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                      Stay (single version) – David Bowie
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Written by: David Bowie
Album version from: “Station to Station” (1976)

Tabbed by: maguri
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]
G9
  This week dragged past me so slowly
A9
  The days fell on their knees
C9
 Maybe I'll take something to help me
F9    
  Hope someone takes after me
(break)


[Verse]
G9
  I guess there's always some change in the weather
A9
 This time I know we could get it together
C9
 If I did casually mention tonight
F9    
 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
                     E
I really meant to so badly this time
Fmaj9                                  G
 'Cause you can never really tell when somebody
                        [ A9 ]
Wants something you want too


[Interlude]
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 [Verse]
G9
Heartwrecker, heartwrecker, make me delight
A9
Life is so vague when it brings someone new
C9
This time tomorrow I'll know what to do
F9    
  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
                     E
I really meant to so badly this time
Fmaj9                                  G
 'Cause you can never really tell when somebody
                        [ A9 ]
Wants something you want too


[Outro]
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(repeat and fade)