song : why do you let me stay here?
artist : she & him
album “volume 1” [ 2008 ]

tab by devin miller ( devin3@interchange . ubc . ca )

tuning : standard eadgbe

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chord reference ( use these chords , not the ones ug puts above
the lyrics as links ) :

C C/A# Am G# G F Fm G * A D D/C G/B A# A G/A#
E | – 0 – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – 3 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 1 – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – 4 – – – 3 – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 6 – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – – |
G | – 0 – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – 5 – – – 4 – – – 2 – – – 1 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – 7 – – – 6 – – – 0 – – – – |
D | – 2 – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – 6 – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – x – – – – 0 – – – – 8 – – – 7 – – – 0 – – – – |
A | – 3 – – – 1 – – – – 0 – – – 6 – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – 2 – – – – 8 – – – 7 – – – 1 – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

intro :

C C/A# Am G# G

C C/A# Am G# G

– – –

C C/A# Am G# G
why do you let me stay here

C C/A# Am G# G
all by myyyyyyself?

C C/A# F Fm
why don’t you come and play here?

G * C C/A# Am G# G
i’m just sitting on the shelf

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C C/A# Am G# G
why don’t you sit right down and stay a while?

C C/A# Am G# G
we like the same things and i like your style

C C/A#
it’s not a secret

F Fm
why do you keep it?

G * C
i’m just sitting on the shelf

– – –

C C/A# Am G# G
i’ve got to get your presence

C C/A# Am G# G
let’s make ittttt known

C C/A# F Fm
i think you’re just so pleasant

G * C
i would like you for my own

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guitar solo :

C C/A# Am G# G

C C/A# Am G# G

C C/A# F Fm

G * Am A

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D D/C G/B A# A
why don’t you sit right down and . . . make me smile?

D D/C G/B A# A
you make me feel like i Am . . . just a child

D D/C
why do you edit?

G/B G/A#
just give me credit

A D
i’m just sitting on the shelf

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D D/C G/B G/A#
doo D – doo doo doo doo D – doo doo!

[ fade out! ]

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