Buffy The Vampire Slayer - I Wish I Could Stay Chords by Misc Soundtrack GILES F F#dim G D Am You're not ready for the world outside. F F#dim G D Am You keep pretending but you just can't hide. F C Am Bbsus2 I know I said that I'd be standing by your side Am G But I... F F#dim G D Am You're path's unbeaten and it's all uphill F F#dim G D Am And you can meet it but you never will. F C Am Bbsus2 And I'm the reason that you're standing still. Am G But I... F G I wish I could say the right words Em F To lead you through this land. Am G/B Wish I could play the father C F And take you by the hand. D# Bbsus2 Wish I could stay here G# G#m) D# But now I understand... Cm(sus) F I'm standing in the way. F F#dim G D Am The cries around you, you don't hear at all. F F#dim G D Am 'Cause you know I'm here to take that call. F C Am Bbsus2 So you just lie there when you should be standing tall. Am G But I... F G I wish I could lay your arms down Em F And let you rest at last. Am G/B Wish I could slay your demons C F But now that time has passed. D# Bbsus2 Wish I could stay here, G# (G#m) D# Your stalwart standing fast. Cm(sus) F But I'm standing in the way. Cm(sus) F I'm just standing in the way. TARA (funny chording, try open picking, very light arrangement) Bm/D/A Bm Dmaj7 D A(sus2) I'm under your spell. Em God, how can this be? C Playing with my memory. Bm Dmaj7 D A(sus2) You know I've been through hell. Em Willow, don't you see? C There'll be nothing left of me. B You made me GILES and TARA F# C#m G#m B G: Believe me, I don't want to go, T: Believe......... F# C#m G#m G: And it'll grieve me 'cause I love you so. T: And it'll grieve me 'cause I love you so. C#m G#m G: But we both know... T: But we both know... F# G# G: Wish I could say the right words T: Wish I could trust that it was Fm F# G: To lead you through this land. Wish I could T: just this once but I must do what I Bbm G# G: play the father T: must. I can't adjust to this C# F# G: And take you by the hand. T: disgust We're done and I just C#m B A G: Wish I could staaaay here. T: Wish I could staaaay here. C#m B A G: Wish I could staaaay here. T: Wish I could staaaay here. C#m B A G: Wish I could staaaay here. T: Wish I could staaaay here. E G: Wish I could staaaay. T: Wish I could staaaay.