• Song:

    I Stay Away

  • Artist:

    Alice In Chains

  • Album:

    Greatest Hits (Multi-Ch...

Artist: Alice in Chains
Song: I Stay Away
Album: Jar of Flies

Tuning: Guitar I acoustic Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
      Guitar II electric Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Intro x4
   Guitar I
Eb|--0h2--2---2--3----------------------------------|
Bb|--3-3--3---3--3----------------------------------|
Gb|--0h2--2---2--5--------0-----0-------------------|
Db|--0----0---0---------2-----0------0-----0--------|
Ab|-------0-----------3-----2------2-----0-------0--|
Db|-------0----------------------5-----5-----5p4-0--|


Verse 1 x4
   Guitar I                  MAIN RIFF
Eb|--0h2--2---2--3--3-------------------------------------|
Bb|--3-3--3---3--3--3-3-----------------------------------|
Gb|--0h2--2---2--0--0-0--------0-----0--------------------|
Db|--0----0---0--2--2-2------2-----0-------0-----0--------|
Ab|-------0------3--3-3--X-3-----2-------2-----0-------0--|
Db|------------------------------------5-----5-----5p4-0--|
   Hey, Yeah, I want to travel south this year
    I wont, wont prevent safe passage here


Chorus 1 x8
   Guitar II (Semi-Heavy distortion and wah)
Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--2b3r2p0-----------------|
Db|----------0h3p0-----------|
Ab|----------------3p0h3-----|        Wah:
Db|----------------------3b--|        /: Wah up
Wah: /-^-\__/-^-\_/-^-\___/           \: Wah down
   Why you act crazy
    Not an act maybe
    So close a lady
    Shifty eyes shady

Verse 2 x4
   Guitar I
Eb|--0h2--2---2--3----------------------------------|
Bb|--3-3--3---3--3----------------------------------|
Gb|--0h2--2---2--5--------0-----0-------------------|
Db|--0----0---0----x----2-----0------0-----0--------|
Ab|--0----0--------x--3-----2------2-----0-------0--|
Db|--0----0----------------------5-----5-----5p4-0--|
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  |Guitar II (Semi-Heavy Distortion) x1             |
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2----------------------------------------------|
Db|--0----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0----------------------------------------------|
Db|--0--------------(0)-----------------------------|
   Yeah, Hey, Yeah, tears that soak a callous heart

Chorus 2 x4
 Why you act frightened
 I am enlightened
 Your weakness builds me
 Someday youll see

Bridge 1 x2
   Guitar I
Eb|---0h2-2--2-2---0--2-2--0h2-2--2-2--2--2--|
Bb|---3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3--|
Gb|---0h2-2--2-2---2--2-2--0h2-2--2-2--2--2--|
Db|---0--------0------0----0-0------0--0--0--|
Ab|------------0-----------------------0-----|
Db|--(0)-------0----------(0)----------0-----|
  |                                          | 
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  |Guitar II                                 | 
Eb|--(0)-------------------------------------|
Bb|---3--------------------------------------|
Gb|---2--------------------------------------|
Db|---0--------------------------------------|
Ab|---0--------------------------------------|
Db|---0------------------------------------=-|


   Guitar I
Eb|------------------------2---2--2-3-3-2--|
Bb|--3-3-3-----------3--5--3---3--3-3-3-3--|
Gb|--3-3-3-----------3--5--2---2--2-2-2-2--|
Db|--3-3-3-----------3--5--0---0------0-0--|
Ab|--1-1-1-----------1--3--0---------------|
Db|------------------------0-----------(0)-|
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  |Guitar II                               | 
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--3-3-3-----------3--5--7---------------|
Db|--3-3-3-----------3--5--7---------------|
Ab|--1-1-1-----------1--3--5---------------|
Db|------------------------0---------------|


   Guitar I
Eb|---0h2-2--2-2---0--2-2--0h2-2--2-2--2--2--|
Bb|---3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3--|
Gb|---0h2-2--2-2---2--2-2--0h2-2--2-2--2--2--|
Db|---0--------0------0----0-0------0--0--0--|
Ab|------------0-----------------------0-----|
Db|--(0)-------0----------(0)----------0-----|
  |                                          | 
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  |Guitar II                                 | 
Eb|--(0)-------------------------------------|
Bb|---3--------------------------------------|
Gb|---2--------------------------------------|
Db|---0--------------------------------------|
Ab|---0--------------------------------------|
Db|---0--------------------------------------|
    I   Stay   Away!

