Stay Honestly by Ax And The Hatchetmen

Name: Stay Honestly
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Key: B

Intro:


e|----------------------------------7h9/11-|
B|------------------------------7h9--------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
D|-9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|

e|-11-11-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|-9--9--9-9-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9--|
G|-9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:
  I just wanna know by now
             Is it ever really gonna change?
e|----------------------------------7h9/11-|
B|------------------------------7h9--------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
D|-9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|

Or will we stay the same?
e|-11-11-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|-9--9--9-9-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9--|
G|-9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

  Tossing, turning in and out
             Only wanna hear about your day
e|----------------------------------7h9/11-|
B|------------------------------7h9--------|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|
D|-9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|

   And all you have to say
e|-11-11-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
B|-9--9--9-9-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9--|
G|-9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus:
            C#m7              Emaj7
  'Cause it's hard enough just living with myself
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8--8-8-x-x-x-x-|
D|-9-9-x-x--9-9-x-x-x-x-|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-|
E|-7-7-7-7--7-7-x-x-x-x-|

         C#m7             Emaj7
And I'm afraid you finally know me too well
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8--8-8-x-x-x-x-|
D|-9-9-x-x--9-9-x-x-x-x-|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-|
E|-7-7-7-7--7-7-x-x-x-x-|


Chorus:
So won't you say that you can stay around for me?
             e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------|
             B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-----------------------|
             G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-|
             D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-x-|
             A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-|
             E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-|

'Cause I'm in pain from all we thought was meant to be
             e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------|
             B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-----------------------|
             G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-|
             D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-x-|
             A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-|
             E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-|

And I would wait patiently
             e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------|
             B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-------------------|
             G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
             D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-|
             A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
             E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

For you to love me honestly
             e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-----------------------7h9--------|
             B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9----------------------------7h9/11-|
             G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-------------|
             D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-x-------------|
             A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|
             E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-------------|

e|-11-11-9-9-11-11-11-11--|
B|-9--9--9-9-12-12-9--9---|
G|-9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9---|
D|-9--9--9-9-9--9--9--9---|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|


Verse 2:
(Pluck/Arpeggiate these chords (in a pattern thats difficult to write))

  Thought we had this figured out
  Seems like we both need some time away
e|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------9--|
G|-8-------------------------------8--|
D|-9-------------------------------6--|
A|-6-------------------------------7--|
E|-7----------------------------------|

  To wonder if we're made for
e|----
B|-9--
G|-8--
D|-6--
A|-7--
E|----

  Each other, I love her
  I know we're young, but, darling, don't delay
e|---
B|---
G|-8-
D|-9-
A|-6-
E|-7-

 So would you, so would you
e|----
B|-9--
G|-8--
D|-6--
A|-7--
E|----

  So would you?
             e|----------------------|
             B|----------------------|
             G|-8-8-8-8--8-8-x-x-x-x-|
             D|-9-9-x-x--9-9-x-x-x-x-|
             A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-|
             E|-7-7-7-7--7-7-x-x-x-x-|
Chorus:
So would you say that you can stay around for me?
             e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------|
             B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-----------------------|
             G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-|
             D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-x-|
             A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-|
             E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-|
'Cause I'm in pain from all we thought was meant to be
             e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------|
             B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-------------------|
             G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
             D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-|
             A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
             E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
And I would wait patiently, oh
e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------|
B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-|
A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Solo:
  The Chords Sal plays during the solo or just play the chords of the verse

e|---    e|---|
B|---    B|-9-|
G|-8-    G|-6-|
D|-6-    D|---|
A|---    A|---|
E|---    E|---|



Pre-chorus:
          C#m7         Emaj7
It's hard enough just living with myself
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-8-8-8-8--8-8-x-x-x-x-|
D|-9-9-x-x--9-9-x-x-x-x-|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-|
E|-7-7-7-7--7-7-x-x-x-x-|
          C#m7             Emaj7
And I'm afraid you finally know me too well

      bass riff
E|-7-7-4-4-7-7-4-4-7-7

Chorus:
So won't you say, oh
             e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------|
             B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-------------------|
             G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
             D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-|
             A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
             E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

That you could stay around for me?
        e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------|
        B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-------------------|
        G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
        D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-|
        A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
        E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

  Cause I'm in pain, oh
e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------|
B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-|
A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

From all we thought was meant to be
e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------|
B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-----------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-x-|
A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-|
E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-|

And I would wait
             e|----------------------|
             B|----------------------|
             G|-8-8-8-8--8-8-x-x-x-x-|
             D|-9-9-x-x--9-9-x-x-x-x-|
             A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-|
             E|-7-7-7-7--7-7-x-x-x-x-|

For you to love me honestly
e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------|
B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-----------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-x-|
A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-|
E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-|

     So won't you love me honestly?
e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------|
B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-----------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-x-|
A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-|
E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-|

  Yeah Please just love me honestly
e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------|
B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-----------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-x-|
A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-|
E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-|

Outro:
e|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------------------|
B|-12-12-9--9--12-12-9--9-----------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-|
A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-x-x-9-9-6-6-x-x-9-9-x-x-|
E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|



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| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| x  Dead note

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Stay Honestly Tab Info

Stay Honestly Tab by Ax And The Hatchetmen

Published: June 9, 2025

Last Updated: September 10, 2025

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