This was not created by me. Stay (Faraway, So Close) is a cover of U2. Transcribed by Eden Kung ([email protected]) This is the acoustic version of Stay (Faraway, So Close!) that U2 played on their Elevation tour DVD. It’s drastically different from the original and sounds better in my humble opinion. Tune down a half step Fig 1 Green light, .... E F A E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0----------| b---------------0---------------0-------------------------------------0------| g---------1-------1---------3-----3-----------6-----6-----------1-------1----| d-------2-----------2-----4---------4-------7---------7-------2-----------2--| a-------------------------------------4-----------------7--------------------| e-----0-----------------2-----------------5-----------------0----------------| Play 3 times Fig 2 You say when ... Asus2/F# E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------| b---------0-----0-----------0---0-------------------0-------------------------| g-------2---------2-------2-------2-----------1-------1h2p1h2p1---------------| d-------------------2---------------2-------2-------------------2---------2---| a-------------------------------------0---------------------------2-----2---2-| e-----2-----------------2-----------------0-------------------------0---------| h = hammer on, p = pull off Because when he hurts you, you feel alive. Asus2/F# E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------| b---------0-----0-----------0---0-------------------0-------------------------| g-------2---------2-------2-------2-----------1-------1-----------------------| d-------------------2---------------2-------2---------------------------------| a-------------------------------------0---------------------------------------| e-----2-----------------2-----------------0-----------------------------------| Oh oh. Is that what it is? F A E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0----------| b-------------0-------------------------------------0------| g---------3-----3-----------6-----6-----------1-------1----| d-------4---------4-------7---------7-------2-----------2--| a-------------------4-----------------7--------------------| e-----2-----------------5-----------------0----------------| Fig 3 Red light, grey morning… Strum E F A E e-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-------| b-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-------| g-----1-----------------3-----------------6-----------------1-------| d-----2-----------------4-----------------7-----------------2-------| a-----2-----------------4-----------------7-----------------2-------| e-----0-----------------2-----------------5-----------------0-------| Fig 4 And if you look, you look through me. And ... 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Asus2/F# A E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------| b---------0-----0-----------------------------------0--------------| g-------2---------2---------6-----6-----------1-------1------------| d-------------------2-----7---------7-------2-----------1h2p1h2p1--| a-------------------------------------7----------------------------| e-----2-----------------5-----------------0------------------------| Faraway, so close… Repeat Fig 1, quietly And if you listen, I can’t call… Repeat Fig 4 Fig 6 If I could stay… Asus2/F# E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------------------| b---------0-----0-----------0---0-------------------0-------------------------| g-------2---------2-------2-------2-----------1-------1h2p1h2p1---------------| d-------------------2---------------2-------2-------------------2---------2---| a-------------------------------------0---------------------------2-----2---2-| e-----2-----------------2-----------------0-------------------------0---------| Play 2 times Stay, .... Asus2/F# E/C# A B e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------| b---------0-----0-----------------0-----------------0-------------------------| g-------2---------2---------1-------1---------6-------6---------8-----8-------| d-------------------2-----2-----------2-----7-----------7-----9---------9-----| a-------------------------------------------------------------------------9---| e-----2-----------------4-----------------5-----------------7-----------------| Stay, ... Asus2/F# A E e-----------0-----------------0-----------------0------------------| b---------0-----0-----------------------------------0--------------| g-------2---------2---------6-----6-----------1-------1------------| d-------------------2-----7---------7-------2-----------1h2p1h2p1--| a-------------------------------------7----------------------------| e-----2-----------------5-----------------0------------------------| Fig 7 Ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh… Strum E F#m A E e-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-------| b-----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0-------| g-----1-----------------2-----------------6-----------------1-------| d-----2-----------------4-----------------7-----------------2-------| a-----2-----------------4-----------------7-----------------2-------| e-----0-----------------2-----------------5-----------------0-------| End on E.
