Chords for David Crosby- I Won't Stay For Long
Tempo:
124 bpm
Chords used:
G#m
B
E
F#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#m] .
One, two, three.
I'm standing on the porch .
Like it's the edge [C#] of a cliff.
[B] .
[C#m].
Beyond the grass [G#m] and gravel.
Lies a certain abyss.
[F#] .
[C#] [B] And I don't think I [E] will try [G#m] it [F#] today .
I'm [G#m] facing a squall light .
Of a thousand year storm.
[C#m] I don't know if [G#m] I'm dying.
Or about to be born.
[G#] But [B] I'd like to be [E] with you [G#m] [C#m] [F#] today.
Yes, [E] I'd like to [B] be [E] with you [G#m] [B] today.
And I won't stay for long .
[E] [G#m] I've got a place of my own.
A little slice.
[F#] .
[C#m] There's a sliver of air.
Between [G#m] the water and the [C#] ice .
It's [F#] where [F#m] I live.
Where [E] I [F#m] breathe.
[E] .
[B] An abandoned [E] song .
[G#m] It echoes through this well I've fallen in .
If I [C#m] could just remember the [G#m].
smell of your [C#] skin.
Then I could [F#m] live.
I could breathe.
[E].
[B] I could breathe .
[G#m] I'm asking perfect strangers.
If I look to be alright.
I [C#m].
feel like I lost [G#m] an anchor.
In the ocean of [D#m] my night .
And [B] I don't want you to [E].
see [G#m] me this [B] way.
I [F#] [G#m] won't tell a soul .
I'll [B] only worship the sun.
I [C#m] won't turn around [B] to find you.
[G#m] When I'm all a-do-da.
[F#] I .
[B] just need to [E] be close [G#m] today.
[F#] I .
[B] [E] need to [G#m] be with you [B] today.
And I won't stay for [E] long .
I've [G#m] got a place of my own.
A little [B] slice.
[F#] There's .
[B] [C#m] a sliver of air.
Between the water [C#] and the ice.
It's [F#] where [F#m] I live .
Where I breathe.
[E] .
[B] An abandoned [E] song .
It [G#m] echoes through this well I've fallen in .
If I could [C#m] just hold on to [G#m] the smell of [C#] your skin.
I could [F#m] live.
[E] I could [F#m] breathe.
[B] I could breathe .
[F#] .
[B] .
[N] .
One, two, three.
I'm standing on the porch .
Like it's the edge [C#] of a cliff.
[B] .
[C#m].
Beyond the grass [G#m] and gravel.
Lies a certain abyss.
[F#] .
[C#] [B] And I don't think I [E] will try [G#m] it [F#] today .
I'm [G#m] facing a squall light .
Of a thousand year storm.
[C#m] I don't know if [G#m] I'm dying.
Or about to be born.
[G#] But [B] I'd like to be [E] with you [G#m] [C#m] [F#] today.
Yes, [E] I'd like to [B] be [E] with you [G#m] [B] today.
And I won't stay for long .
[E] [G#m] I've got a place of my own.
A little slice.
[F#] .
[C#m] There's a sliver of air.
Between [G#m] the water and the [C#] ice .
It's [F#] where [F#m] I live.
Where [E] I [F#m] breathe.
[E] .
[B] An abandoned [E] song .
[G#m] It echoes through this well I've fallen in .
If I [C#m] could just remember the [G#m].
smell of your [C#] skin.
Then I could [F#m] live.
I could breathe.
[E].
[B] I could breathe .
[G#m] I'm asking perfect strangers.
If I look to be alright.
I [C#m].
feel like I lost [G#m] an anchor.
In the ocean of [D#m] my night .
And [B] I don't want you to [E].
see [G#m] me this [B] way.
I [F#] [G#m] won't tell a soul .
I'll [B] only worship the sun.
I [C#m] won't turn around [B] to find you.
[G#m] When I'm all a-do-da.
[F#] I .
[B] just need to [E] be close [G#m] today.
[F#] I .
[B] [E] need to [G#m] be with you [B] today.
And I won't stay for [E] long .
I've [G#m] got a place of my own.
A little [B] slice.
[F#] There's .
[B] [C#m] a sliver of air.
Between the water [C#] and the ice.
It's [F#] where [F#m] I live .
Where I breathe.
[E] .
[B] An abandoned [E] song .
It [G#m] echoes through this well I've fallen in .
If I could [C#m] just hold on to [G#m] the smell of [C#] your skin.
I could [F#m] live.
[E] I could [F#m] breathe.
[B] I could breathe .
[F#] .
[B] .
[N] .
Key:
G#m
B
E
F#
C#m
G#m
B
E
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ One, two, three.
_ I'm standing on the porch _ .
Like it's the edge [C#] of a cliff.
[B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m].
Beyond the grass [G#m] and gravel.
Lies a certain abyss.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C#] _ _ [B] And I don't think I [E] will try [G#m] it [F#] today _ _ _ .
I'm _ _ [G#m] facing a squall light _ .
