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Stay Or Leave by Dave Matthews Band
Stay Or Leave
Standard tuning
Capo 2
Intro/Verse
|------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1--|
|------1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1--|
|------2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2--|
|--(2)---------(2)---------3/5---------3----------|
|---0-----------3---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|Play 1st Time |
|----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0----|
|----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---.|Repeat
|----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----|
|--2-------------------0---------------------.|
|------------3-------------------2------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|Play 2nd Time |
|----0-0-0-0-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----|
|----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---.|
|----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----|
|--2--------------------2----------------------.|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus (strumming):
Dm F C G
For the last part, it's a bit superfluous to write out every single
little strum, but I'm sure you can figure out the pattern if you listen
to the song. I'm giving the basic fingerings.
Note: For the first two frettings coming up (4033 and 3033), the
fingerings are a little tricky. The easiest way I've found is..
For 4033, use 2nd finger on the 4th fret and
barre strings 1 and 2 (on fret 3) with 1st finger.
Then for 3033, use fingers 2, 3, and 4 (on strings 4, 2, and 1, respectively).
Having the 3rd and 4th fingers at fret 3 on strings 1 and 2 (a basic G chord position)
allows you to make the next chord changes easily.
Remember not every single strum is written out separately. Listen to the song.
"So what to do with the rest of the day's afternoon..."
|----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3--|
|----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3--|
|----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0--|
|--4---------3-----------------------------4----------------------|
|----------------------3---------2---------------0-----3----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(G chord)
|----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--|
|----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--|
|----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--| Back to intro x1
|-------------0-0-0-0--4---------3----------| but ending differs
|--2----------2-2-2-2-----------------------| (see below)
|-------------------------------------------|
The Ending (the strumming pattern changes here)
The strumming pattern gets a bit crazy here. I have no clue how he
came up with this, but it's very impressive songwriting. The strumming
slows on the word "Remember".
It will take a bit of listening to the song closely to get the timing correct,
but once you get it, it's not that hard.
(same as intro, then..) "Remember we used to dance..."
|----0-0---0-0---8-8-8-8-----5---5-------------3-3-3---3-3-3------|
|.---1-1---1-1---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-------------3-3-3---3-3-3------|
|----2-2---2-2---x-x-x-x---0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0---0-0-0------|
|.---------------5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---Dm--C------------------------|
|--0-----3---------------8-------------------2-------2------------|
|-------------------------(8)-------------------------------------|
Thumb
"What day is this.." "So what to do.."
|-----------------3-3-3----------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3--|
|-----------------3-3-3----------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3--|
|-----------------0-0-0----------------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--|
|--Dm---F---G---4-------Dm---F---G---4-------3----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------3--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
"Well isn't it strange.."
|----3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---|
|----3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3--.|
|----0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|Repeat
|----------4-----------------------------------4-------3--------.|
|--2-------------0-----3-------2-------2-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
End on a the second G chord in the last section.
May be different but remember
Winters warm where you and i
Kissing whiskey by the fire
With the snow outside
And when the summer comes
In the river
Swims at midnight
Shiver cold
Touch the bottom
You and I
With muddy toes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
Wake up naked drinking coffee
Making plans to change the world
While the world is changing us
It was good good love
You used to laugh under the covers
Maybe not so often now
But the way I used to laugh with you
Was loud and hard
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that i should
That I coulda done
Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be
You and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you left me
What day is this
Besides the day you went
So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Well isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that I could
Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be you and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you went babe
What day is this
--------------------
version 2
Chords used in this song :
Am
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---|
Em
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
Capo II
Intro
E:---------------------------|--------------------------
B:---------------------------|--------------------------
G:---------------------------|--------------------------
D:-------3/5--3--2-----0-----|-------3/5--3--2-----2---- Repeat
A:-0--3-------------3-----2--|-0--3---------------------
E:---------------------------|--------------------------
Verse
Am C G F Am C G Em
E:----0-----0-----3-----1-----0-----0-----3-----0------
B:----1-----1-----0-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0------
G:----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0------
D:----2-----2-----0--3--3-----2-----2--0--0-----2------
A:-0--0--3--3-----2--------0--0--3--3-----2--2--2------
E:-------------3--3-----------------------3-----0------
Am C G F Am
E:----0-----0-----3-----1-----0-
B:----1-----1-----0-----1-----1-
G:----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-
D:----2-----2-----0--3--3-----2-
A:-0--0--3--3-----2--------0--0-
E:-------------3--3-------------
Chorus
F Am
Stay or leave
C G
I want you not to go but you
F Am C G
Should It was good as good goes
F Am
Stay or leave
C G
I want you not to go but you
(start back into the chords of the verse)
Did
(not sure of chords here)
So what to do
With the rest of today's afternoon, hey
Isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that i should
That I could'a done
(I'm not quite sure if this part is right, but it sounds ok)
F G
Remember we used to dance
C
And everyone wanted to be
F
You and me I want to be too
C
What day is this
G F?
