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-------|
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