   Guitar I
Eb|------------------------2---2--2-3-3-2--|
Bb|--3-3-3-----------3--5--3---3--3-3-3-3--|
Gb|--3-3-3-----------3--5--2---2--2-2-2-2--|
Db|--3-3-3-----------3--5--0---0------0-0--|
Ab|--1-1-1-----------1--3--0---------------|
Db|------------------------0-----------(0)-|
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  |Guitar II (sorry for the spacing here)  | 
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------3--3--3--3--3~------|
Gb|--3-3-3------------5--5--5--5--5--------|
Db|--3-3-3--------------0--2--3--5---------|
Ab|--1-1-1-----------3---------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|


Guitar Solo
  Guitar I: MAIN RIFF
  Guitar II: Solo
I apologize for not having the solo, but later I will post it.

Chorus 3 x4
Why you act crazy
    Not an act maybe
    So close a lady
    Shifty eyes shady

Bridge 2/Outro x2
   Guitar I
Eb|---0h2-2--2-2---0--2-2--0h2-2--2-2--2--2--|
Bb|---3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3--|
Gb|---0h2-2--2-2---2--2-2--0h2-2--2-2--2--2--|
Db|---0--------0------0----0-0------0--0--0--|
Ab|------------0-----------------------0-----|
Db|--(0)-------0----------(0)----------0-----|
  |                                          | 
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  |Guitar II                                 | 
Eb|--(0)-------------------------------------|
Bb|---3--------------------------------------|
Gb|---2--------------------------------------|
Db|---0--------------------------------------|
Ab|---0--------------------------------------|
Db|---0------------------------------------=-|


   Guitar I
Eb|------------------------2---2--2-3-3-2--|
Bb|--3-3-3-----------3--5--3---3--3-3-3-3--|
Gb|--3-3-3-----------3--5--2---2--2-2-2-2--|
Db|--3-3-3-----------3--5--0---0------0-0--|
Ab|--1-1-1-----------1--3--0---------------|
Db|------------------------0-----------(0)-|
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  |Guitar II                               | 
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--3-3-3-----------3--5--7---------------|
Db|--3-3-3-----------3--5--7---------------|
Ab|--1-1-1-----------1--3--5---------------|
Db|------------------------0---------------|
    I   Stay   Away!

   Guitar I
Eb|---0h2-2--2-2---0--2-2--0h2-2--2-2--2--2--|
Bb|---3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3--|
Gb|---0h2-2--2-2---2--2-2--0h2-2--2-2--2--2--|
Db|---0--------0------0----0-0------0--0--0--|
Ab|------------0-----------------------0-----|
Db|--(0)-------0----------(0)----------0-----|
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  |Guitar II                                 | 
Eb|--(0)-------------------------------------|
Bb|---3--------------------------------------|
Gb|---2--------------------------------------|
Db|---0--------------------------------------|
Ab|---0--------------------------------------|
Db|---0--------------------------------------|


   Guitar I
Eb|------------------------2---2--2-3-3-2--|
Bb|--3-3-3-----------3--5--3---3--3-3-3-3--|
Gb|--3-3-3-----------3--5--2---2--2-2-2-2--|
Db|--3-3-3-----------3--5--0---0------0-0--|
Ab|--1-1-1-----------1--3--0---------------|
Db|------------------------0-----------(0)-|
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  |Guitar II                               | 
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------3--3--3--3--3~------|
Gb|--3-3-3------------5--5--5--5--5--------|
Db|--3-3-3--------------0--2--3--5---------|
Ab|--1-1-1-----------3---------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
    I   Stay   Away!

   Guitar I
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--3-------------------------------------|
Gb|--2-------------------------------------|
Db|--0-------------------------------------|
Ab|--0-------------------------------------|
Db|--0-------------------------------------|
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  |Guitar II                               | 
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--3-------------------------------------|
Gb|--2-------------------------------------|
Db|--0-------------------------------------|
Ab|--0-------------------------------------|
Db|--0-------------------------------------|
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