Stay

Tears for Fears - Stay: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Stay" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Fm
Speak, don't speak
Go, don't go
Dm7
Damned if I do, damned if I know
Fm
Wait, don't linger
Wait, down, slow
Dm7
Stay for the open hand
Or let it all go

F
Young enough
    Fm
To play the game
F              Dm7
Old enough to know
     C
It's all or nothing

Chorus:
F     C
Stay, don't stay
F   C
Go, don't go
F     C
Stay, don't stay
F   C
Go, don't go

Dust to dust
We all fall down
Run for the hills
Until we're safe and sound

Are we young enough
To play the game?
Old enough to know
It's all or nothing?

Chorus:
Stay, don't stay
Go, don't go
Stay, don't stay
Go, don't go
Stay, don't stay
Go, don't go

It's all or nothing

Chorus:
Stay, don't stay
(All or nothing, all or nothing)
Go, don't go
(All or nothing, all or nothing)
Stay, don't stay
(All or nothing, all or nothing)
Go, don't go


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Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Stay" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Stay" by Tears for Fears.

Tears for Fears - Stay: Guitar Chords

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