Stay Down

E  A E  B  C#m  E  A  B  E

[Verse 1]
E                  A    E
Micheladas in the afternoon
 B                      C#m
Lie on the couch in a rented room
  E                   A
Watchin' Jeopardy without the sound
      B           E
It's easy to stay down

[Verse 2]
  E                 A       E
Quick mistakes and long goodbyes
  B                   C#m
Hold-over truths and necessary lies
E                       
I caught a train that was 
  A
backwards-bound
      B           E
It's easy to stay down

[Chorus]
       A            E           
Stay down 'til your mind has been 
   A
cleared
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           C             B
And your trail can't be found
      A              B         C#m
Stay down with your eye to the sky
          C           B
And your ear to the ground

[Verse 3]
 E                          
Down by the pool with all my 
   A          E
brand-new friends
 B                         C#m
Re-writin' letters that I'll never 
send
 E                     A
Declinin' invitations into town
      B               E
It's easy to stay down

[Verse 4]
 E                          A     
Slowly admit that you have had 
  E
your fun
 B                           C#m
The girl you loved and every word 
you sung
 E                        A
All the profane that you thought 
profound
      B                   E
It's time now to stay down

[Solo]
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[Chorus]
      A              E            
Stay down 'til the smoke has been 
   A
cleared
           C           B
And your name can't be found
      A              B        
Stay down with your head in the 
   C#m
clouds
          C           B
And your eyes to the ground

[Verse 5]
 E                      A    E
Feel the sting of the final blow
  B                           C#m
What could've been, you don't care 
or know
 E                 A
Don't try to go another round
 B    E
Stay down