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Stay
Lisa Loeb
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Song: Stay (I missed you) by Lisa Loeb
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---+
|------------------+
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