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. ItÂ’s drastically different from the original and
sounds better in my humble opinion.
Tune down a half step
Fig 1
Green light, ....
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Fig 2
You say when ...
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Because when he hurts you, you feel alive.
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Oh oh. Is that what it is?
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Fig 3
Red light, grey morningÂ…
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Fig 4
And if you look, you look through me. And ...
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And if I touch you You ..
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Fig 5
If I could stayÂ…
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Stay, ...
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Faraway, so closeÂ…
Repeat Fig 1, quietly
And if you listen, I canÂ’t callÂ…
Repeat Fig 4
Fig 6
If I could stayÂ…
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Stay, ....
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Stay, ...
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Fig 7
Ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhhÂ…
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