Besides the day you left me?
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version 3
Tuning: B-E-A-D-F#-B
Intro/Verse
B:-----------------------------------------------------
F#:---0-----0-------3-----1-----1------1------1------0--
D:---0-----0-------0-----0-----0------0------0------0--
A:---2-----0-------4-----2-----x------x------0------0--
E:---2-----2---3/5-5---3-3---2-2------2---0--0------x--
B:-0-0---3-3-----------------------3--3------3---2--2--
3 (3) 3 2 3 2
B:--------------------------------
F#:---0-----0-------3-----1-----3--
D:---0-----0-------0-----0-----2--
A:---2-----0-------4-----2-----x--
E:---2-----2---3/5-5---3-3---2-2--
B:-0-0---3-3----------------------
3 (3) 3 1
"Stay or Leave..."
B:-0-----0-----3-----2--
F#:-1-----1-----0-----3--
D:-2-----0-----0-----2--
A:-2-----2-----0-----0--
E:-0-----3-----2--------
B:-------------3--------
"So What to do..."
B:----------------------------------------------------2----------------
F#:---3------3-----3------3------3----3----3------3----3------3------3--
D:---2------2-----2------2------2----2----2------2----2------2------2--
A:---x------x-----x------x------x----x----x------x----0------x------x--
E:-4-4----3-3-----x------x----4-4----4----x------x---------4-4----3-3--
B:--------------3-3----2-2---------0----3-3----2-2---------------------
4 2 2 1 4 2 1 4 2
Lead Into "Remember we used to..."
B:-----------------10-- <---4
F#:---0-----0-------8--- <---1
D:---0-----0-----------
A:---2-----0-----------
E:---2-----2---3/9-----
B:-0-0---3-3-----------
3 (3)
If Playing w/ Capo, play as:
B:-----------------3--
F#:---0-----0----------
D:---0-----0----------
A:---2-----0---3/5----
E:---2-----2----------
B:-0-0---3-3----------
3 (3) 1
"Remember we used to..."
Think Gravedigger
B:---8------0-----0--------
F#:---8------1-----0-----3--
D:---9------2-----2-----2--
A:---10-----2-----2-----x--
E:---10-----0-----x-----x--
B:-8-8----------3-3---2-2--
1 4 2
If Playing w/ Capo, first chord played as:
E:-3--
B:-5--
G:-5--
D:-5--
A:-3--
E:----
"What day is this..."
He sings "What day is this" twice but you play this once through
B:-0---------2----------0----0----2--
F#:-1----1----3-----3----1----1----3--
D:-2----2----2-----2----2----2----2--
A:-2----2----0-----x----2----2----0--
E:-0----3--------4-4----0----3-------
B:-----------------------------------
maybe different but remember
winters warm where you and i kissing
whiskey by the fire
with the snow outside
and when the summer comes
in the river
swims at midnight
shiver cold
touch the bottom
starry night
with muddy toes
stay or leave
i want you not to go
but you should
it was good as good...goes
stay or leave
i want you not to go
but you did
wake up naked drinking coffee
making plans to change the world
while the world is changing us
it was good good love
you used to laugh under the covers
maybe not so often now
but the way i used to laugh with you
was loud and hard
stay or leave
i want you not to go
but you should
it was good as good...goes
stay or leave
i want you not to go
but you did
so what to do
with the rest of the day's afternoon
hey isn't it strange how we change
everything we played
did i do all that i should
that i coulda done
remember we used to dance
and everyone wanted to be you and me
i want to be too
what day is this
besides the day you left me
what day is this
besides the day you went
so what to do
with the rest of the day's afternoon
hey well isn't it strange how we change
everything we did
did i do all that i could
remember we used to dance
and everyone wanted to be you and me
i want to be too
what day is this
besides the day you went babe
what day is this
--------------
version 4
Standard Tuning
figure out the strumming patterns for yourself
Verse
E:--(2)---(2)-----(5)---(3)---(2)----(2)---------------
B:---3-----3-------5-----3-----3------3------3------3--
G:---4-----2-------6-----4-----2------2------x------x--
D:---4-----4---5/7-7---5-5---4-4---0--0---2--2------2--
A:-2-2---5-5-------------------------------------4--4--
E:-----------------------------------------------------
E:--(2)---(2)-----(5)---(3)--------
B:---3-----3-------5-----3----3----
G:---4-----2-------6-----4----2----
D:---4-----4---5/7-7---5-5--4-4---
A:-2-2---5-5----------------------
E:--------------------------------
"Stay or Leave"
E:-0-----3-----2--------
B:-0-----0-----3-----2--
G:-0-----0-----2-----2--
D:-2-----0-----0-----2--
A:-2-----2-----------4--
E:-0-----3--------------
"So What to do..."
