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Staying Still

Noah Kahan
ChordsKeyBCapoFret 4intermediate
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Chords in this song7

capo 4 — sounds 4 semitones higher

Intro

     
     

Verse 1

We drank and I convinced you that the wildfire smog is the northern lights
But lately I've been looking at you harder, just taking you in
The callous on your fingers from the handbreak grips on your junkyard bike
Your boots all filled with water, I mean, soaking wet

Pre-Chorus

But you could punch me in the gut
And it wouldn't hurt like watching you grow smaller on the backroad
And I never ask for much,
But I hope that Logan crumbles and gets hit by a tornado

Chorus

C N.C.
Oh I
Em N.C.
Can't keep
G N.C. D/F#
On starting over
C N.C. Em N.C. G
Sleeping in a bed half empty
N.C. D/F#
Daydreaming
All love
Must leave
Oh, but search for it,
I will
Honey, tell me
Are you good at staying still?  
Are you good at staying still? Or well, will you up and leave or will you be there in the morning

Instrumental

     

Verse 2

I always hated the sunlight, at 3 pm 
Where it's too soon to quit thinking, but too late to change anything
I'm racking my brain for the one line that would change your mind
Showing you plane crashes online, it couldn't hurt to try 

Pre-Chorus

But the Charles meets the sun
And the Harvard track team runs,
Past my truck, stuck on Storrow
And I never ask for much,
but I hope that Logan crumbles and gets hit by a tornado

Chorus

C N.C.
'Cause I
Em N.C.
Can't keep
G N.C. D/F#
On starting over
C N.C. Em N.C. G
Sleeping in a bed half empty
N.C. D/F#
Daydreamin'
All love
Must leave
Oh, but search for it I will
Honey, tell me
Are you good at staying still
Honey, tell me
Are you good at staying still  
Are you good at staying still  

Bridge

Put in love, put in hours, put in ceremony
As it was, how you were
What was there before me
Nevermind, nevermind, I'll forget about it
I'll be good, I'll be fine, I can laugh about it

Chorus

C N.C.
I try
Em N.C.
To keep
G N.C. D/F#
On starting over (Oh)
C N.C. Em N.C. G
Sleeping in a bed half empty
N.C. D/F#
Daydreaming
All love
Must leave
Oh, but search for it,
I will
Honey, tell me
Are you good at staying still?  
Are you good at staying still  
G D/F# N.C.
Are you good at staying still or well, will you up and leave,
Or will you be there in the morning

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