Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long chords by
Hayes Carll

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Key: A major•

Verse 1

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C

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Shootin' stars and

whiskey bottles

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All scattered across the yard

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I'd-a stayed stayed back home in houston

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D

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If I'd known it be this hard

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Oh but as it is I'm busted

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I broke down across the Bay

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And I might not make December

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D

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If we keep carrying on this way

Verse 2

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Pretty girls and deep depressions

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Keep fallin' from the sky

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I got all the time in heaven

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But no sense to wonder why

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And the nights have all gone crazy

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And the bars have all shut down

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One day I swear I'll blow it all

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Pack up and leave this town

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And sometimes I get so

Verse 3

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tired

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Of tellin' right from wrong

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D

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Hey I'm glad I came

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C

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Just wish I hadn't stayed so long

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C

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Here I am

Verse 4

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in music city

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Long nights and neon signs

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And I can't seem to remember

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What I came so far to find

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Police cars and paper money

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Motel rooms and cigarettes

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C

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Here to tell you ain't nothin'

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D

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Just in case you might forget

Verse 5

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I can hear the country music

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In the window up above

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Do they do it for the money

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D

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Do they do it for the love

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Bourbon eyes and stolen pistols

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Seemed all that comes my way

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I'm gonna burn down all my bridges

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D

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Grab a car and drive away

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C

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And sometimes I can't

Verse 6

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be lieve

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I did all that for a song

Hey I'm glad I came

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D

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Just wish I hadn't stayed

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G

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D

D

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so long

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C

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D

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Verse 7

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We could make Louisiana

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In two hours time

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C

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We could pull off of the highway

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By the big casino sign

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And we could take up all our wishes

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And bet 'em all on black

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Hit the lights of Mississippi

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With the southland at our backs

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And it's always been the

Verse 8

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same

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Down every road I've come

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Just wish I hadn't stayed

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so long

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Chords

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The original key of Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long by Hayes Carll is A major.

The primary chords used in Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long are A, D, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long is approximately 72 beats per minute.

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