Stay chords by Ty Myers (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
G/B 
I  (G major) think you’re  (G/B) gone
G 
G/B 
C 
 (G major) You come  (G/B) back  every time  (C major) 
C/E 
C 
I’m thinking I’m  (C/E) back  on track  (C major) 
G 
G/B 
And I know  (G major)  (G/B) 
G 
G/B 
D 
D/A 
D 
D/A 
 (G major) I can’t go  (G/B) on    without  (D major) you  (D/A)  (D major)  (D/A) 
G 
I  (G major) hate to say but it’s a fact
C 
 (C major) I’ve got to stop breaking
G 
my back over you  (G major) and me
D 
And the way that it used to be  (D major) 

Chorus 1

So pack up your things

Baby, move on

I can’t think about you all night long

I drink you away

Your memory fades

It comes back by the light of day

My mind is a sacred place

And you can’t stay

Verse 2
G 
Girl, your memory  (G major) 
Am 
Lord knows it bothers  (A minor) me
G 
Without you by my side  (G major) 
D 
I can’t get no  (D major) sleep
G 
Nothin’ to do  (G major) 
Am 
Girl, I try to call you  (A minor) 
G 
But the thoughts in my mind  (G major) 
D 
I weigh my heart tonight  (D major) 

Chorus 2
G 
So pack up your things  (G major) 
Am 
Baby, move on  (A minor) 
C 
D 
I can’t  (C major) think about you all night  (D major) long
G 
I drink you away  (G major) 
Am 
Your memory fades  (A minor) 
C 
D 
It comes  (C major) back by the light of day  (D major) 
C 
D 
My  (C major) mind is a sacred place  (D major) 

Interlude 1

And you can’t stay

Chorus 3
G 
You won’t pack up your things  (G major) 
Am 
You won’t move on  (A minor) 
C 
D 
And I  (C major) think about you all night  (D major) long
G 
I drink you away  (G major) 
Am 
Your memory fades  (A minor) 
C 
D 
It comes  (C major) back by the light of day  (D major) 
C 
D 
My  (C major) mind is a sacred placе  (D major) and you can’t stay

Outro 1

But you always stay

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 79

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Stay by Ty Myers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Stay the way Ty Myers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.