Stay (Faraway, So Close!) — U2
Chords and lyrics for Stay (Faraway, So Close!) by U2 (key of D, capo 1).
Intro
[D] [E7] [G] [D]
Verse 1
[D]Green light, Seven-[E7]Eleven
[G]You stop in for a pack of [D]cigarettes
[D]You don't smoke, don't even want [E7]to
[G]Hey now, check your [D]change
[D]Dressed up like a car [E7]crash
[G]Your wheels are turnin' but you're upside [D]down
[Em]You say when he hits you, you don't [D]mind
[Em]Because when he hurts you, you feel [D]alive
[E7]Oh, is [G]that what [D]it is?
Verse 2
[D]Red lights, grey [E7]morning
[G]You stumble out of a hole in the [D]ground
[D]A vampire or a [E7]victim?
[G]It depends on who's [D]around
[D]You used to stay in to watch the [E7]adverts
[G]You could lip-synch to the talk [D]shows
Pre-Chorus
[Em]And if you look, you look through me
[F#m]And when you talk, you talk at me
[G]And when I touch you, you don't feel a [A]thing
Chorus
[Em]If I could stay then the night would give you [D]up
[Em]Stay and the day would keep its [D]trust
[Em]Stay and the [G]night would be [D]enough
Verse 3
[D]Faraway, so [E7]close
[G]Up with the static and the [D]radio
[D]With satellite [E7]television
[G]you can go [D]anywhere
[D]Miami, New Orleans, [E7]London, Belfast and [G]Berlin [D]
Pre-Chorus
[Em]And if you listen I can't call
[F#m]And if you jump you just might [G]fall
[A]And if you shout I'll only hear you
Chorus
[Em]If I could stay then the night would give you [D]up
[Em]Stay then the day would keep its [D]trust
[Em]Stay with the demons you [F#m]drowned
[G]Stay with the spirit I [A]found
[Em]Stay and the [G]night would be [D]enough
Solo
[D]Wo-o-oo-oo-oo-oo, [E7]Wo-o-oo-oo-oo-[G]oo [D]
[D]Wo-o-oo-oo-oo-oo, [E7]Wo-o-oo-oo-oo-[G]oo [D]
Verse 4
[D]3 o'clock in the [E7]morning
[G]It's quiet and there's no one [D]around
[D]Just the bang and the [E7]clatter
[G]As an angel runs to [D]ground
[D]Just the bang and the [E7]clatter
[G]As an angel hits the [D]ground