U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close!): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" 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.

      D#             F7
Green light, Seven-Eleven
         G#        D#
You stop in for a pack of cigarettes
           D#                F7
You don't smoke, don't even want to
G#                  D#
Hey now check your change
        D#         F7
Dressed up like a car crash
      G#                           D#
Your wheels are turnin' but you're upside down

Fm                                   D#
You say when he hits you, you don't mind
Fm                                   D#
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive
F7      G#            D#
Oh, is that what it is?

Red lights, grey morning
You stumble out of a hole in the ground
A vampire or a victim
It depends on who's around
You used to stay in to watch the adverts
You could lip-synch to the talk shows

Fm
And if you look, you look through me
D#/G
And when you talk, you talk at me
G#                               A#
And when I touch you, you don't feel a thing

Chorus:
            Fm                                D#
If I could stay then the night would give you up
 Fm                               D#
Stay and the day would keep it's trust
 Fm           G#              D#
Stay and the night would be enough

Faraway, so close
Up with the static and the radio
With satellite television
You can go anywhere:
Miami, New Orleans
London, Belfast and Berlin

And if you listen I can't call
And if you jump you just might fall
And if you shout I'll only hear you

Chorus:
If I could stay then the night would give you up
Stay then the day would keep it's trust
Stay with the demons you drowned
Stay with the spirits I found
Stay and the night would be enough

Three o'clock in the morning
It's quiet, there's no one around
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel runs to ground
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel hits the ground


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F7

Guitar chord F7

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

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.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" by U2.

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