U2 - Stay Faraway So Close Glastonbury 2011

as performed at glastonbury 2011 , acoustically by the edge backing and harmonising with bono .

performance notes
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a slightly different take on a wonderful song . note the top two strings ring the whole
time , giving that plangent , ethereal feel .

standard tuning but detuned half a step – D# G# C#
F# A# D#

nb the chords are named according to the fingering below – but as the guitar is detuned ,
E is actually an eb!

chords
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E 022100
F#m11 244300
A/F# 2×2200
E/G 4×2100
Aadd9 577600
Bsus4 799800

intro
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E F#m11 Aadd9 E

verse i
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E F#m11
green light seven E – leven

Aadd9 E
you stop in for a pack of cigarettes

E F#m11
you don’t smoke don’t even want to

Aadd9 E
hey now check your change

E F#m11
dressed up like a car crash

Aadd9 E
the wheels are turning but you’re upside down

A/F# E
you say when he hits you you don’t mind

A/F# E
because when he hurts you you feel A – live

F# Aadd9 E
oh yeah is that what it is?

verse ii
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E F#m11
red lights grey morning

Aadd9 E
you stumble out of a hole in the ground

E F#m11
a vampire or a victim

Aadd9 E
it de – pends on who’s A – round

E F#m11
you used to stay in to watch the adverts

Aadd9 E
you could lip synch to the talk shows

A/F# E/G#
and if you look you look through me

Aadd9
and when you talk it’s not to me

Bsus4
and when i touch you you don’t feel a thing

chorus i
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A/F# E
if i could stay then the night would give you up

A/F# E
if i could stay then the day would keep its trust

F#m11 Aadd9 E
stay and the night would be E – nough

verse iii
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E F#m11
far away so close

Aadd9 E
up with the static and the radio waves

E F#m11
with satell – ite tele – vision bbc

Aadd9 E
you can go anywhere

E F#m11 Aadd9 E
miami new orl – eans london belfast glastonbury

A/F# E/G#
and if you listen i can’t call

Aadd9
and if you jump you just might fall

Bsus4
and if you shout i’ll only hear you

chorus ii
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A/F# E
if i could stay then the night would give you up

A/F# E
if i could stay then the day would keep its trust

A/F# E/G#
if i could stay with the spirit i found

Aadd9 Bsus4
stay with the demons i drowned

F#m11 Aadd9 E
stay and the night would be E – nough

break ( over verse chords )
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E F#m11
oh oh oh oh oh oh

Aadd9 E
oh oh oh oh oh oh

E F#m11
oh oh oh oh oh oh

Aadd9 E
oh oh oh oh oh oh

outro ( truncated verse )
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E F#m11
three o’clock in the morning

Aadd9 E
it’s quiet and there’s no – one around

E F#m11
just the bang and the clatter

Aadd9 E
as an angel hits the ground

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i hope i’ve done it justice!

kevin o’brien
watford
england
june 2011

watfordkev@gmail . com