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Goldfinger
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Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 18:35:15 -0500 (EST)

From: "Matt A. Neff" <ib700@cleveland.Freenet.Edu>

Subject: TAB: Stay by Goldfinger

Goldfinger: Stay

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from the LP "Goldfinger"

released in 1996 by Mojo Records

tabbed by Matt Neff (ib700@po.CWRU.edu)

=====================[Verse 1]:=====================

G A

And if I'm sorry

C D

Does that mean I have to change?

G A

'Cuz change does scare me

C D

I'd like to know how I will feel

B D (-4-5-4-2- on the A string)

And if you'll have me

B D A

Well I won't leave or make you hurt

B D (-4-5-4-2- on the A string)

Because I need you

B D A

And I hope you'll let me

D E* C D E* G*

stay-hey-hey, let me staaaaay

D E* C D E* G*

So let me stay-hey-hey, let me staaaaay

=====================[Verse 2]:=====================

--[no chords here, play 'em if you're bored]--

(G) (A)

So when I see you

(C) (D)

Please understand the way I think

(G) (A)

Your smile it heals me

(C) (D) \\\\\\\

I never wanna go away

B D (-4-5-4-2- on the A string)

Believe I love you

B D A

No matter how selfish I get

B D (-4-5-4-2 on the A string)

I know you'll help me

B D A

The way I feel I won't

D E* C D E* G*

forge-heh-het, let me staaaay

D E* C D E* G*

So let me stay-hey-hey, let me staaaaay

=====================[Bridge]:=====================

(some little quiet harmonics with quitar)

(just play single notes here, not chords)

D B C

I feel so cold sometimes, I turn my faith to fear

D B C CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

I feel so lost sometimes, can ya find it? CAN YA FIND IT?

^(start playing chords again)^

==[Verse 1, hammering at chords pretty darn fast]:==

G A

And if I'm sorry

C D

Does that mean I have to change?

G A

'Cuz change does scare me

C D

I'd like to know how I will feel

G A

And if you'll have me

C D

Well I won't leave or make you hurt

G A

Because I need you

C D

And I hope you'll let me

D C D E* C

stay-hey-hey, let me staaaaay

D C D C G*

So let me stay-hey-hey, let me staaaaay

(mini-solo starts here)

D C D E* C

So let me stay-hey-hey-hey, let me staaaaaaaaaaay

D C D

Let me stay-hey-hey-hey, let me staaaaaay

E* D D\

Yeeeeaaaaaaaaaaah-yeeeaaaaaahhhh.

========[Solo played over earlier line]:===========

D C D E* C

17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-12-12-12-12-|
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Chords Used: Notes during Bridge:

G A C D B or B E* G* D B C

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-------5--7--4-------9--12------------------------|
-5--7--5--7--4----9--9--12------------------------|
-5--7--3--5--2----9--7--10------------5--2--3-----|
-3--5-------------7-------------------------------|

\ = slide down neck

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If you want any more Goldfinger tabs,

e-mail me, I'll see what I can do!

Questions, Comments, Complaints, Corrections?

Mail me at:

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What is it that feeds this?

Haven't I learned enough from yesterday?

I really don't need this

Haven't I had enough of this today? -Goldfinger, Only A Day-

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