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U2 – Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
As Performed Live Acoustically on the Elevation Tour from Boston
Transcribed by Eden Kung ([email protected])
This is the acoustic version of Stay (Faraway, So Close!) that U2 played on
their Elevation tour DVD. It’s drastically different from the original and
sounds better in my humble opinion.
Tune down a half step
Fig 1
Green light, ....
E MajorE 
FF 
A augmentedA E MajorE
e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0----------
b---------------0---------------0-------------------------------------0------
g---------1-------1---------3-----3-----------6-----6-----------1-------1----
d-------2-----------2-----4---------4-------7---------7-------2-----------2--
a-------------------------------------4-----------------7--------------------
e-----0-----------------2-----------------5-----------------0----------------
Play 3 times
Fig 2
You say when ...
Asus2/F# E MajorE
e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------
b---------0-----0-----------0---0-------------------0-------------------------
g-------2---------2-------2-------2-----------1-------1h2p1h2p1---------------
d-------------------2---------------2-------2-------------------2---------2---
a-------------------------------------0---------------------------2-----2---2-
e-----2-----------------2-----------------0-------------------------0---------
h = hammer on, p = pull off
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive.
Asus2/F# E MajorE
e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------
b---------0-----0-----------0---0-------------------0-------------------------
g-------2---------2-------2-------2-----------1-------1-----------------------
d-------------------2---------------2-------2---------------------------------
a-------------------------------------0---------------------------------------
e-----2-----------------2-----------------0-----------------------------------
Oh oh. Is that what it is?
FF A augmentedA E MajorE
e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0----------
b-------------0-------------------------------------0------
g---------3-----3-----------6-----6-----------1-------1----
d-------4---------4-------7---------7-------2-----------2--
a-------------------4-----------------7--------------------
e-----2-----------------5-----------------0----------------
Fig 3
Red light, grey morning…
Strum
E MajorE FF A augmentedA E MajorE
e-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-------
b-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-------
g-----1-----------------3-----------------6-----------------1-------
d-----2-----------------4-----------------7-----------------2-------
a-----2-----------------4-----------------7-----------------2-------
e-----0-----------------2-----------------5-----------------0-------
Fig 4
And if you look, you look through me. And ...
Asus2/F# E/C#
e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------
b---------0-----0-----------0---0-------------------0---------------0---------
g-------2---------2-------2-------2-----------1-------1---------1-----1-------
d-------------------2---------------2-------2-----------2-----2---------2-----
a-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------2---
e-----2-----------------2-----------------4-----------------4-----------------
And if I touch you You ..
A augmentedA 
BB
e---------0-----------------0---------------0---------0-------0---------------
b-----------------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---------
g-------6-----6-----------6-----6---------8-------8-------8-------8-----------
d-----7---------7-------7---------7-----9-------------------------------------
a-----------------7-----------------------------------------------------------
e---5-----------------5---------------7---------------------------------------
Fig 5
If I could stay…
Asus2/F# E MajorE
e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------
b---------0-----0-----------0---0-------------------0-------------------------
g-------2---------2-------2-------2-----------1-------1h2p1h2p1---------------
d-------------------2---------------2-------2-------------------2---------2---
a-------------------------------------0---------------------------2-----2---2-
e-----2-----------------2-----------------0-------------------------0---------
Play 2 times
Stay, ...
Asus2/F# A augmentedA E MajorE
e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------
b---------0-----0-----------------------------------0--------------
g-------2---------2---------6-----6-----------1-------1------------
d-------------------2-----7---------7-------2-----------1h2p1h2p1--
a-------------------------------------7----------------------------
e-----2-----------------5-----------------0------------------------
Faraway, so close…
Repeat Fig 1, quietly
And if you listen, I can’t call…
Repeat Fig 4
Fig 6
If I could stay…
Asus2/F# E MajorE
e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------
b---------0-----0-----------0---0-------------------0-------------------------
g-------2---------2-------2-------2-----------1-------1h2p1h2p1---------------
d-------------------2---------------2-------2-------------------2---------2---
a-------------------------------------0---------------------------2-----2---2-
e-----2-----------------2-----------------0-------------------------0---------
Play 2 times
Stay, ....
Asus2/F# E/C# A augmentedA BB
e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------
b---------0-----0-----------------0-----------------0-------------------------
g-------2---------2---------1-------1---------6-------6---------8-----8-------
d-------------------2-----2-----------2-----7-----------7-----9---------9-----
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------9---
e-----2-----------------4-----------------5-----------------7-----------------
Stay, ...
Asus2/F# A augmentedA E MajorE
e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------
b---------0-----0-----------------------------------0--------------
g-------2---------2---------6-----6-----------1-------1------------
d-------------------2-----7---------7-------2-----------1h2p1h2p1--
a-------------------------------------7----------------------------
e-----2-----------------5-----------------0------------------------
Fig 7
Ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh…
Strum
E MajorE 
F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE
e-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-------
b-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-------
g-----1-----------------2-----------------6-----------------1-------
d-----2-----------------4-----------------7-----------------2-------
a-----2-----------------4-----------------7-----------------2-------
e-----0-----------------2-----------------5-----------------0-------
End on E.
Not bad for my first tab, eh?
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