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Stay tab by Lisa Loeb (Ver. 2)

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Song: Stay (I missed you) by Lisa Loeb
Tabber: Carl Martin Ortega
May 9 2004

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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