Alison Krauss - Stay

stay , as performed by alison krauss
written by allyson taylor – larry byrom
charted by bo frazer
with help from emer m . doherty
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notes : alison does this in F# , ( capo on fret #4 )
if you can play the style where you hit the bass string and then
strum , then ( on both verse and chorus ) hit the bass notes in the
D to Em progression in a descending scale; i . E . ,
D A/7 Bm A G D/3 Em so the bass notes are :
D C# B A G F# E

stay

verse1 :
D A Bm
where have you been ,
A G
my long lost friend?
D Em A
it’s good to see you again .
D A Bm
come and sit for a while;
A G
i’ve missed your smile .
D Em A
today the past is goodbye .
F Em D
time can’t erase
F Em D A
a lover’s embrace .
Bm
can’t you hear it calling?
E
a new day dawning
G F G
you were longing to find .

verse2 :
love’s taken you far
away from my heart ,
and i’ve been here all alone .
have your eyes failed to find
what took you from mine ,
a vision that’s faded through time?
but you sail away ,
farther than a summer’s day ,
cause you heard it calling ,
a new day dawning ,
you were longing to find .

chorus :
D A G D G
there is a way to make you stay .
D Em A
darlin don’t turn away .
D A G D G
don’t doubt your heart , and keep us apart;
D F G
i’m right where you are .
D
stay .

( solo over verse )
( repeat chorus )