U2 – Stay (Faraway, So Close!) As Performed Live Acoustically on the Elevation Tour from Boston 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 F A E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0---------- 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# E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0----------------------------- 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 = hammer on, p = pull off Because when he hurts you, you feel alive. Asus2/F# E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0----------------------------- 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 A E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0---------- 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 F A E e-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------- 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 ... 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A B e---------0-----------------0---------------0---------0-------0--------------- 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# E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0----------------------------- 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 E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------ 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# E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0----------------------------- 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# A B e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0----------- 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 E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------ 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 F#m A E e-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0------- 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.