_ Of a thousand year storm.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] I don't know if [G#m] I'm dying.
_ Or about to be born.
[G#] _ But _ _ _ _ [B] I'd like to be [E] with you [G#m] _ [C#m] [F#] today.
_ Yes, _ _ _ [E] I'd like to [B] be [E] with you [G#m] _ [B] today.
_ _ And I won't stay for long _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ [G#m] I've got a place of my own.
A little slice.
[F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] There's a sliver of air.
Between [G#m] the water and the [C#] _ ice _ .
It's [F#] where [F#m] I live.
Where [E] I [F#m] _ breathe.
_ _ [E] _ .
[B] An _ _ _ _ _ abandoned _ [E] song _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G#m] It echoes through this well I've fallen in _ _ _ .
_ If I [C#m] could just remember the [G#m].
smell of your [C#] skin.
_ Then _ I could [F#m] live.
I _ could _ breathe.
_ _ [E].
[B] I could _ _ breathe _ _ .
_ _ [G#m] I'm asking perfect strangers.
_ _ If I look to be alright.
_ I _ _ _ _ [C#m].
feel like I lost [G#m] an anchor.
In the ocean of [D#m] my night _ .
And _ [B] I don't want you to [E].
see [G#m] me this [B] way.
_ I [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] won't tell a soul _ .
_ I'll [B] only worship the sun.
I _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] won't turn around [B] to find you.
[G#m] When I'm all a-do-da.
[F#] _ I _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] just need to [E] be close [G#m] today.
[F#] _ _ I _ .
[B] _ _ _ [E] need to [G#m] be with you _ [B] today.
_ _ And I won't stay for [E] long _ _ .
I've _ [G#m] got a place of my own.
A little [B] slice.
_ [F#] There's _ .
_ [B] _ [C#m] a sliver of air.
Between the water _ [C#] and the ice.
_ It's _ [F#] where [F#m] I live _ _ .
Where I _ _ _ breathe.
[E] _ .
[B] _ An _ _ _ _ abandoned _ _ [E] song _ _ .
It _ _ [G#m] echoes through this well I've fallen _ in _ _ .
If I could [C#m] just hold on to [G#m] the smell of [C#] your skin.
I _ could [F#m] live.
_ [E] I could [F#m] _ breathe.
_ [B] I could _ breathe _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ One, two, three.
_ I'm standing on the porch _ .
Like it's the edge [C#] of a cliff.
[B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m].
Beyond the grass [G#m] and gravel.
Lies a certain abyss.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C#] _ _ [B] And I don't think I [E] will try [G#m] it [F#] today _ _ _ .
I'm _ _ [G#m] facing a squall light _ .
_ Of a thousand year storm.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] I don't know if [G#m] I'm dying.
_ Or about to be born.
[G#] _ But _ _ _ _ [B] I'd like to be [E] with you [G#m] _ [C#m] [F#] today.
_ Yes, _ _ _ [E] I'd like to [B] be [E] with you [G#m] _ [B] today.
_ _ And I won't stay for long _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ [G#m] I've got a place of my own.
A little slice.
[F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] There's a sliver of air.
Between [G#m] the water and the [C#] _ ice _ .
It's [F#] where [F#m] I live.
Where [E] I [F#m] _ breathe.
_ _ [E] _ .
[B] An _ _ _ _ _ abandoned _ [E] song _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G#m] It echoes through this well I've fallen in _ _ _ .
_ If I [C#m] could just remember the [G#m].
smell of your [C#] skin.
_ Then _ I could [F#m] live.
I _ could _ breathe.
_ _ [E].
[B] I could _ _ breathe _ _ .
_ _ [G#m] I'm asking perfect strangers.
_ _ If I look to be alright.
_ I _ _ _ _ [C#m].
feel like I lost [G#m] an anchor.
In the ocean of [D#m] my night _ .
And _ [B] I don't want you to [E].
see [G#m] me this [B] way.
_ I [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] won't tell a soul _ .
_ I'll [B] only worship the sun.
I _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] won't turn around [B] to find you.
[G#m] When I'm all a-do-da.
[F#] _ I _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] just need to [E] be close [G#m] today.
[F#] _ _ I _ .
[B] _ _ _ [E] need to [G#m] be with you _ [B] today.
_ _ And I won't stay for [E] long _ _ .
I've _ [G#m] got a place of my own.
A little [B] slice.
_ [F#] There's _ .
_ [B] _ [C#m] a sliver of air.
Between the water _ [C#] and the ice.
_ It's _ [F#] where [F#m] I live _ _ .
Where I _ _ _ breathe.
[E] _ .
[B] _ An _ _ _ _ abandoned _ _ [E] song _ _ .
It _ _ [G#m] echoes through this well I've fallen _ in _ _ .
If I could [C#m] just hold on to [G#m] the smell of [C#] your skin.
I _ could [F#m] live.
_ [E] I could [F#m] _ breathe.
_ [B] I could _ breathe _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .