This was not created by me. Stay (Faraway, So Close) is a cover of U2.
Transcribed by Eden Kung (KefkaTheMad@Yahoo.com)

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 (022100@1)               F (133211@1)               A (x02220@1)               Ee-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0----------| (022100@1)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#                            Ee-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------| (022100@1)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= (x2444x@1)hammer on, p = pull off

Because when he hurts you, you feel alive.

      Asus2/F#                            Ee-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------| (022100@1)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?

      F (133211@1)               A (x02220@1)               Ee-----------0-----------------0-----------------0----------| (022100@1)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 (022100@1)               F (133211@1)               A (x02220@1)               Ee-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-------| (022100@1)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-----------| (042100@1)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 (x02220@1)                               Be---------0-----------------0---------------0---------0-------0---------------| (x2444x@1)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#                            Ee-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------| (022100@1)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 (x02220@1)               Ee-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------| (022100@1)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#                            Ee-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------| (022100@1)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# (042100@1)            A (x02220@1)               Be-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------| (x2444x@1)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 (x02220@1)               Ee-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------| (022100@1)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 (022100@1)               F#m (244222@1)             A (x02220@1)               Ee-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-------| (022100@1)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.