Stay Gold (from The Outsiders)

Intro:
   Eb Ab (x3)
   Eb

Verse 1:
Ab       Eb      Ab         Eb
I Have Had Some Time For Thinking.
Cm               Bb6     Eb       Ab        Eb
Swore I Wasn’t Ready To Die, Turns Out I Was Wrong.
   Ab             Eb          Ab    Eb
It Might Sound Crazy, But Hear Me Out:
        Cm              Bb6        Eb           Ab       Eb
It May Take Me To The Grave But I Know What Your Poem’s About.

Chorus:
        Cm              Ab                Eb
I Have Seen A Pool Of Blood Run Crimson Red,
           Bb6               Ab      Eb
And I’ve Seen The Sunrise Coming Overhead.
          Cm             Ab
Finding Beauty In The Fold,
           Eb          Bb6               Ab
It’s The Only Way To Keep From Growing Old.
    Bb6           Eb
My Friend, Stay Gold.

Verse 2:
Ab             Eb           Ab       Eb
When You’re Young And The World Is New,
      Cm            Bb6            Eb            Ab     Eb
It’s Easy To Forget When You’re Trying Just To Make It Through.

Ab        Eb                    Ab       Eb
Like The Morning Light And The Dawn It Brings,
Cm            Bb6            Eb            Ab   Eb
You See The World Finding Beauty In The Simple Things.

Chorus:
        Cm              Eb       Ab   Eb
I Have Looked Into A Thankful Father’s Eyes
Bb6               Ab                  Eb
Telling Me I’ve Saved His Daughter’s Life.
     Cm        Ab
I’d Do It All Again
         Eb             Bb6           Ab
‘Cause I’ve Found The Beauty In The Fold.
    Bb6           Eb
My Friend, Stay Gold.

Ab       Eb

Verse 3:
Ab        Eb           Ab     Eb
Looking Back At The Life I’ve Had,
  Cm               Bb6            Eb                Ab      Eb
I Hold On To The Good ‘Cause I’ve Made My Peace With All The Bad.
Ab         Eb           Ab        Eb
Sixteen Years, Look At All We’ve Done.
           Cm                Bb6             Eb               Ab       Eb
Wouldn’t Trade It For The World, Can’t You See That We’re The Lucky Ones?

Chorus:
         Cm              Ab           Eb
I Have Known A Love That Many Never Know
          Bb6            Ab             Eb
And Our Love Lives On No Matter Where I Go.
    Cm                 Ab
We All Will Meet Our End,
    Eb          Bb6               Ab
No Matter If We Meet It Young Or Old.

    Bb6           Eb
My Friend, Stay Gold.

(Dialogue)
Ab
Eb       Ab (x3)

Chorus:
          Cm           Ab
Finding Beauty In The Fold,
           Eb            Bb6                  Ab
It’s The Only Way To Keep From Growing Old.
    Bb6               Eb
My Friend, Stay Gold.

Outro:
Ab        Bb6                Eb
    My Friend, Stay Gold.
 Dit arrangement is de eigen interpretatie van de inzender, gedeeld voor privéstudie, educatie en niet-commercieel gebruik. Het onderliggende nummer, de songtekst en de muziek blijven eigendom van hun rechthebbenden. Om verwijdering aan te vragen, zie Juridische verklaring.