E:---(4)----(3)---(2)------------(4)--(4)---2------------------(4)----(3)--
B:----5------3-----3------2-------5----5----3------2----2-------5------3---
G:----4------4-----2------2-------4----4----2------2----2-------4------4---
D:-/6-6----5-5---0-0------2----/6-6----6--0-0------2----2----/6-6----5-5---
A:----------------------4-4----------------------4-4----0------------------
E:-----------------------------------7-------------------------------------
Lead Into "Remember we used to..."
E:--(2)---(2)-----(5)-
B:---3-----3-------5--
G:---4-----2-------6--
D:---4-----4---4/7-7--
A:-2-2---5-5----------
E:--------------------
"Remember we used to..."
E:---3-----0--------------
B:---3-----0-----6-----5--
G:---4-----0-----x-----x--
D:---5-----2-----x-----2--
A:---5-----2---5-5---4-4--
E:-3-3-----0--------------
or
E:---3-----0--------------
B:---3-----0--------------
G:---4-----0-----7-----6--
D:---5-----2-----7-----7--
A:---5-----2---5-5---4-4--
E:-3-3-----0--------------
"What day is this..."
E:-0--------------(4)---0------------
B:-0----3----2-----5----0----3----2--
G:-0----0----2-----4----0----0----2--
D:-2----0----2---6-6----2----0----2--
A:-2----2---------------2----2-------
E:-0----3---------------0----3-------
or
E:-0---------5-----(4)---0---------5--
B:-0----3----2------5----0----3----2--
G:-0----2----2------4----0----2----2--
D:-2----0----2---/6-6----2----0----2--
A:-2---------------------2------------
E:-0---------------------0------------
May be different but remember
Winters warm where you and i
Kissing whiskey by the fire
With the snow outside
And when the summer comes
In the river
Swims at midnight
Shiver cold
Touch the bottom
You and I
With muddy toes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
Wake up naked drinking coffee
Making plans to change the world
While the world is changing us
It was good good love
You used to laugh under the covers
Maybe not so often now
But the way I used to laugh with you
Was loud and hard
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that i should
That I coulda done
Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be
You and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you left me
What day is this
Besides the day you went
So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Well isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that I could
Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be you and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you went babe
What day is this
--------------
version 5
Tuning:eadgbe-standard
*intro:strum each note 3 times.....up,down,up(maybe different..)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------7----5---4-------2-------------------------------------------|
A|---2-----5--------------------------4--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*chorus: (stay or leave i want you not to go..)
Em G D A
e|---------3------2----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3------3------2---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------2------2---------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--------------------2---------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*verse:(what do i do with the rest of the days...)
e|--------4------3-----2-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5------3-----3------2----------------------------------------------|
G|--------4------4-----2------2----------------------------------------------|
D|--------6------5------------2----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*verse:(what day is this, besides the day that you....)
e|---------------3-------------------4---------------------------------------|
B|---------------3------2------------5---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2------------4---------------------------------------|
D|--------2-------------2------------6---------------------------------------|
A|--------2------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
*verse:(remeber we you use to ........you and me)
e|--------3------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
B|--------3------------------------------------3------2----------------------|
G|--------4---------------7--------6-----------2------2----------------------|
D|--------5-------2-------7--------7------------------2----------------------|
A|--------5-------2-------5--------4-----------------------------------------|
E|--------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
May be different but remember
Winters warm where you and i
Kissing whiskey by the fire
With the snow outside
And when the summer comes
In the river
Swims at midnight
Shiver cold
Touch the bottom
You and I
With muddy toes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
Wake up naked drinking coffee
Making plans to change the world
While the world is changing us
It was good good love
You used to laugh under the covers
Maybe not so often now
But the way I used to laugh with you
Was loud and hard
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did
So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that i should
That I coulda done
Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be
You and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you left me
What day is this
Besides the day you went
So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Well isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that I could
Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be you and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you went babe
What day is this
--------------