Chords for the Jane Austen Argument "Staying Single"
Tempo:
135.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
Just to explain for those of you who came later, [A] we asked everyone here to write down
their most hilarious or bizarre breakup stories to incorporate them into this song.
who's considering falling in love with me.
Don't fuck with me or you'll end up in a song like this.
[C#m] It's called Staying Single.
[E] [A]
[C#m]
[D] [E]
their most hilarious or bizarre breakup stories to incorporate them into this song.
who's considering falling in love with me.
Don't fuck with me or you'll end up in a song like this.
[C#m] It's called Staying Single.
[E] [A]
[C#m]
[D] [E]
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Just to explain for those of you who came later, _ [A] we asked everyone here to write down
their most hilarious or bizarre breakup stories to incorporate them into this song.
And it's basically a general warning to anyone who's considering falling in love with me. _ _
_ Don't fuck with me or you'll end up in a song like this.
[C#m] _ It's called Staying Single.
[D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ Everyone I flirt with [C#m] has another lover I [D] discover, or they want to keep me for [E] _
eternity.
_ [A] _ Everyone I sleep with has a [C#m] pre-existing non-commitment, [D] or need a place to live [E] with urgency.
[A] And where's the [E] fun in [D] that?
No _ [E] thanks, I think I'm staying [A] single. _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] Oh, I _ [E] _ think I'm [A] staying single. _
_ [C#m] _ _ And _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] the ants go marching two by [C#m] two into the night without [D] emerging, urging me to stay
at [E] home and watch [A] TV.
And at 5am I hear them screaming [E] empty words devoid of [D] meaning.
It could be [E] orgasm or agony.
[A] And where's the [E] fun in [D] that?
_ No [E] thanks, I think I'm staying [A] single.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ Oh, [D] _
_ _ [E] I think I'm [B] staying single.
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ And [D] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [D]
at night there's nothing [F#m] finer than being home with wine and [E] I'm ignoring all the signs
of my [D] own nunnery.
But if someone were to love me they [F#m] might hold that love above [E] me and I'd never get
enough of all their [D] want and need.
They'd play the game and then I'd lose, [F#m] rip it up and kill the mood, [E] and then I'd give them attitude.
[D] No way, I think I'm [A] staying single.
_ _ [C#m] Fuck you, oh wait no, [D] let's not.
_ _ [E] Because I'm [A] staying single.
_ [C#m] Keep yourself to [D] _
yourself.
_ [E] Because I'm staying [A] single.
And I don't really [C#m] care if you're in an open relationship [D] because technically fuck with
that still means that [E] you're taken.
I am staying [A] single.
You [C#m] left me for a midget [D] Nazi.
_ _ [E] So I'm staying [A] single.
Thanks [C#m] to Twitter I broke up with someone I've [D] never even met.
Twice.
[E] I am staying [A] single.
My psycho ex [C#m] keeps leaving inappropriate messages [D] on my Facebook wall.
[E] So they're staying [A] single.
_ [C#m] I fell in love with a guy in a musical [D] about zombies but apparently when [E] I'm not playing
the piano while [A] soaked in fake blood it's not so appealing.
[C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] It's good you're staying [A] single.
_ Nothing [C#m] says fuck off you pathetic [D] excuse for a human more than a random [E] drunken pass
with a girl you actually thought was a [A] guy.
I'm staying single.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] They mutually agreed that [C#] they could both just [D] do better.
_ _ [E] _ Now they're both [A] single.
_ _ [C#m] Realised an ex was actually [D] related at the funeral of a mutual [E] relative.
I'm staying [A] single.
_ [C#m] I never got over the painful [D] phone breakup with my first boyfriend [E] when I was 12.
I am [A] staying single.
I'm [C#m] not sure that last one fit with the [D] hilarious criteria for this song.
[E] _ I am staying [A] single.
Your [C#m] _ name _ was_ [Dm] Craig. Craig.
_ _ [D#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ So _ _ _ _ _ [C#] I'm _ _ _ _ staying_
Somehow [D#] in a living _ [A] relationship _ [F]
now.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
their most hilarious or bizarre breakup stories to incorporate them into this song.
And it's basically a general warning to anyone who's considering falling in love with me. _ _
_ Don't fuck with me or you'll end up in a song like this.
[C#m] _ It's called Staying Single.
[D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ Everyone I flirt with [C#m] has another lover I [D] discover, or they want to keep me for [E] _
eternity.
_ [A] _ Everyone I sleep with has a [C#m] pre-existing non-commitment, [D] or need a place to live [E] with urgency.
[A] And where's the [E] fun in [D] that?
No _ [E] thanks, I think I'm staying [A] single. _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] Oh, I _ [E] _ think I'm [A] staying single. _
_ [C#m] _ _ And _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] the ants go marching two by [C#m] two into the night without [D] emerging, urging me to stay
at [E] home and watch [A] TV.
And at 5am I hear them screaming [E] empty words devoid of [D] meaning.
It could be [E] orgasm or agony.
[A] And where's the [E] fun in [D] that?
_ No [E] thanks, I think I'm staying [A] single.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ Oh, [D] _
_ _ [E] I think I'm [B] staying single.
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ And [D] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [D]
at night there's nothing [F#m] finer than being home with wine and [E] I'm ignoring all the signs
of my [D] own nunnery.
But if someone were to love me they [F#m] might hold that love above [E] me and I'd never get
enough of all their [D] want and need.
They'd play the game and then I'd lose, [F#m] rip it up and kill the mood, [E] and then I'd give them attitude.
[D] No way, I think I'm [A] staying single.
_ _ [C#m] Fuck you, oh wait no, [D] let's not.
_ _ [E] Because I'm [A] staying single.
_ [C#m] Keep yourself to [D] _
yourself.
_ [E] Because I'm staying [A] single.
And I don't really [C#m] care if you're in an open relationship [D] because technically fuck with
that still means that [E] you're taken.
I am staying [A] single.
You [C#m] left me for a midget [D] Nazi.
_ _ [E] So I'm staying [A] single.
Thanks [C#m] to Twitter I broke up with someone I've [D] never even met.
Twice.
[E] I am staying [A] single.
My psycho ex [C#m] keeps leaving inappropriate messages [D] on my Facebook wall.
[E] So they're staying [A] single.
_ [C#m] I fell in love with a guy in a musical [D] about zombies but apparently when [E] I'm not playing
the piano while [A] soaked in fake blood it's not so appealing.
[C#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] It's good you're staying [A] single.
_ Nothing [C#m] says fuck off you pathetic [D] excuse for a human more than a random [E] drunken pass
with a girl you actually thought was a [A] guy.
I'm staying single.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] They mutually agreed that [C#] they could both just [D] do better.
_ _ [E] _ Now they're both [A] single.
_ _ [C#m] Realised an ex was actually [D] related at the funeral of a mutual [E] relative.
I'm staying [A] single.
_ [C#m] I never got over the painful [D] phone breakup with my first boyfriend [E] when I was 12.
I am [A] staying single.
I'm [C#m] not sure that last one fit with the [D] hilarious criteria for this song.
[E] _ I am staying [A] single.
Your [C#m] _ name _ was_ [Dm] Craig. Craig.
_ _ [D#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ So _ _ _ _ _ [C#] I'm _ _ _ _ staying_
Somehow [D#] in a living _ [A] relationship _ [F]
now.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _