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U2 - Stay Acoustic guitar tab

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. 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

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d-------2-----------2-----4---------4-------7---------7-------2-----------2--

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Play 3 times

Fig 2

You say when ...

Asus2/F# E

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h = hammer on, p = pull off

Because when he hurts you, you feel alive.

Asus2/F# E

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Oh oh. Is that what it is?

F A E

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Fig 3

Red light, grey morning…

Strum

E F A E

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Fig 4

And if you look, you look through me. And ...

Asus2/F# E/C#

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And if I touch you You ..

A B

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Fig 5

If I could stay…

Asus2/F# E

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Play 2 times

Stay, ...

Asus2/F# A E

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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

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Play 2 times

Stay, ....

Asus2/F# E/C# A B

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e-----2-----------------4-----------------5-----------------7-----------------

Stay, ...

Asus2/F# A E

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Fig 7

Ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh…

Strum

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End on E.

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