The Load Out And Stay chords by Jackson Browne

The Load Out and Stay chords
Jackson Browne

G Bm C Em C D G C/G 2x

    G       Bm
Now the seats are all empty,
    C        Em
Let the roadies take the stage.
    C       G C/G
Pack it up and tear it down.

They're the first to come,
  Em
And last to leave.
    C        Em
Working for that minimum wage.
    C       G     C/G
They'll set it up in another town.
      Em       B7
Tonight the people were so fine.
   C        A7
They waited there in line,
       G        Em
And when they got up on their feet
       C  G
They made the show.
               Bm
And that was sweet but I can hear the sound,
      C         Em
Of slamming doors and folding chairs.
       C       D   G  C/G
And that's a sound they'll never know.

  G            C
Now roll them cases out and lift them amps.
G             C
Haul them trusses down and get'em up them ramps.
 G           Bm
'Cause when it comes to movin' me,
  C           D
You know, you guys are the champs.
       G         C
But when that last guitar's been packed away,
G       C        Em
You know that I still want to play.
       C             Em
So just make sure you got it all set to go,
      D        G
Before you come, for my piano.

G Bm C Em C D G C/G 2x

    Em      B7
But the band's on the bus,


      C     A7
And they're waiting to go.
       G     Em
We've got to drive all night,
     D    C  G
And do a show in Chicago.
   G       Bm
Or Detroit, I don't know,
   C         Em
We do so many shows in a row.
     C     D    G
And these towns all look the same.
               C
We just pass the time in the hotel rooms,
  G    C     Em
And wander 'round backstage.
      C
Till those lights come up,
    Em
And we hear that crowd,
     G D
And we remember why we came.

G Bm C Em C D G C/G 2x

      G         C        Em
Now, we got Country & Western on the bus, R & B.
    C
We got Disco and 8-tracks,
           G
And cassettes in stereo.
             C
We've got rural scenes & magazines,
       G      Em
And we've got truckers on CB.
          C      D
And we got Richard Pryor on the video.
    G          C
We got time to think of the ones we love,
     G      Em
While the miles roll away.
    C       Em
But the only time that seems too short,
    G          D
Is the time that we get to play.

    G
People you've got the power,
   C
Over what we do,
    G
You can sit there and wait,
      C
Or you can pull us through.
   G       C
Come along, sing the song,
G       Em      C
You know that you can't go wrong.
         G         C
'Cause when that morning sun comes beatin' down,
        G        Em
You're going to wake up in your town.
  C         Em
But we'll be scheduled to appear,

 D    C        G
A thousand miles away from here.

    G Em C   D     G Em C D
People stay just a little bit longer.
      G Em C     D     G Em C D
We want to play-ay just a little bit longer.
      G      Em C D
Now, the promoter don't mind.
    G      Em C D
And the union don't mind.
   G       Em
If we take a little time,
    C       D
And we leave it all behind,
  Em
And sing (one more song...)
         G Em C
Oh-oh, won't you stay-ay.
    D     G   Em C D
Just a little bit longer-er-er-er.
G    Em   C    D    Em
Please, please, please, say you will.

(Say you will.)

solo
       G  Em C
Oh won't you stay-ay-ay.
    D     G Em C D
Just a little bit longer.
    G    Em   C
Oh-oh, please, please, stay-ay-ay.
    D     G Em C D
Just a little bit more.

Ay-ee-ay-ee-ay.

Wooo!
      G      Em C D
Now, the promoter don't mind.
    G       Em C D
And the roadies don't mind.
   G       Em
If we take a little time,
    C        D
And we leave this all behind,
     Em
And sing one more song.

G Em C D


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