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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
C
Am
Dm Em
Fadd9
Verse:
C
You say
Am
I only hear what I want to
Dm Em
Fadd9
C
And you say
Am
I talk so all the time
Dm Em
So
Fadd9
Chorus:
Dm C
And I thought what I felt was simple
Dm C
And I thought that I don't belong
Dm C
And now that I am leavin'
Dm C
Now I know that I did something wrong
F
'Cause I missed you
Fm
Yeah
F C Cadd11
I missed you
F C
Verse:
C
And you say
Am
I only hear what I want to
Dm Em
I don't listen hard I don't pay attention to the
Fadd9
distance that you're running or to anyone, anywhere
Dm Em
I don't understand if you really care
Fadd9
I'm only hearing negative, no no no
Chorus:
Dm C
So I turned the radio on I turned the radio up
Dm C
And this woman was singing my song
Dm C
The lover's in love and the other's run away
Dm C
The lover is crying cause the other won't stay
Dm C
And some of us hover when we weep for the other who was
Dm C
Dying since the day they were born well
Dm
Well this is not that, I think that I'm throwing
C
But I'm thrown
Verse:
Dm
And I thought I'd live forever but now I'm not so sure
F
You try to tell me that I'm clever but that won't take me anyhow
Dm C Dm C
Or anywhere with you
Chorus:
Dm C
And you said that I was naΓ―ve
Dm C
And I thought that I was strong, oh
Dm C
I thought "Hey I can leave, I can leave"
Dm C
Oh, but now I know that I was wrong
F
'Cause I missed you
Fm
Yeah
F C Cadd11
I missed you
F C
Verse:
Dm
You said "you caught me cause you want me and one day I'll let you go"
F
You try to take away a keeper or keep me cause you know
Dm
you're just so scared
Em Fadd9
to lose
Outro:
C
And you say
Am
"Stay"
Dm Em
Fadd9
C
You say
Am
I only hear what I want to
Dm Em
Fadd9
Other versions of this song
- Stay (Tabs)
- Stay (Chords)
- Stay (Ver2) (Tabs)
- Stay (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025