3--------+------------3p1----|
|---0--------+-----0---------+----0--------------+-----0-------------|
|------------+---2-----------+-------------------+-------------------|
|------------+---------------+--0----------------+--2----------------|
|------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------|
   and you say    "stay"  
C2 or Cadd9
|-------3------3---+
|--------------3---+
|-----0---0----0---+
|--------------2---+
|---3----------3---+
|------------------+

Gadd9              Em7                  Am7               G/B
|-------5--+--------------0-----+--------0----------+--------2----------|
|----3-----+---------1p0--------+-----------1p3-----+------------3p1----|
|-0--------+-----0--------------+-----0-------------+-----0-------------|
|----------+--2-----------------+-------------------+-------------------|
|----------+--------------------+--0----------------+--2----------------|
|----------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
  You say   I only hear what I want to 

C2 or Cadd9
|-------3------3---+
|--------------3---+
|-----0---0----0---+
|--------------2---+
|---3----------3---+
|------------------+